Eduardo Mendieta (1963-2025)
Eduardo Mendieta, professor of philosophy at Penn State University, has died. (more…)
Philosophers Against Malaria: Competition Results
The fundraising competition among departments of philosophy to raise funds to fight malaria, launched at the start of this month, has come to an end. (more…)
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Notre Dame AI Ethics Project Wins $50.8 Million Grant
The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for the Ethics and the Common Good (ECG), directed by philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan, has received a $50.8 million grant for work on various moral problems related to artificial intelligence (AI). (more…)
Georgetown Philosophy Suspends PhD Admissions for Fall 2026
The Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University will not be accepting any PhD students for the 2026-2027 academic year. (more…)
Just What Exactly Does Santa Know, and How? (guest post)
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. What else does Santa Claus know, and how does he know it? (more…)
When You and Your Students Write the Book of Your Course (guest post)
Some people have the ability to look at a mess and see the makings of something beautiful. (more…)
APA Prizes – Fall/Winter 2025 Edition
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its latest round of prizes. (more…)
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Problems with Publishers Moving to AI-Based Production
Straive is a firm that uses AI to, among other things, help publishers with various tasks “across the publishing value chain”. (more…)
The Dangers of Data on Teaching in Higher Education
“The dirtiest secret in higher education is that there is no good data on the quality of teaching and teachers on college campuses.” (more…)
The Stories of Bioethics
“When Medicine Becomes Torture: Burn Patient Dax Cowart and His Involuntary Treatment for 232 Days”, “Bomber, Pass By: How the Abortion-Clinic Bomber almost Killed Me”, and “The Biggest Loser Wasn’t Just Unhealthy—It Was Unethical” are just three of the episodes in Gregory Pence’s video series, Great Stories in Bioethics. (more…)
Philosophers Among Swedish Research Council Grant Winners
Several projects led by philosophers are among the recent recipients of large grants from the Swedish Research Council. (more…)
The Complete Carnap: Online and Open-Access
The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW) are launching a joint project to digitize and place online the complete works of Rudolf Carnap. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
New and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, new podcast episodes, and more—including, now, a section on recently published open access philosophy books (if you tell us about them). (more…)
Frege and Philosophy at Home
When did analytic philosophy begin? Many who ask that question answer: 1879, the year Gottlob Frege’s Begriffsschrift was published. But how did Frege, a math professor whose studies originally focused on geometry, do it? Is it true that “Frege created logic and analytic philosophy out of nothing”? (more…)
Two Substantial AI-Related Grants for Northeastern University Philosophers
Philosophers at Northeastern University have been awarded two substantial grants for work related to artificial intelligence. (more…)
Vetter Wins Leibniz Prize
Barbara Vetter, professor of theoretical philosophy at the Free University of Berlin, has been awarded a Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize from the German Research Foundation (DFG). (more…)
New Journal: Experimental Philosophy
A new peer-reviewed open-access journal, Experimental Philosophy, has been launched. (more…)
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Argument Isn’t Everything: On Creativity in Philosophy
“I don’t believe that arguing is usually the way we come up with good ideas. Argument might be an effective way of deciding which ideas to believe in. But adjudication is not creation. Safety inspections are important for deciding whether a building is sound. But safety inspections on their own don’t erect the building to be inspected.”
Editors at Springer’s Journal of Philosophical Logic Resign, Launch New Open Access Journal
All of the editors-in-chief and associate editors of Springer Nature’s Journal of Philosophical Logic have announced their immediate or pending resignation and the launch, as of today, of a new “diamond” open access journal, Philosophical Logic. (more…)
Philosophy Summer Programs 2026
Are you putting on a philosophy summer program, philosophy summer school, or philosophy camp in 2025? (more…)
Philosophy Summer Programs for High School Students – 2026
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2026 Programs in Philosophy for high school students. (more…)
Philosophy Summer Programs for Undergraduate College Students – 2026
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2026 Programs in Philosophy for college undergraduate students. (more…)
Philosophy Summer Programs for Graduate Students /PhDs – 2026
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2026 Programs in Philosophy for graduate students and/or PhDs in philosophy. (more…)
Nanay Wins 2025 Ernest-John Solvay Prize
Bence Nanay, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Antwerp, has been awarded the 2025 Ernest-John Solvay Excellence Prize in the Humanities. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
New and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, new podcast episodes, and more—including, now, a section on recently published open access philosophy books (if you tell us about them). (more…)
