Tag: politics
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University of Cape Town vs. Free Speech
Mark Oppenheimer, a lawyer in South Africa whom readers may know as the co-host of the popular Brain in a Vat philosophy podcast, is…
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The Vanderbilt Report’s Sub-Report on Philosophy
“Academic philosophy is generally healthy in most respects relevant to the work of the Commission.”
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Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Various parties concerned about the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) pose to humanity have called for a pause in its development. But such a…
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Analytic Philosophy and McCarthyism: A New Look (guest post)
To what extent is the “the story about the analytic turn” in philosophy a story about politics?
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Subordinating the Humanities’ Scholarly Enterprise to Political Goals (updated; comments now open)
[Originally published on June 8th, 2026, 9:02am. Reposted by request.] “In our view there are several worrying tendencies in contemporary academic scholarship in the…
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Activism and the Pursuit of Knowledge
The pursuit of knowledge generates disagreement, including disagreement about how to pursue knowledge.
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Tenure to Be Eliminated at Many Public Colleges in Oklahoma
It appears that no new tenure-track hires will be made at public regional universities and community colleges in Oklahoma.
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Are Current Events Making Their Way Into Your Classroom? How?
Though philosophers are often (if not quite accurately) thought to have been asking the same questions for thousands of years, philosophers throughout history have…
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The APA Board & the Gaza Petition
At the end of last month, a petition was launched to move the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association (APA) to issue…
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Philosophers Petition APA to Issue Statement on Gaza (updated)
“We, the undersigned members of the APA and the wider philosophical community, write to express our dismay and deep disappointment regarding the APA’s conspicuous…
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Teaching Under Hostile Conditions
“The many sources of harm and hostility we collectively face—as philosophers, as educators, and as humans—seem too numerous to name, let alone to seriously…
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Philosopher Wraps Cooperation with Trump in Flag of Academic Freedom
Alex Byrne (MIT) has written an op-ed in The Washington Post in which he admits to being one of the co-authors of the US government’s “Treatment…
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Philosopher Resigns from Naval War College in Protest of Trump’s & Hegseth’s Policies
Pauline M. Shanks Kaurin, a philosopher specializing in military ethics, just war theory, and applied ethics, has resigned from her position as the Admiral…