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New Network for Philosophers Interested in Emotions and Society

“Emotion and Society Lab” is a new “network of collaborators in philosophy across different universities that engage in collaborative learning, research, and public engagement around emotions and society.” (more…)

The Power of a Good Press Release

Last month, something unusual happened to an academic philosophy article. (more…)

Philosophy Organization Serves Women Recovering from Homelessness and Prison, and Others

Wisdom’s Edge Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to bring philosophy-based classes to people who do not have access to traditional university offerings in philosophy. (more…)

Philosopher Appointed to National Space Council Advisory Group

Patrick Lin, professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University and director of the university’s Ethics and Emerging Sciences Group, has been selected as a member of National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group (UAG). (more…)

Technology and the Near Future

Apropos last week’s “We’re Not Ready for the AI on the Horizon, But People Are Trying,” here is economist and policy analyst Samuel Hammond on what the near future holds: (more…)

“New Work In Philosophy” Launches

A new multimedia newsletter for “disseminating and discussing new work in philosophy” went live today. (more…)

Trade Secrets: From Academic Literature to Trade Books (guest post)

Erik Angner, professor of practical philosophy at Stockholm University, has authored a book intended not mainly for academic readers, but for the general public—a trade book, as they’re known. Switching from writing academic articles and getting them published to writing How Economics Can Save the World and getting it published was a process he found surprisingly ..

FTX, Moral Philosophy, Public Philosophy

Does the FTX debacle hold lessons for moral philosophers? For those interested in public philosophy? (more…)

New Director of Royal Institute of Philosophy

The Royal Institute of Philosophy, a charitable organization focused on bringing philosophy to the public, has announced that it has a new director. (more…)

Play Based on Research by Dennett and LaScola to Open in NYC

“In the classic tale of religious conversion, finding God holds the promise of a life filled with purpose and meaning. But what happens when this transformation occurs in reverse, and a faith you have built your life around begins to fall away?” (more…)

Lam from Vassar to UC Riverside

Barry Lam, who until recently was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College, and who is well-known as the creator of the popular philosophy podcast Hi-Phi Nation, is now Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. (more…)

The Philosophy Guild (guest post)

“Most contemporary philosophy writing is just bad writing… How did things go so wrong? It’s tempting to declare that philosophers are simply terrible writers, but I think that’s a mistake…” (more…)

New: “Thinking Hard & Slow” Podcast

The Royal Institute of Philosophy (RIP) has launched a new podcast, “Thinking Hard & Slow.” (more…)

Public Philosophy Project Wins DFG Communicator Award

The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, or DFG) has named “denXte,” a public philosophy project led by Markus Schrenk (Düsseldorf), the winner of its 2022 Communicator Award. (more…)

The Problems with Philosophers: A Reply to Weinberg (guest post)

Last week, I posted about an exchange between historians Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder (both of Carleton College), and philosopher Michael Veber (East Carolina), using Veber’s contribution to highlight some things philosophers sometimes do that might contribute to a negative impression about them. (more…)

The Purpose of a University / Negativity about Philosophers

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a popular tweet asking why people had negative attitudes towards philosophers and philosophy. Later that day, an email brought to my attention an essay and response to it that seemed to be the kind of thing one might point to as part of an explanation for those negative attitudes. (more…)