Hi! I'm a philosopher. You might know me from such hits as "No, I don't have any sayings," "You must be thinking of psychology," "That would be begging the question" and its even more popular follow-up, "That's not what 'begging the question' means."
Daily Nous / Justin Weinberg
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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
- Philosopher Daniel Dennett has died.
- Five boxes of previously unknown Hegel lectures have been discovered...
- Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.
- Ian Hacking, an influential and prolific philosopher known for his work on various topics in philosophy of science, died earlier today.
- Elizabeth Anderson is the winner of one of this year's MacArthur Fellowships (aka "Genius Grant"). She's the first academic philosopher to win one in over 25 years. dailynous.com/2019/09/25/eli…
- Philosopher Edmund Gettier has died.
- A philosophy organization is investigating the editorial processes at one of its journals after its publication of an article that contained a bizarre attack on a philosophy graduate student.
- Charles Mills, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at CUNY, has died.
- "We are extremely concerned about the normalization of this term in academic philosophy, and its effect in reinforcing a hostile climate for debate on an issue of key importance to women."
- The American Philosophical Association's Book Prize has been awarded to Kate Manne (@kate_manne) for her book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.
- Did a "Types of Paper" for ethics and, by request, a roundup of other ones in a post at Daily Nous.
- Saul Kripke, one of the most influential analytic philosophers of the 20th Century, has died.
- Philosofriends, Kate Manne (@kate_manne) is suffering severe online abuse from Jordan Peterson’s followers (threats of murder, calls for her to kill herself). Regardless of your views of their ideas, you agree, I’m sure, that this is not how to reply to criticism. (1/3)


