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News for & about the philosophy profession, ed. by Justin Weinberg, philosopher at the U. of South Carolina. You can also find me on bsky.
Joined March 2014
RT @DailyNousEditor: A philosophy professor was assaulted and abducted by ICE while protesting the agency's raid on a farm near his univers….
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A philosophy professor was assaulted and abducted by ICE while protesting the agency's raid on a farm near his university.
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Where is sound? Problems with "viewpoint diversity" hires. Is Descartes gaslighting us? The kids ain't partying and neither are you. Why it's okay to be a moderate. AI & higher education. The philosophy of Paul Snowdon.
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Stephen H. Daniel, emeritus professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, has died.
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Three big grants for three new and interesting philosophy projects…
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Though a newspaper reports that “Violence has plummeted in a. prison where inmates have been learning Greek philosophy,” don't get carried away--it's a very misleading claim. But the effects of teaching philosophy in prison are probably worth studying.
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RT @mbrendan1: for every 10 likes, I will make this statement more analytic philosophy-like:. “What can be said at all can be said clearly;….
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“An under-discussed aspect of striving to have conversations across serious disagreement is the personal value they can bring. I think they make me a better philosopher” — Elizabeth Barnes at Daily Nous .
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"In philosophy, I think our throwaway culture results in a lot of wasted time and effort," says Alexander Douglas.
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A political philosopher wins a big award for her work on big money. The prize money may be spent by the winner as they wish as long as the expenditure is related to academic research and activities related to societal impact.
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Mazviita Chirimuuta wins another prize for her book, The Brain Abstracted.
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The American Philosophical Association (@apaphilosophy) has established a pair of new paper prizes.
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The history of human rationality. Awkward silences. Justifying philosophy grad programs. Measuring how moral you are. Philosophy for kids - in Africa. Immigration and the rule of law. The value of questioning….
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A bill passed by the Indiana State Legislature may have the effect of shuttering some philosophy programs at public universities in the state.
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If you haven't yet, please take the brief poll about faculty participation in department events at the end of this post. Thanks!
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RT @apaphilosophy: The @apa_blog has released the audio of the 2020 @APACentral Division presidential address given by Julia Driver. https:….
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Are faculty participating in departmental events as much as they used to? A pair of philosophers share their view on this, offer a brief poll, and set out some questions for discussion.
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“The many sources of harm and hostility we collectively face—as philosophers, as educators, and as humans—seem too numerous to name. " writes the editor of a new special issue of Studies in Pedagogy on teaching in hostile contexts.
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