Tag: philosophy
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Getting Undergrads to See the Value of Philosophy: A Survey
Andrew Mills, associate professor of philosophy at Otterbein College, is interested in learning about how philosophers get the non-philosophy-majors who tend to populate their…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
We’ve added a new section to the Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update: “Reviews of Philosophy Books in the Popular Press.”
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Mini-Heap
For your reading pleasure, the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy) from the Daily Nous Heap of Links.
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President of Ireland Bestows Philosophy Award On Student
Michael Higgins, the president of Ireland, addressed students at the first Irish Young Philosopher Awards and called for more philosophy in college curricula, saying that “studying…
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Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Seeking Organizers
Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), a 104-chapter network of philosophy graduate students “that aims to examine and address issues of minority participation in academic philosophy,” is…
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Experimental Philosophy and the Replication Crisis
The replication crisis in psychology and other fields, in which researchers have found it difficult or impossible to replicate the results of many earlier…
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Mind Graduate Essay Prize Winner
The academic philosophy journal Mind and Oxford University Press have announced that the winning essay in the Mind graduate essay contest is “Illocutionary Frustration” by Samia Hesni,…
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Philosophers Launch Policy Debate and Book Project
Nearly 30 philosophers have embarked upon a project to engage in policy discussion and debates with the public in anticipation of the 2019 European…
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Cameron Buckner Wins APA Article Prize
Cameron Buckner, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Houston, has won the 2018 Article Prize from the American Philosophical Association (APA).
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Criticism, Care, and Colleagues
“If you agree with me that we have an ethical responsibility to support our colleagues who are harassed for their public scholarship, and you…
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Philosophy and Science Student Wins $10,000 Essay Prize
The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) has awarded a number of prizes in response to its call for essays answering the question, “What is fundamental?”,…
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Research on Public Attitudes Towards Philosophy & Philosophers
“Science communication is a profession in its own right with journals, higher degrees and careers paths,” notes philosopher Brendan Larvor (Hertfordshire). Yet there does not appear to be…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report of what’s new at some useful online philosophy resources.
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Mini-Heap
Here’s the latest Mini-Heap—10 recent items of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy) from the Daily Nous Heap of Links.
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The First Black African Woman Philosophy PhD in South Africa
Mpho Tshivhase is the first black African woman to earn a doctoral degree in philosophy in South Africa.
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Racism at Yale and Philosophy in Real Life
Lolade Siyonbola, a graduate student in African studies at Yale University, took a break from working on a paper Monday night in a common room…
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The Rise and Fall of Philosophical Jargon (guest post by Eric Schwitzgebel)
The following is a guest post* by Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at UC Riverside. A version of it first appeared on his blog, The…
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Ivanhoe from City Univ. Hong Kong to Sunkyunkwan
Philip J. Ivanhoe, currently Chair Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion at City University of Hong Kong, has accepted the position of Distinguished…