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Justifying the Inclusion of Race, Gender, Sexuality (etc.) in Philosophy Courses

Some university administrations are (as we have seen) trying to prevent professors from teaching about topics related to gender, sexuality, and race. (more…)

Texas A&M Administrators Will Cancel Your Course If You Don’t Tell Them Exactly Where And What Its Race And Gender Parts Are*

Texas A&M University (TAMU) administrators cancelled “Ethics in Public Policy,” a graduate course in the university’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, because they rejected as too vague its professor’s explanation of when and how race and gender issues may come up in the course. (more…)

Philosophers’ Books among those Banned from US Naval Academy Library (updated)

In January, Donald Trump issued an executive order banning various books on race, gender, and other topics from public schools for kindergarten through grade 12. Last week Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the US Naval Academy that, though it is a college, the order applied to its library, too. (more…)

Multiplicity and Belonging instead of Affirmative Action and DEI (guest post)

“It is time to replace the ideas behind affirmative action and DEI programs in higher education with more progressive concepts that better describe current social reality.” (more…)

The Double-Binds of First-Generation (and other “Different”) Academics

Jennifer Morton (University of Pennsylvania) is the author of the latest contribution to #first-gen philosophers, a collection of reflections by philosophers who were among the first in their family to go to college. (more…)

More Minorities Are Earning Degrees in Philosophy

The percentage of bachelor’s degrees in philosophy awarded to members of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States has more than doubled since the turn of the century, as has the percentage of doctoral degrees in philosophy, according to reports from Humanities Indicators. (more…)

A Journal’s Different Standards for White Male Authors* (updated)

Suppose you’re the editor-in-chief of an academic philosophy journal that employs double-anonymized peer review. The reports on a manuscript are in, and you’re deciding whether to accept the piece for publication. Should the race or sex of the author make a difference to the criteria you bring to this decision? (more…)

Emmanuel College Dissociates from Cofnas (updated)

Emmanuel College, Cambridge University has “cut ties” with Nathan Cofnas, a philosopher on a Leverhulme Trust fellowship there, because of his research on race and intelligence. However, Cofnas retains his fellowship as part of the Faculty of Philosophy at the university, so it is unclear whether this is merely a symbolic gesture by the college or a decision that af..

U.S. Philosophy PhDs: Still Overwhelmingly White

How has the racial and ethnic composition of philosophy PhDs in the US changed over the past decade or so? (more…)

Why a Philosopher’s Racist Email from 26 Years Ago is News Today

Influential Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, well-known for his work on philosophical questions related to ethics, the future, and technology (existential risk, artificial intelligence, simulation), posted an apology for a blatantly racist email he sent to a listserv 26 years ago. (more…)

New Editorial Team at Philosophia (updated)

In the wake of controversies over Philosophia‘s publishing of articles on “Jewish Influence” (see here), its editor’s decisions regarding referees (see here), and its editorial processes (see here), the journal will soon have a new editor. (more…)

The Philosophy Major Continues to Recover and Diversify in the U.S. (guest post)

The number of college students graduating with degrees in philosophy continues to increase, as does the gender and racial diversity of this group. (more…)

Intergroup Dialogue in the Philosophy Classroom (guest post)

“Over 70% of our students… reported being more likely than before to listen to someone who held an opposing viewpoint…” (more…)

Implicit Attitudes, Science, and Philosophy (guest post)

“Philosophers, including myself, have for decades been too credulous about science, being misled by scientists’ marketing and ignoring the unavoidable uncertainties that affect the scientific process…” (more…)

SDSU Reassigns Philosophy Professor for Mentioning Racial Epithets in Courses on Racism, Critical Thinking

The administration of San Diego State University has stripped J. Angelo Corlett, professor of philosophy, of his critical thinking course and his course on race and racism this semester, following lessons in those courses in which he provided examples of racial epithets. (more…)

Philosophy Journal Hosts Debate on “Jewish Influence” (updates: Article Retracted; Journal Gets New Editor)

Have Jews insinuated themselves into positions of power and influence in politics and culture because they are innately gifted with higher IQs, or is it also because they are ethnocentric and hypocritical networkers good at using non-Jews in their self-serving mission of “transforming America contrary to white interests”? Race science and/or conspiracy theory? This-..

bell hooks (1952-2021) and the Canon

Gloria Jean Watkins, the writer better known as bell hooks, died earlier this week. (more…)

Peter Singer On His New Yorker Interview

In a recent interview in The New Yorker, Daniel Gross asked philosopher Peter Singer (Princeton) a question about race and who he chooses to cite and engage with in his work. (more…)

The Leaky Pipeline into Academic Philosophy for Black Students in the U.S. (guest post)

In the following guest post *, Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside) shares data he and other philosophers have collected on the percentages of philosophy students and degree holders in the U.S. who are black, in an attempt to understand the causes of the relative lack of black philosophers in the country. (more…)

The Race and Gender of U.S. Philosophy PhDs: Trends Since 1973 (guest post)

The following is a guest post * by Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside) on trends in the race and gender of people earning Ph.D.s in philosophy in the United States over the past 47 years. (more…)

Black Students Are Increasingly Interested in Philosophy (guest post)

“Over the past several years, Black students have become increasingly interested in philosophy, both upon entering their first year of undergraduate study and upon completing the major.” (more…)

Edinburgh’s Philosophers on the Renaming of Hume Tower

Seven philosophers at the University of Edinburgh have written individual responses to the university’s interim decision to rename Hume Tower. (more…)

Lower-Level Course Materials on Race, Racism, and Protests

Philosophy professors who will be teaching courses like “Contemporary Moral Problems” this fall may be interested in adding a unit on race, racism, protests, and related issues that have been at the forefront of the public’s attention recently. (more…)

Controversy at Philosophical Psychology Leads to Editor’s Resignation

In December 2019, the journal Philosophical Psychology published an article calling for scholars to take more seriously genetics-based approaches to research on race and intelligence. Yesterday, an editor of the journal announced his resignation. What happened? (more…)

MAP Issues Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Philosophy

Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), a global graduate student-led network of organizations that aim to “remove barriers to participation in philosophy for members of marginalized groups,” has issued a statement in light of the recent wave of anti-racism protests. (more…)

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