Daily Nous / Justin Weinberg

One philosopher is under house arrest and several others associated with the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences were interrogated and had their offices and homes searched... dailynous.com/2026/05/25/rus…

New virtual writing groups for people working on dissertations in philosophy are forming now... dailynous.com/2026/05/25/vir…

Nagel on Scanlon. What is a woman? Moral luck and parenting. Threat of terrorism as political tool. The value of a liberal arts education. The "AI zombification" of universities. Thoughtful, the philosophical non-profit... dailynous.com/2026/05/25/min…

New and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, new episodes of philosophy podcasts... dailynous.com/2026/05/25/onl…

Faculty on the move... dailynous.com/2026/05/22/pet…

Philosophy and other departments at Nottingham will see significant cuts to their faculty if the administration's plan is implemented. dailynous.com/2026/05/22/not…

What are good brick-and-mortar bookstores for shopping for philosophy books? dailynous.com/2026/05/20/fav…

Two philosophers are recognized for their courage in standing up for academic freedom and freedom of speech... dailynous.com/2026/05/20/two…

Two philosophy graduate students are among the new class of Newcombe fellows... dailynous.com/2026/05/19/two…

New philosophy book reviews, new philosophy podcast episodes, and new and revised entries at online philosophy resources... dailynous.com/2026/05/18/onl…

How has the development and spread of AI affected the employment prospects of college graduates across different areas of study? dailynous.com/2026/05/18/phi…

There's a new prize in political theory/political philosophy... dailynous.com/2026/05/18/new…

Which philosophical ideas are behind their time (as opposed to ahead of their time)? dailynous.com/2026/05/14/phi…

"Even when, perhaps especially when, they’re initially inclined to think they’ll have nothing interesting to say, they end up having something interesting to say." dailynous.com/2026/05/14/a-j…

The Dept. of Philosophy at Buffalo is launching a new PhD program in applied ontology. dailynous.com/2026/05/13/new…

Testing the moral reasoning of AIs. All about physicalism. 25 rules for writing a philosophy paper. What Ryle did during WW2. Age and creativity in scientists. Interviews with Hanna Pickard and Mark Anderson... dailynous.com/2026/05/13/min…

The "leadership" of the University of Hertfordshire has decided to close eight of the school's humanities undergraduate programs. A petition reveals, among other things, that the decision was made with no faculty input. dailynous.com/2026/05/12/pet…

"Your PhD students working on meta-ethics, philosophy of action, or normative ethics" could "have their hardest questions at 2AM." But you need sleep! Fortunately, a firm is offering to sell you some help: an AI replica of yourself. dailynous.com/2026/05/12/the…

A federal court judge ruled today that Texas State University must at least temporarily reinstate philosopher Idris Robinson, whom the university fired from his assistant professorship over a talk he gave about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. dailynous.com/2026/05/11/jud…

Fewer graduating college students in the US are majoring in philosophy... dailynous.com/2026/05/11/sli…