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What Are Some of Your Sayings? (for World Philosophy Day)
[The following was originally published on August 1, 2014. I thought that revisiting the question could be a fitting and fun activity for World…
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Philosopher Chosen to Lead Center on “Computation and Just Communities”
Dartmouth University earlier this fall launched its Susan and James Wright Center for the Study of Computation and Just Communities, and named philosophy professor…
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Publisher Stops Selling Two Books about Philosophers over Citation Problems
The University of Chicago Press (UCP) has ceased selling two books about philosophers because their authors did not properly cite sources.
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Philosopher Takes Practical Steps to Address Gender Inequality
Ajume Wingo, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, founded the non-profit company PridePads to help women in Cameroon combat gender…
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Utilitas Becomes Open Access
At the end of October, Utilitas, one of the leading journals in moral philosophy, converted to an open-access publication.
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NeuroDiving: a Show about Neurodivergence and Philosophy
NeuroDiving is a new philosophy podcast, radio-quality in its production, about neurodivergence.
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David Gauthier (1932–2023)
David Gauthier, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, has died.
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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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ACU Brags about “Strategy Designed to Achieve Excellence” in Philosophy (updated)
[Moved to the top owing to update. Originally published on November 8th, 2023.] Australian Catholic University (ACU), which is in the process of shutting…
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The Ignorance Next Door, and What to Do about It
Philosophers sometimes complain about how colleagues in other fields don’t know enough about what philosophy is and what philosophers do, even as said colleagues…
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There Is No Military Objective In Gaza (guest post)
“There is no feasible or achievable military goal, legitimate or otherwise, for Israel’s bloody campaign in Gaza.”
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Rockwell Prize for Best Article on Ethics, Leadership and Public Policy Awarded
The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston has announced the…
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Philosopher Appointed to Advisory Group on UK Digital Currency
Alex Voorhoeve, Professor and Head of the Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method Department at the London School of Economics, has been appointed to the…
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Philosophy as Luxury Good
Several years ago, a session at a meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) on “new funding organizations and the direction of philosophy” took…
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Stephen Gaukroger (1950-2023)
Stephen Gaukroger, professor emeritus at the University of Sydney, died this past September.
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Israel & Hamas: Another Letter, Another Critical Response (updated)
As mentioned in an update to this post, a group of philosophers posted an open letter, dated November 1, 2023, under the heading “Philosophy…
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Percent of U.S. Philosophy PhD Recipients Who Are Women: A 50-Year Perspective (guest post) (updated)
Has there been a recent uptick in the percentage of women among philosophy PhD recipients?
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