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Removal of Philosophy Professor from Institute Directorship Raises Academic Freedom Concerns

The administration at St. Olaf College has ended, one year early, the appointment of philosophy and religion professor Edmund Santurri as director of the College’s Institute for Freedom & Community. (more…)

Philosophers Create “Pledge to Organize Online-Accessible Philosophy Events” Campaign

The Philosophers for Sustainability group has launched a campaign to get philosophers to pledge to “wherever possible to organize online-accessible research meetings.” (more…)

Networking and Mentoring Workshop for Graduate Student Women in Philosophy

Athena in Action, a networking and mentoring workshop for women graduate students in philosophy, will be taking place in June, 2022 at Rutgers University. (more…)

How to Find Philosophy Events on Clubhouse

Some more philosophers are finding their way onto Clubhouse (previously), and a few philosophy events open to anyone on Clubhouse are taking place. But how can you find them? And if you’re hosting or taking part in an event, how can you let other philosophers know about it? (more…)

Online Conferences: The New Default (guest post)

In the following guest post,* a group of scholars make the case that the online conferences, the recent prevalence of which has been spurred by pandemic precautions, should be “the new default.” (more…)

Conference Idea: Small Sessions for Grad Students & Keynote Speakers (guest post)

In the following guest post,* Carlota Salvador Megias, a recent graduate from the MA program in philosophy at the University of Bergen, shares an interesting idea for helping graduate students get more out of philosophy conferences. (more…)

Will Conferences Recover? Should They?

With promising news of a vaccine, one might hope not just for saved lives, but a return to “normal life,” including the regular features of academic work. Among these are the typically in-person events of conferences, workshops, and talks. (more…)

The Pandemic’s Largest Online Philosophy Conference to Date?

What may be the largest philosophy conference to have switched to an online format because of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting today.

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Open, Live, and Online Philosophy Events Spreadsheet

This is a reminder to list events on the Open, Live, and Online Philosophy Events Spreadsheet. (more…)

APA Announces Winners of Multiple Prizes

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several of its prizes. (more…)

Pandemic Effects on Conference & Event Planning for 2021 & Beyond

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many upcoming academic events to be cancelled and many to be moved online. How is it affecting the planning of events scheduled a bit farther out, say, for next year? (more…)

Spreadsheet for Open, Live, & Online Philosophy Conferences & Other Events

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted philosophers to move conferences and related events online, or create new online events, and to make at least the viewing of them open to all. (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…)

Six Philosophy Departments Issue Statement on Grad Student Visits (see comments for notices from other departments)

Several philosophy departments at universities in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area have issues a statement regarding visits from admitted and waitlisted graduate students. (more…)

Formal Methods in Philosophy: Initial Thoughts and an Interactive Event (guest post by Liam Kofi Bright)

Plausible answers as to the nature of our mission as philosophy educators gives us no unique reason to focus on logic as the mathematical tool of interest to philosophers.

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Flying Less, Videoconferencing More (guest post by Colin Marshall)

In the following guest post *, Colin Marshall, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Washington, proposes a modest step philosophy departments can take to become more environmentally friendly.

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“Night of Philosophy and Ideas” Events This Weekend

Sixty-five cities around the world will host “Night of Philosophy and Ideas” events over the next few days, with some taking place tonight. (more…)

Accessible Conferences and Lectures

The British Philosophical Association (BPA), together with the Society for Women in Philosophy, UK (SWiP UK), have created guidelines for making philosophy conferences and lectures more accessible to people with disabilities.

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Series of Public Philosophy Events in Wales

The Institute for Art and Ideas (IAI), which in the past has hosted an enormous summer philosophy and arts festival, is taking a break from that extravaganza to put on a series of smaller events, beginning in April, and has offered a discount to Daily Nous readers. (more…)

“Women Philosophers Who Are Not ‘Women In Philosophy'”

The first evening of the conference, there was scheduled a reception for Women in Philosophy at one of the local pubs, and upon viewing this on the schedule, she and I had one of those “Are you going?” “I dunno, are you going?” “I don’t really want to go if I’m going to be the only one.” “I’ll go if you go.” sorts of conversations. Neither of us had an inherent des..

Enormous Philosophy & Music Festival (Discount for DN readers!)

HowTheLightGetsIn is an interesting and big (the biggest?) summer philosophy and music festival. It is taking place from May 26th to June 5th in Hay-on-Wye, and features talks, debates, and, of course, concerts. There are sessions on questions in epistemology, politics, mind, free will, ethics, the emotions, rationality, and more.

A bunch of philosophers and theo..

World’s Largest Philosophy & Music Festival

HowTheLightGetsIn bills itself as “the world’s largest philosophy and music festival.” With 650 events, 370 acts, and 200 speakers on 9 stages over 11 days, it probably is. It takes place in the town of Hay-on-Wye, about 160 miles or so west of London. The schedule for the festival was recently released, and includes panels and debates with philosophers such as Sim..