Tag: interdisciplinary
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A Philosopher Among the MacArthur Fellows
Felipe De Brigard, professor of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience at Duke University, principal investigator at the Imagination and Modal Cognition Lab, and core faculty…
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When There’s no Fun in Funding: External Research Money, Ethics-Washing, and Positive Academic Freedom (guest post)
Governments and firms are turning to philosophers and other scholars more and more in regard to the ethics of developing and regulating technology. Yet…
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222 Theories of Consciousness
A new website describes and tracks the interconnections between 222 “theories” of consciousness across various disciplines.
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AI & Philosophy Degree Programs
Faculty at Arizona State University are developing a new philosophy major program with a focus on artificial intelligence, consciousness, and ethics.
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Some Advice about Applying for Interdisciplinary Humanities Fellowships and Grants
The National Humanities Center (NHC) recently announced its fellows for the 2026-27 academic year, and two philosophers are among them.
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Large Grant for Philosopher & Archaeologist on Indigenous Community Flourishing
Philosopher Krushil Watene and archaeologist Thegn Ladefoged, both of the University of Auckland, have won a major grant from the Marsden Fund of The…
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Philosopher-Led Project on AI and Evolving Norms of Inquiry
How is the development and use of artificial intelligence changing the norms of inquiry and knowledge production across different disciplines?
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My Crystal Ball
At the end of October, 2015 I made five predictions about “the state of philosophy in ten years.” How was my forecasting?
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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.
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Two Large Grants for Philosophical Projects on Depression and Extreme Wealth
The Independent Research Fund of Denmark has awarded two large grants to projects led by philosophers.
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Philosopher to Lead New Animal Sentience Center
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) will be launching a new center focused on “studying the feelings of other animals scientifically”…
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Three Philosophers & a Mathematician Join Together to Study Goal-Directed Behavior in Collective Entities
A $600,000 grant was awarded to a team of researchers to study “The Emergence and Evolution of Goal-Directed Behavior in Collective Entities.”
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New(ish): Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
The Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS) is a free, online collection of multidisciplinary peer-reviewed articles on various topics in cognitive science.
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Part of the Analytic Tradition, But Maybe Not Philosophers
“Are there people who are unambiguously part of the analytic movement, but [about whom] it is an interesting question whether they are an analytic…
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Chirimuuta Wins Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize
Mazviita Chirimuuta (Edinburgh) has been named the winner of the 2024 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy.
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Jargonium
Jargonium is a group blog aimed at bridging the humanities and sciences with a focus on the philosophy of chemistry.
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The Outsider Perspective
At one point in his 2017 Dewey Lecture (the audio of which was recently posted at the Blog of the APA), William Lycan (UNC)…
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Philosopher Wins $3.8m Grant for Work on Aging & Loneliness
John Beverley, assistant professor of philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), has been awarded a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute on…
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Grad & Undergrad Philosophy Programs Focusing on Science/Technology
Earlier this month I reported on a new MA program in philosophy and computing at the University of Bayreuth and another in philosophy and…