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DailyNous, 3 days ago to random

Mass editorial resignation at Philosophy & Public Affairs. "We take this step because we believe that scholarly journals—including our own—serve important purposes, and that these purposes are not well-served by commercial publishing." https://dailynous.com/2024/05/22/editors-at-philosophy-will-launch-new-oa-journal/

DailyNous, 12 days ago to random

New philosophy book reviews and a rundown of what's new at some philosophy sites... https://dailynous.com/2024/05/13/online-philosophy-resources-weekly-update-364/

DailyNous, 1 month ago to random

Daniel Dennett has died. https://dailynous.com/2024/04/19/daniel-dennett-death-1942-2024/

DailyNous, 1 month ago to random

That passage you surprisingly came across in a philosophical text that made you laugh... https://dailynous.com/2024/04/10/when-the-text-tickles-you/

DailyNous, 1 month ago to random

"Many of our philosophy graduate students are (barely) living paycheck to paycheck, and they could use the profession’s support." Here's how to help. https://dailynous.com/2024/04/05/helping-philosophy-grad-students-on-strike/

DailyNous, 2 months ago to random

Kent administration decides to go ahead with plan to axe philosophy... https://dailynous.com/2024/03/21/kent-administration-approves-proposal-to-cut-philosophy/

anteagle, 2 months ago to random

I am surprised not to have seen more discussion of this – or maybe I just missed it? It's pretty rare for any philosophy papers to be caught up in any publication ethics issues. To be clear: I've not read either of the papers mentioned.

https://academic.oup.com/analysis/article-abstract/80/4/731/6121519

DailyNous, 2 months ago to random

"The article... was put on hold after several complaints were raised. This is standard procedure for [accepted] articles that are not yet published." https://dailynous.com/2024/03/11/articles-acceptance-on-hold-following-complaints-on-social-media/

DailyNous, 3 months ago to random

"Students are intimidated by anything over 10 pages and seem to walk away from readings of as little as 20 pages with no real understanding..." https://dailynous.com/2024/02/16/are-your-students-doing-the-reading/

DailyNous, 3 months ago to random

"The general subject of the text is pleasure." A $700,000 prize has been awarded for progress digitally decoding ancient texts carbonized in a volcanic eruption. https://dailynous.com/2024/02/06/further-progress-on-vesuvius-scrolls/

DailyNous, 4 months ago to random

It's like the story of the goose that laid a golden egg, but with a phoenix instead. Say hello to the new journal: Political Philosophy. https://dailynous.com/2024/01/12/solidarity-among-philosophers-leads-to-new-journal-political-philosophy/

DailyNous, 5 months ago to random

Jason Stanley is taking an ongoing visiting position in Ukraine and donating his entire salary to a foundation that aids the Ukraine military, hoping to inspire others to help Ukraine in its fight against fascism. https://dailynous.com/2023/12/20/stanley-accepts-visiting-position-in-ukraine-will-donate-entire-salary/

DailyNous, 5 months ago to random

“We think it is more or less inevitable at this point that English will be the global lingua franca of academic philosophy for the foreseeable future. We also think it is for the most part a good thing. But it has also produced some problems…” https://dailynous.com/2023/11/27/the-rise-of-english-as-the-global-lingua-franca-of-academic-philosophy-guest-post/

DailyNous, 6 months ago to random

Who or what killed Frank Ramsey? Conservatism in academia. Something about nothing. Humanity in a world of AI. Philosophy of twins. On "Philosophers for Palestine" & its critics. Interview with Dennett... https://dailynous.com/2023/11/22/mini-heap-550/

DailyNous, 6 months ago to random

"Science increasingly sees no need for [philosophy's] assistance... but... philosophy cannot return to its relation to religion, as religion feels no need for it either..." https://dailynous.com/2023/10/26/philosophy-science-and-religion/

DailyNous, 6 months ago to random

“Higher education consultants turn out to be the story behind the story, and it is a story that bodes ill for the future of liberal arts education in America.” (see Update 2). https://dailynous.com/2023/10/26/suny-potsdam-cuts-further-details/

DailyNous, 7 months ago to random

New and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books... https://dailynous.com/2023/10/16/online-philosophy-resources-weekly-update-337/

DailyNous, 7 months ago to random

Another day, another... https://dailynous.com/2023/10/06/philosophy-cut-at-warren-wilson-college/

DailyNous, 7 months ago to random

Philosophers are among the winners of large "starting grants" from the European Research Council. https://dailynous.com/2023/10/06/philosophers-awarded-erc-starting-grants/

DailyNous, 8 months ago to random

A new philosophy outreach program aimed at youth is currently focusing on conspiracy theories. https://dailynous.com/2023/09/13/the-philosophy-garden-guest-post/

DailyNous, 9 months ago to random

Some resources to help instructors teach well in an era in which college students have access to ChatGPT and other LLMs. https://dailynous.com/2023/08/21/resources-for-teaching-in-the-age-of-chatgpt-other-llms/

DailyNous, 9 months ago to random

“Argument mapping is about twice as effective at improving student critical thinking as other methods [but] there are obstacles preventing philosophy teachers from adopting it.” A new app helps. https://dailynous.com/2023/07/28/an-accessible-and-user-friendly-argument-mapping-app-guest-post/

DailyNous, 10 months ago to random

Philosophers, do you have a philosophical idea or problem you'd like to see covered on @Radiolab? Maybe one that you'd like to discuss, yourself, on the show? Well here's a chance to learn how to make that happen.
https://dailynous.com/2023/07/18/learning-how-to-get-you-philosophical-ideas-on-the-air/

DailyNous, 11 months ago to random

The first in the summer series of guest posts at Daily Nous was published this morning: “A Plea for Synthetic Philosophy” by @cdutilhnovaes . https://dailynous.com/2023/05/30/a-plea-for-synthetic-philosophy-guest-post/

DailyNous, 1 year ago to random

Ian Hacking, an influential and prolific philosopher known for his work on various topics in philosophy of science, has died. https://dailynous.com/2023/05/10/ian-hacking-1936-2023/