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William W. Tait (1929–2024)
William (“Bill”) Walker Tait, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died.
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Young Epistemologist Prize Awarded to Co-Authors Kearl & Willard-Kyle
Timothy Kearl and Christopher Willard-Kyle, both postdoctoral researchers at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, are the winners of the…
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Ney from UC Davis to LMU Munich
Alyssa Ney, currently professor of philosophy at UC Davis, will be joining the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Religious Studies at LMU…
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Kent Administration Approves Proposal to Cut Philosophy
Last summer, and again this past February, the administration of the University of Kent proposed cutting its philosophy program (see here). It has now…
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New: Conversations at the Center
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh has launched a new podcast, “Conversations at the Center.”
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Grad Studenting in the Summer
What should philosophy graduate students be doing in the summertime?
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Fatphobia in Philosophy
How is philosophy hostile to fat people?
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Howard Stein (1929-2024)
Howard Stein, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died.
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Ernst Wolfgang Orth (1936-2024)
Ernst Wolfgang Orth, professor emeritus of philosophy at University of Trier, has died.
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On Book Reviews
There has been discussion among some philosophers on social media about the decline in the number of book reviews published by Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…
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Two Winners of the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy
The Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy, sometimes referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of philosophy, was jointly awarded this year to Hans…
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Reviving the Philosophical Dialogue with Large Language Models (guest post)
“Far from abandoning the traditional values of philosophical pedagogy, LLM dialogues promote these values better than papers ever did.”
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“Purely vocational approach is embarrassingly out of touch”
Columbia College Chicago is facing a budget constraints and reportedly there are talks about addressing them by cutting programs in the liberal arts and…
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Sexual Harassment, Advice, and Institutional Failure
Imagine you have seen or been told of sexual harassment in your department, or experienced it yourself, and that you reported it, and that…
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Philosophy in Wisconsin: St. Norbert College & UW-Milwaukee-Waukesha
The two tenure-track assistant professors in the department of philosophy at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin were among 12 faculty at the school informed…
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