Tag: public philosophy
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Sanders Announces New Set of Philosophy in Media Fellows
The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced its Philosophy in Media Fellows for 2025.
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Mickey 17, Personal Identity, Teletransportation, and To Be
I saw Mickey 17 this past weekend, the latest movie by Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), a sci-fi action black comedy which raises issues about personal identity,…
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Processing: A Philosophy Mixtape
It’s only March, but we may already have a winner for the coolest philosophy of the year: a new project “combining mixtape aesthetics with…
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Happy World Logic Day (updated)
Today is World Logic Day! May all of your arguments be valid.
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Support Philosophy Outreach
Wisdom’s Edge Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to “bring philosophy to the edges of society.”
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An Unconventional and Fruitful Approach to Studying Philosophy
The New Yorker published a profile of L.A. Paul (Yale) today. It’s a detailed, positive piece that covers her background, education, career, and ideas.
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Four Philosophers Make Vox’s “Future Perfect 50” List
Vox publishes an annual list of fifty “thinkers, innovators, and changemakers who are working to make the future a better place.” This year’s edition includes…
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If People Could Get Just One Thing From Philosophy…
Happy World Philosophy Day!
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World Philosophy Day Is this Thursday
World Philosophy Day is the third Thursday of November. That’s this Thursday. Is your department doing anything to mark the day? Are you?
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Berggruen Institute Announces Winners of Its New $25,000 Essay Prize
The Berggruen Institute, a think tank oriented around cross-cultural and philosophical approaches to big questions about how to “best support flourishing relations between humans,…
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Have an Idea for a Philosophy App?
About five years ago, Caleb Ontiveros, a former philosophy graduate student who went into software engineering, wrote a guest post for Daily Nous about…
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Manne’s “Unshrinking” Longlisted for National Book Award (Update: Now Shortlisted)
Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia by Kate Manne (Cornell) has been longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award in the nonfiction category. (UPDATE (10/1/24): it has…
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New Teaching Mentorship Program for Philosophers in Small Departments
The American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) is launching a new teaching mentorship program designed for philosophers teaching in small philosophy departments.
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Two Ideas for Improving the Future of Philosophy (guest post)
“In this post, I want to encourage a conversation about active steps that we—all of us who love, teach, and write philosophy—might take to…
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Royal Institute of Philosophy Essay Prizes Awarded
The Royal Institute of Philosophy has announced the winners of essay prizes for its publications Philosophy and Think.
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Sanders Foundation Names 44 Philosophy in Media Fellows
The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced the names of forty-four philosophers selected to take part in its Philosophy in Media fellowship program this summer.
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Berggruen Launches New Philosophy Essay Competition
The Berggruen Institute, known for, among other things, its $1 million annual “philosophy and culture” prize, has launched a new philosophy essay competition.
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New: “This Is the Way”
This Is the Way is a new podcast on Chinese philosophy.
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Offering Free and Low-Cost Philosophy Programs to the Public
Wisdom’s Edge Foundation is a non-profit organization that “brings philosophy to the edges of society.”
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Philosopher Appointed to Advisory Group on UK Digital Currency
Alex Voorhoeve, Professor and Head of the Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method Department at the London School of Economics, has been appointed to the…