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New Prize in Political Theory/Philosophy
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (436+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession The Australian Political Studies Association has created a new prize in political theory and philosophy in memory of Peter Balint, a political theorist at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, who died in…...
Philosophical Ideas Behind Their Time
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (624+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession Economist Alex Tabarrok (GMU) recently wrote of "ideas behind their time. Tabarrok's post is mainly about physical inventions, and someone's attempt to use AI to come up with a list of such inventions that…...
A Jewish Philosopher Asks Other Jewish Philosophers to Reflect on Their Judaism and Philosophy
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (272+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession Philosopher David Boonin (University of Colorado Boulder) is inviting other Jewish philosophers to contribute to a collection of writings he's putting together. [The seder dinner scene from "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989)] In the years since,…...
New: Doctoral Program in Applied Ontology
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (391+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession The University at Buffalo Department of Philosophy is launching what will be the first Ph D program in applied ontology. [Acid Dyes for Felt Pile, Base Colors, Soci't' Anonyme des Mati'res Colorantes et Produits…...
Petition to Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (350+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession Administrators at the University of Hertfordshire are eliminating not just philosophy (as reported last week) from the school, but also undergraduate programs in English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, Creative Writing, and History. The…...
The Market for Scholar Replicas
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (636+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession Why should a department hire some fresh Ph D when it could instead hire Derek Parfit, Daniel Dennett, Judy Thomson, Hilary Putnam, Ruth Barcan Marcus, or David Lewis? You might say: "How could a…...
Judge Orders Texas State to Reinstate Robinson
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (374+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession A federal court judge ruled today that Texas State University must reinstate philosopher Idris Robinson, whom the university fired from his assistant professorship over a talk he gave about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Robinson had…...
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
1+ week, 20+ min ago (300+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession This is the weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, new podcast episodes, recently published open access philosophy books, and more. "Compiled by Michael Glawson…...
Slight Decrease In US Philosophy Majors Continues
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (364+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession The number of students earning an undergraduate degree in philosophy in the United States declined for the third year in a row. According to new data from Humanities Indicators, a project of the'American Academy…...
Have You Been Offered $60, 000 to Accept a Student into Your Ph D Program?
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (465+ words) news for & about the philosophy profession Alex Guerrero, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, received an unusual email the other day. It was from the American Advanced Educational Association (AAEA), and it concerned an "opportunity to collaborate" in Ph. D. recruitment....