Tag: philosophy
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Not Technically a Philosopher, But
Philosophers seem pretty territorial about their discipline. Whether that’s owed to high standards, insecurity, or something else, I don’t know. But we tend to…
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Philosophy of Sex and Gender Course Suggestions
Jessica Wolfendale (West Virginia) writes in: I am putting together a course proposal for an introductory Philosophy of Sex & Gender course, and I…
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Trolls in the Philosophical Blogosphere (Ought Experiment)
Welcome back to Ought Experiment! We had ourselves quite the weekend, didn’t we? Well hang on to your armchairs, folks, because apparently it’s time…
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Philosophy Cliques Revisited
A graduate student who prefers to remain anonymous writes in: Is it a step in the right direction towards abolishing white male supremacy when…
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Back To School Supplies
As the end of summer break is in sight, it is time to get ready for school to start. The following are some back-to-school…
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The Job Market in the Post-APA Eastern Era
Over the past several years we have seen an increased use of video calls (e.g., Skype) as a replacement for in-person first-round interviews at the Eastern…
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What’s Wrong? (A New Blog)
What’s Wrong? is the “not quite official” blog of the University of Colorado, Boulder’s Center for Values and Social Policy. The blog is edited by…
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Ought Experiment
Welcome to Ought Experiment! For our first advice column, an ABD grad student writes: Over the last several years, I have repeatedly noticed a…
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Philosophers On “Irrational Man”
Irrational Man is a current movie about a despondent philosophy professor who moves to a small-town college, his relationships with a student and a fellow professor, and…
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Philosophy May Come to Schools in Wales
Wales is poised to scrap Religious Education lessons in its schools, it has been revealed. Instead, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Education and Skills, Huw Lewis,…
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Philosopher and Activist
Lisa Guenther (Vanderbilt) is profiled in The Chronicle of Higher Education (paywalled) for both her teaching of philosophy in prisons and her activism regarding “the carceral…
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Journal Rankings — Useful? (guest post by Thom Brooks)
The following is a guest post* by Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government at Durham University’s Law School, founding editor of the Journal…
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Thought Experiments and Philosophical Method
In an interview at 3:am Magazine, Richard Marshall presses Philip Kitcher (Columbia) on his criticism of a priori, thought-experiment-driven approaches to philosophy. Marshall says that…
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The SEP Turns 20!
Philosofriends, we are very fortunate to have the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It is a tremendously useful resource, and apparently it is 20 years…
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Philosophers Win NEH Grants
Earlier this week the National Endowment for the Humanities announced funding of $36.6 million for more than 200 humanities projects. How did philosophers do? By…
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Keeping it Real in Philosophy: an Exchange
This summer has seen a series of guest posts by Elijah Millgram (Utah) on his new book, The Great Endarkenment: Philosophy for an Age of…
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Listing MA Program Placements
A student has written with a question about how MA programs should list their placements: should the program list all of the PhD programs (or…
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Philosophy Snobbery and Communication
Scientists came to realise the media had an important role to play in communicating science. The media could not only inform the public of…
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What Contemporary Philosophy Should the “Greats” Read? (Updated)
Suppose you could go back in time to hand a relatively recent work in philosophy to a pre-20th Century philosopher. Who would you visit,…
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The Dualism of Philosophy’s Purpose
Professional philosophers don’t present themselves as particularly wise or as people to turn to for advice about how to live. And why should we?…