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Philosophers’ Non-Profit Offers Online Critical Thinking Course

A Boston-area non-profit organization has created a free*, online, critical thinking course for students and teachers—a “boot camp for arguments”—based on a pedagogical technique that has some empirical research behind it. (more…)

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Petition Opposing Suspension of Tenure in Kansas

The faculty at the University of Kansas (KU) have organized a petition to pressure the provost and chancellor at the university to disavow the State Regents decision to permist Kansas universities to abandon tenure protections for faculty. (more…)

Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

Here’s the report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books. (more…)

Jim Edwards (1939-2021)

James “Jim” Edwards, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Glasgow, died earlier this month. (more…)

Kansas Suspends Tenure Protections

The Kansas Board of Regents yesterday approved a measure that, according to a faculty member representing the Council of Faculty Senate Presidents in Kanasas, “basically suspends tenure for a year” at public institutions of higher education in Kansas, “and sets a dangerous precedent for doing so again in the future.” (more…)

Humanities Myth-Busting

A new website offers free posters, postcards, and handouts that dispel misconceptions about humanities majors. (more…)

A Publishing Guide for Graduate Students (guest post)

In the following guest post *, Perry Hendricks, a productive Ph.D. student at Purdue University, offers some advice for his fellow graduate students about publishing and writing.

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A Guide for Organizing Online Philosophical Conversations (guest post)

When the pandemic pushed professional activities online, “we organized the ‘talks’ of conferences, but neglected the conversation,” writes Georgi Gardiner, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee. (more…)

To φ Or Not To φ

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The Condition of Daily Nous

I’ve been receiving some queries about the site, so I thought a brief post was in order.

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James Bohman (1954-2021)

James Bohman, emeritus professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, died earlier this month. (more…)

Lessons from the Pandemic (guest post)

“A pandemic reverses the asymmetry of risk.” (more…)

Cuts at Ithaca College Include Philosophy

Following up on a fall announcement of pending faculty and program cuts, the administration of Ithaca College has released a draft proposal specifying who and what is to be eliminated. (more…)

University of Dallas Names Philosopher as Next President

The Board of Trustees of the University of Dallas, a Catholic university in Texas, has announced that philosopher Jonathan J. Sanford will be the school’s next president. (more…)

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How Should Departments Credit Faculty for Public Philosophy?

The Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), will be considering a proposal about how to recognize the work its faculty do in public philosophy. (more…)

Have Philosophy PhD Programs Received More Applications for 2021?

Recently, an undergraduate applying to Ph.D. programs in philosophy wrote with an anxious query about a possible increase in the number of people doing so this year, in comparison to previous years. (more…)

Examining the Future of Academic Events (guest post)

Following up on yesterday’s piece regarding online conferences, Heather Douglas, professor of philosophy at Michigan State University, in this guest post,* asks us to consider: “When is it worth it (in terms of financial and environmental cost) to gather together in person?” (more…)

Online Conferences: The New Default (guest post)

In the following guest post,* a group of scholars make the case that the online conferences, the recent prevalence of which has been spurred by pandemic precautions, should be “the new default.” (more…)

Margaret Morrison (1954-2021)

Margaret Morrison, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, has died. (more…)

Richard Garner (1936-2020)

Richard Thomas Garner, emeritus professor of philosophy at The Ohio State University, has died. (more…)

Scottish Newspaper: Philosophy is a “Vaccine” Against Future Trumps

The Scotsman, one of Scotland’s leading newspapers, called for a greater emphasis on philosophy in education, saying “we need to vaccinate ourselves against the virulent lies of people like Trump and the best way to do that is to teach the wisdom of Socrates and co to our children.” (more…)

Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

The weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)

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