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Demographic Trends in the Philosophy Major Might Be Mostly Due to Pre-College Factors (guest post)

This guest post * looks at two questions related to demographic trends among philosophy majors. First, are women disproportionately less interested in the philosophy major at the beginning of their first year of study? And second, is the recent apparent increase in interest in philosophy reflected in first-year intention to major? (more…)

The Ethics of Social Distancing (and Why It Doesn’t Rule Out Protesting) (guest post by Travis N. Rieder)

“When I began writing this essay, public health-minded folks were arguing that social distancing is morally required, and expressing dismay at the pictures of partiers and beach-goers that surfaced after Memorial Day weekend. Just a couple weeks later, however, attention had shifted to the nationwide demonstrations against racism and police brutality, which was supp..

Public Philosophy and the Civic Duty of Universities (guest post by Angie Hobbs)

“Like Plato’s Academy, the majority of modern universities should be civic institutions that engage with, learn from, and enhance the well-being of their local communities…. Each philosophy department should contain at least one member engaged in public interaction.” (more…)

A History of Philosophy Journals Using Topic Modeling (guest post by Brian Weatherson)

When you go looking for patterns in over 32,000 academic philosophy articles, what will you learn? (more…)

Popular Philosophy and Populist Philosophy (guest post by Timothy Williamson)

“Philosophy is even harder than it seems; the right response to its difficulty is not to trash all the work already done by thousands of highly gifted and knowledgeable men and women.”

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The Philosophy of Popular Philosophy: A Miniseries (guest post by Aaron Wendland)

The following is the first installment of a miniseries on “The Philosophy of Popular Philosophy.” The series is being guest-edited by Aaron James Wendland, assistant professor of philosophy at National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, and philosophy editor at The New Statesman. In the following post, he discusses the relationship bet..

Uncovering A New Approach to Teaching Philosophy Texts (guest post)

“Texts can be challenging in multiple ways, some more useful than others…” (more…)

Fast Science and the Philosophy of Science (guest post by Jacob Stegenga)

“So much science having so much impact, yet philosophers of science have been relatively quiet…” (more…)

Grieving Academic Philosophy (guest post)

The following guest post * is by “S”, a philosopher who recently lost his tenure-track position because of his university’s budget cuts. (more…)

Why Ethicists Advising in Crises Should Take a SEAT (guest post by Per Sandin)

“For academic philosophers, being solution-oriented can be a challenge.”

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Where The Jobs Were In 2019-20 (guest post by Marcus Arvan)

In this guest post *, Marcus Arvan, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tampa, takes a look at the types of academic jobs in philosophy advertised this past hiring season. (more…)

Philosophy & Public Policy: Lessons from COVID-19 (guest post by James Wilson)

“Ethical advice will not make a difference to practice, unless it is received by the right people at the right time.” (more…)

Now May Be The Time To Transition to Tutorial Instruction (guest post)

The pandemic and the various disruptions it is causing to the operation of academic institutions has prompted people to reflect on the value and qualities of those institutions. This guest post *, by Preston Stovall, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic, is one example of this. (more…)

Running Interactive Philosophy Classes Online (guest post by Alex Hyun & Scott Wisor)

The following is a guest post * by Alex Hyun and Scott Wisor, both of Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute (one of the Claremont Colleges) in which they provide specific advice on a variety of matters related to teaching philosophy courses effectively online. (more…)

The Role of Philosophy & Philosophers In The Coronavirus Pandemic (guest post)

In a previous post, I asked for suggestions from readers for topics related to the pandemic to post about and discuss here. One suggestion, from Jonathan Fuller (Pittsburgh), was the role of philosophy and philosophers during the pandemic. In the following guest post*, Alex Broadbent, Dean of Faculty of the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of Instit..

Tenure in the Time of Corona (guest post)

The following is a guest post * by a philosopher who went up for tenure this year. (more…)

The Pawfessor Is In (guest post by Jordan MacKenzie)

The following is a guest post * by Jordan MacKenzie, assistant professor of philosophy at Virginia Tech, in which she shares some of her strategies for sucessfully moving courses online. (more…)

Socially Distanced, yet Virtually Convened: a Model of Online Conferencing (guest post)

The following is a guest post * by Fabrizio Calzavarini (Bergamo, Turin) and Marco Viola (Turin), who together run Neural Mechanism Online, an organization dedicated to the philosophy of neuroscience and to bringing together philosophers and neuroscientists via webinars, webconferences, and the like. (more…)

Philosophical Research after the Virus (guest post by Eric Steinhart)

The following is a guest post * by Eric Steinhart, professor of philosophy at William Paterson University, on the possible consequences of the widespread disruptions to ordinary life being caused by the pandemic and reactions to it. (more…)

The Online-First Model: On Hosting an Awesome Online Academic Conference (guest post by Catharine St. Croix)

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing disruptions to the professional life of academics in many ways—for instance, by making in-person conferences and workshops highly inadvisable, if not practically impossible. What to do? In this guest post*, Catharaine (Cat) St.Croix, a philosopher at the University of Minnesota, provides some helpful guidance. (more…)

Further Philosophical Considerations about Covid-19: Why We Need Transparency (guest post by Stefano Canali)

The following is a guest post * by Stefano Canali, a postdoctoral fellow at Leibniz University Hannover who works in philosophy of medicine, with a focus on epidemiology and the epistemic role of data. (more…)

Thinking Rationally About Coronavirus COVID-19 (guest post by Alex Broadbent)

The following is a guest post * by Alex Broadbent, Dean of Faculty of the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of Institute for the Future of Knowledge at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author of many works, including Philosophy of Medicine and Philosophy of Epidemiology, and co-editor of a forthcoming volume on the philosophy of public health..

Recognizing Graduate Student Service Work Beyond Compensation (guest post by Angela Sun et al)

The following is a guest post * by Angela Sun (Michigan), Carolina Flores (Rutgers), Milana Kostic (UCSD), Elise Woodard (Michigan), and Jingyi Wu (UC Irvine), graduate students in philosophy who comprise the organizing team of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP). It follows up on a previous guest post by MAP, “Compensate Graduate Students for Service Work.” (more…)..

Flipping the System: One Possible Solution to the Publishing Odyssey (guest post by Felix Bender)

In the following guest post*, Felix Bender (CEU / Amsterdam) surveys some proposed solutions to our current time-consuming, backed-up, overcrowded system of publishing academic articles, as well as some problems with them, before offering up an interesting solution of his own. (more…)

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