Tag: philosophers
-
Philosophers and the ACLS (updated)
Of the 81 newly named “ACLS Fellows” of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), only one is a philosophy professor.
-
Explaining the “Outsized Influence” of Australian Philosophers
Local intellectual traditions, the guidance of key people, a strong institutional infrastructure, a straightforward style of writing, and the fruitfulness of a of philosophical…
-
Bring a Distinguished Philosopher to Your Campus
The Phi Beta Kappa Society, an academic organization that recognizes academic achievement and promotes education, runs a program by which undergraduates at different institutions…
-
Top Philosophy Profession News & Issues, 2018
What philosophy and academic news and issues preoccupied philosophers in 2018?
-
Multi-Million Dollar Funding for Philosopher-Led Project on Machine Intelligence
Seth Lazar, associate professor of philosophy at Australian National University (ANU), is leading an interdisciplinary project on machine intelligence that just received a funding commitment from…
-
Philosophy at Hull Threatened; Heads of 39 UK Philosophy Departments Object
The administration of the University of Hull is prohibiting new students from beginning a course of study in philosophy.
-
Fiona Cowie (1963-2018)
Fiona Cowie, professor of philosophy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has died. She was 55 years old.
-
Philosophers Win ARC Discovery Projects Grants
A number of philosophers have been named recipients of large grants in the latest round of Discovery Projects funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC).
-
Daily Nous Holiday Gift Guide 2018
The holidays are coming up. What should you get the philosophers in your life? It depends, of course. Do you want to keep them in…
-
What You’d Share to Show Non-Philosophers the Value of Philosophy
Happy World Philosophy Day! World Philosophy Day is the creation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It’s aims include recognizing the value of philosophy, encouraging philosophical…
-
An Out of this World Philosophy PhD Opportunity
J. Adam Carter and Neil McDonnell, both faculty in philosophy at the University of Glasgow, have received funding from the UK Arts & Humanities…
-
Which Philosophers Won the Shirt Poll? And Who Won the Shirts? (updated)
The 2nd Daily Nous/Hirsute History philosopher t-shirt poll is over, and we have identified the winner and runner-up.
-
Philosophers Whose Names Match Their Specializations
Which philosophers have names that reflect what they study and write about?
-
Halloween Costumes of Famous Philosophers
Happy Halloween! If well-known philosophers were to dress up for Halloween in what they’d think are scary costumes, what would their costumes be?
-
$5.6 Million Grant to Philosophers Studying “Knowledge Resistance”
An interdisciplinary group of researchers headed by philosophers at Stockholm University has won a SEK 50,400,000 (approximately $5.6 million) grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (the Swedish Foundation for Humanities…