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Tag“On Liberty” Now Officially Has Two Authors
An edition of On Liberty published this month is the first to officially name Harriet Taylor Mill as a co-author alongside John Stuart Mill. (more…)
Licensing Fees for Translations
A philosopher who has written several books has a question about the publication of translations. (more…)
Open Access Philosophy Books
If Anthropic Used Your Work, You Could be Entitled to Compensation
The settlement in the copyright lawsuit against Anthropic provides authors of books they trained their AI on with compensation. (more…)
Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize Long List Released
The Royal Institute of Philosophy recently announced the longlist of books being considered for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Acquisitions, Revenue, and Morale Down at Harvard University Press
“Harvard University Press published 142 new titles in the fall of 2016. Last fall, it put out just 26.” (more…)
Philosophers’ Books among those Banned from US Naval Academy Library (updated)
In January, Donald Trump issued an executive order banning various books on race, gender, and other topics from public schools for kindergarten through grade 12. Last week Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the US Naval Academy that, though it is a college, the order applied to its library, too. (more…)
Sanders Announces New Set of Philosophy in Media Fellows
The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced its Philosophy in Media Fellows for 2025. (more…)
Manne’s “Unshrinking” Longlisted for National Book Award (Update: Now Shortlisted)
Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia by Kate Manne (Cornell) has been longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award in the nonfiction category. (UPDATE (10/1/24): it has now made the shortlist.)
Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize Longlist
The Royal Institute of Philosophy has announced the finalists for its 2024 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Two Philosophers Bring Expert-Based AI to Your Reading Experience
John Kaag (University of Massachusetts, Lowell) and Clancy Martin (University of Missouri, Kansas City) have teamed up with businessman and philosophy enthusiast John Dubuque to create a new business that brings together great books, expert commentary, and artificial intelligence. (more…)
Books vs. Articles in Philosophy
“I’ve heard people joke on more than a couple of occasions that publishing a book is the way to get around Reviewer 2 at the journals.”
Philosophy You Liked Published in 2023
The year is coming to a close, and so it’s a good time for year-end lists, and Daily Nous is a good place for a year-end list about good philosophy.
Srinivasan Wins Inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Prize
Amia Srinivasan, the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, University of Oxford, has been named the winner of the inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Is Someone Selling Your Dissertation Without Your Permission?
A lecturer in philosophy at a UK university discovered that a company has been selling his recent dissertation as a book online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, and Blackwell’s, complete with a cover.
Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize 2023 Longlist (updated with shortlist)
The Royal Institute of Philosophy earlier this month released the longlist of contenders for the inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Best Fiction You Read This Summer
Maybe I can squeeze in time for one more novel. (more…)
Publishers to Authors: Find Your Own Endorsements?
For a Halloween party back when I was in graduate school, a friend of mine dressed up as his imagined first book.
New £20,000 Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize
The Royal Institute of Philosophy (RIP) has announced the creation of a new book prize to recognize “the most original philosophical research that transcends academic disciplines”. The prize comes with a monetary award of £20,000 (≈ $24,600). (more…)
Three Authors Win Symposium Book Awards This Year
Symposium: The Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy has announced the winners of its 2022 Book Award. (more…)
Gifts Made By Philosophers
The holiday season is upon us. As you go about your holiday shopping, might I suggest you to consider some gifts made by philosophers? (more…)
Which Philosopher Co-Authors Most?
In the wake of last week’s post about trends in co-authoring in philosophy, a discussion has been taking place on Twitter about which philosophers co-author the most. (more…)
Will the Next Philosophy Book You Acquire Be an E-Book? (with poll)
In a recent article at The Atlantic, Ian Bogost (author, game designer, and professor of computer science & engineering at Washington University in St. Louis) explains why he doesn’t like electronic books, or e-books (or ebooks). (more…)
Judging Philosophy Books By Their Covers
Don’t judge a book by its cover. Do, however, judge the cover.
Philosophy Journals’ Book Review Policies and Practices
A recent discussion on social media of a book in metaethics, self-published five years ago and authored by someone who had left academia, prompted questions about whether a review of the book would ever appear in an academic philosophy journal. (more…)
OUP’s Prestige Monopoly (guest post)
Oxford University Press (OUP) has an excellent reputation in philosophy and publishes a lot of philosophy books. That seems like a good thing, but are there reasons to be concerned by the publisher’s disciplinary dominance? (more…)
New: Virtual Publisher Showcases at the APA (guest post)
One of the pleasures of the divisional meetings of the American Philosophical Association (APA) is browsing the book displays. With the pandemic forcing the Eastern Division meeting online, it seemed like that wouldn’t be possible. Yet constraints can inspire innovation, and that is what has happened here. (more…)
2020 Journal of the History of Philosophy Book Prize
The 2020 Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) Book Prize, for books published in 2019, has been awarded to Sanford Shieh, professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University. (more…)