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Data on Philosophy PhDs in Non-Academic Positions

How many philosophy PhDs go on to pursue non-academic employment?

Co-Authorship in Philosophy over the Past 120 Years (by Bourget & Weinberg)

“We think philosophy is due an ethos change; one where the myth of the ‘lone genius’ is dispelled and where co-authoring is both encouraged and acknowledged.”

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The Job Market is Back, Baby! (guest post)

Charles Lassiter, associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University, has once again taken a look at the advertisements for academic positions in philosophy, and reports what he has found in the following guest post*. (more…)

Discipline Size and Progress, in General and in Philosophy

When a field of study becomes large enough, its size “may impede the rise of new ideas,” according to Johan S.G. Chu and James A. Evans, in a new paper, “Slowed canonical progress in large fields of science,” in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (more…)

Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy Based on Job Placement and Student Experience (guest post)

Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA) is a resource for prospective philosophy graduate students and others to learn about how well particular graduate programs do with getting their graduates jobs, and what it is like to be a student in those programs. (more…)

Demographics in Philosophy Seeks Web Developer

The Demographics in Philosophy project is seeking a volunteer web developer. (more…)

Percentage of Women Graduating with Philosophy Degrees Increases

In 2020, 39% of undegraduates leaving colleges with degrees in philosophy were women, up from 35% in 2017, reports Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside). (more…)

Philosophy Majors & High Standardized Test Scores: Not Just Correlation (guest post)

You’ve probably heard that philosophy majors do well on standardized tests for admission to graduate and professional programs, such as the GRE, LSAT, MCATs, and GMATS. You’ve probably also heard the warning that correlation is not causation. (more…)

How What It Is Like to Be a Woman in Philosophy has Changed over the Past Decade

How have things changed for women in philosophy over the past decade? (more…)

Results of the Philosophy of Science Association’s Climate Change Survey (guest post)

“There is a clear signal in these results that very many professional philosophers of science want to be working in a more online environment as a consequence of the climate crisis.” (more…)

Numbers of Senior Hires in Philosophy During Recent Years

Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside) looked into the numbers of senior hires in philosophy made in recent years. (more…)

Job Placement Numbers for the 2020-21 Season (several updates)

PhilJobs’ “Appointments in Philosophy” lists 30 tenure-track, 7 fellowship, and 5 “other” placements for the 2020-21 job market season, according to a write-up by Charles Lassiter (Gonzaga). (more…)

Teaching Philosophy Online: A Survey

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us a lot of experience with online teaching. What lessons are to be learned from it for online teaching in the future? (more…)

The Leaky Pipeline into Academic Philosophy for Black Students in the U.S. (guest post)

In the following guest post *, Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside) shares data he and other philosophers have collected on the percentages of philosophy students and degree holders in the U.S. who are black, in an attempt to understand the causes of the relative lack of black philosophers in the country. (more…)

Jargon for Trouble (guest post by Maximilian Noichl)

The following guest post * was prompted by last week’s inquiry about whether philosophy papers with more jargony titles get cited less. Maximilian Noichl (University of Vienna), whose work has been featured at Daily Nous before, turned to the question over the past weekend, and describes his findings below. (more…)

There are various silly little quizzes across the internet claiming to be able to tell you which famous philosopher you most agree with, but as far as I know, philosophy does not have something like Chris Said’s “Which Famous Economist Are You Most Similar To?” (more…)

Philosophy Grad Program Applicants’ Thoughts about the Application Process (guest post)

An informal survey of applicants to philosophy graduate programs, conducted in the Philosophy Graduate Applicants Facebook, Grad Cafe, and elsewhere online, provides some information about the choices of applicants and their thoughts about the application process. (more…)

Philosophy for Kids Is not Math for Kids or Reading for Kids

In 2015, a small study purported to show that teaching elementary school students philosophy improved their math and reading skills. The following year, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) funded a large-scale study of the effects of teaching philosophy to young children. The results of that study have now been announced. (more…)

Philosophy’s Popularity as a Second Major Among Women

In the United States, “among students whose first major is philosophy, 36% are women” while “among students whose second major is Philosophy, 43% are women.” (more…)

What the Public Thinks of Philosophy and Other Humanities Fields

A new report from Humanities Indicators (a part of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences), based on a survey of over 5,000 U.S. adults, reveals and discusses various beliefs and attitudes the American public has towards the humanities, and includes information specifically about the public’s perception of and engagement with philosophy. (more…)

APDA Adds Board of Advisors

Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA), a project led by Carolyn Dicey Jennings (UC Merced) to gather, analyze, and present data about philosophy departments, including information about job placement, student experiences, departmental strengths, and diversity, has established a Board of Advisors. (more…)

Much Fewer Academic Philosophy Jobs Advertised This Season

Compared to previous years, the number of academic jobs advertised this season is much lower. (more…)

2020 PhilPapers Survey Begins

In 2009, the PhilPapers team—David Bourget of the University of Western Ontario and David Chalmers of New York University—conducted a survey of the views of professional philosophers in the English-speaking world. How have those views changed in the past 11 years? (more…)

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