A forum for discussing Philosophy, Ethics, and Academia
We Daves have been honored to have been the ladlers of PEA Soup for the last ten years (and Shoe for the last 18). This has been a haven for some excellent moral and political philosophy, both full-fledged and half-assed. We’ve had a ton of […] Read More
Information here, happening in just over a year, in both NYC and London.
“The University Center for Human Values invites applications for Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowships for the academic year 2023-24. Fellows devote an academic year in residence at Princeton to research and writing about topics involving human values in public and private life. This full-time […] Read More
Welcome to our latest Ethics discussion forum, on Kieran Oberman’s “Freedom and Viruses,” kicked off with a precis by Ian Carter. Take it away, Ian! In this excellent article, Kieran Oberman aims to contest the common view, encountered in much of political discourse, that the […] Read More
Welcome to our discussion of Hayden Wilkinson’s “Market Harms and Market Benefits”! Kian Mintz-Woo has graciously provided a critical précis, which appears below. Hayden will offer an initial comment, and then all are encouraged to join in the discussion. * * * Some philosophers have influentially […] Read More
The discussion in the media in the wake of the leaked draft opinion making it plain that Roe v. Wade will fall has focused on the impact the decision will have on women who will lose the right to abortion in many states, the potential […] Read More
Welcome to our discussion of “The Past 110 Years: Historical Data on the Underrepresentation of Women in Philosophy Journals” by Nicole Hassoun, Sherri Conklin, Michael Nekrasov, and Jevin West, published in the most recent issue of Ethics. You can find the paper here. Eric Schwitzgebel’s critical précis […] Read More
10th Annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy The 10th annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place in Tucson, AZ on Oct. 20-22, 2022. Submissions are due by Aug. 1, 2022. The workshop is planned to be held entirely in person unless […] Read More
Below I link to a variety of useful sources of advice to graduate students in philosophy, including prospective graduate students. As I am not aware of such collections elsewhere, I am hoping people might add to this list so folks know where to look to […] Read More