Tag: race
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?
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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),…
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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.
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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…
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bell hooks (1952-2021) and the Canon
Gloria Jean Watkins, the writer better known as bell hooks, died earlier this week.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Curry on George Floyd and the “Fake Outrage” of Academic Philosophy
“The fake outrage of academic philosophy amazes me.”
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Flourishing with Controversy: How Philosophy of Race Does It
One of the popular narratives about higher education is that the discussion of and disagreement over controversial ideas is imperiled, owing to the dominance…