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Philosophers Among New ACLS Fellows

Four philosophers have been awarded fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). (more…)

Philosophers Among New Guggenheim Fellows

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the winners of its fellowships today, and there are three philosophers among them.
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Absurdist Video Edits of Philosophers Talking

Saul Kripke, Kit Fine, Timothy Williamson, John McDowell, Jonathan Schaffer, Graham Priest, Robert Brandom, and other philosophers are the unwitting stars of films created by an unknown YouTuber who is editing footage of them speaking in order to produce bizarre montages, shorts with augmented visuals and music, and other strange and funny videos. (more…)

Visualization of Philosophers’ Twitter Networks

As a “fun Friday afternoon project,” Maximillian Noichl created a visualization of “the network of academic-philosophy-Twitter.” (more…)

No Gift Guide This Year, But You Can Help

I didn’t have time to put together a gift guide this year. Sorry.

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Philosophers Among NEH Grant Winners (updated)

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the recipients of its latest round of grants, and seven eight philosophers are among those who have been funded. (more…)

Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929-2020)

Judith Jarvis Thomson, professor emerita of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the most influential moral philosophers of the past 50 years, has died. (more…)

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…)

Conversations with Philosophers about the Pandemic

Over the past few months, Sahana Rajan (University of Delhi) and Alan Nelson Isaac have been conducting interviews with philosophers, with a focus on “exploring the philosophical dimensions of pandemic situation.” The result is In Limbo Conversations. (more…)

Interactive Visualization of Philosophy on Wikipedia

How does Wikipedia “see” philosophy? (more…)

ACLS Fellowships & Philosophers

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced the winners of some of its fellowships and grants, and there are some philosophers among them. But not many. (more…)

If You Could Ask A Dead Philosopher…

Suppose you could ask a dead philosopher one question. Who would you ask, and what would you ask them? (more…)

Philosophers Among Recent NEH Grant Winners (updated)

Several philosophy professors are among the newly announced winners of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). (more…)

Philosophers Elected to the British Academy

Several philosophy professors are among the 2020 class of fellows of the British Academy. (more…)

Schneider from Connecticut to Florida Atlantic

Susan Schneider, professor of philosophy and cognitive science at the University of Connecticut and current NASA-Baruch Blumberg Chair at the Library of Congress and NASA, is moving to Florida Atlantic University (FAU). (more…)

Philosophers on Prospect’s 2020 Top 50 Thinkers List

Several scholars who work on philosophy have made it onto Prospect‘s list of “The World’s Top 50 Thinkers” this year. (more…)

The Cutest Little Philosophers You’ve Ever Seen

Yuzuko Nakamura, a teaching fellow in computer science at University College London, has professional interest in robotics, computer graphics, and animation. She also likes to paint. (more…)

Philosophers Newly Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced its newly elected members, including several philosophers. (more…)

Two Philosophers Awarded ACLS Burkhardt Residential Fellowships

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has named the winners of its Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships, and two philosophers are among them. (more…)

Two Philosophers Win ACLS Fellowships

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced its 2020 class of fellows. (more…)

Philosophers Among New Class of Guggenheim Fellows

Several scholars with appointments in philosophy are among the winners of this years Guggenheim Fellowships. (more…)

Philosophers Respond to Social Distancing

How do philosophers respond to being told they have to “social distance” and avoid leaving their homes in order to slow the Covid-19 pandemic?
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Philosophers Win NEH Grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the winners of its most recent round of grants, and several philosophy faculty are among them. (more…)

Philosophers Raising Funds for Firefighters in Australia

A collective auction is underway to raise money for firefighters battling fires that have been burning over 15 million acres of Australia. Called “Authors For Fireys,” the the fundraiser involves individual writers and illustrators putting goods and services up for auction on Twitter. The fundraiser began yesterday and ends on Saturday, January 11th. (more…)