Tag: competition
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Testing AI’s Philosophical Writing with a Contest
A pair of philosophers have launched a contest in which participants submit essays that are “primarily AI-generated”. The aim of the competition is to…
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Philosophers Against Malaria: Philosophy Department Fundraising Competition
Philosofriends, here’s an opportunity to do some good.
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Philosophers Against Malaria Fundraising Results
The Philosophers Against Malaria Fundraising Competition has come to a close. Which philosophy department won?
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“Departments of Cognitive Poker”? Competitiveness and Philosophy (guest post)
Is philosophy an especially competitive discipline? How? Is its competitiveness a problem? If so, what might we do about it?
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Program to Bring Ethics Bowl to Under-Resourced High Schools
The University of North Carolina’s Parr Center for Ethics has created a new “bridge” program to bring the center’s National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) to…
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Major Philosophy Event for Pre-College Students Held Online This Year
The 2020 Australasian Philosothon—“an event that encourages school students to investigate ethical and philosophical questions in the context of ‘communities of inquiry’”—took place at the end…
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Philosophy Game Jam
What’s a game jam and what could it possibly have to do with philosophy?
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President of Ireland Bestows Philosophy Award On Student
Michael Higgins, the president of Ireland, addressed students at the first Irish Young Philosopher Awards and called for more philosophy in college curricula, saying that “studying…
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Large Grant To Support Pre-College Philosophy In Australasia
The Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Association (FAPSA) has been awarded $281,656 AUD (roughly US$224,000) to fund a project that brings philosophy to pre-college students.