News for & about the philosophy profession, ed. by Justin Weinberg, philosopher at the U. of South Carolina. You can also find me on bsky.
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A new study looks at “whether AI can generate novel philosophical ideas and develop them clearly with depth and sophistication, not merely summarize existing views or apply existing philosophical theories.” dailynous.com/new-study-on-a…
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Behind the scenes at Ethics. An art festival inspired by Martha Nussbaum. Observing the effective altruists. Aristotle & AI. What counts as good scientific evidence. Young Scruton. A political theorist & a comedian on Trump... dailynous.com/mini-heap-4/
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A helpful and free set of resources and ideas for teaching philosophy has recently been updated. dailynous.com/philosophy-tea…
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Another big prize for Martha Nussbaum... dailynous.com/nussbaum-wins-…
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A little later than usual, but here's the report on recent reviews of philosophy books, new and revised entries to online philosophy resources, new episodes of philosophy podcasts, and more... dailynous.com/online-philoso…
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A few adjustments still need to be made, but Daily Nous is back online... dailynous.com/back/
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Hi everyone. Daily Nous is still down, but work on it continues and it should be back up and running later this week.
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How should we respond to AI risk? Perhaps with “non-network redundancy”—that is, by society being prepared to function without the internet, just in case. dailynous.com/2026/09/12/an-…
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Since DN is currently not working, I put this post up at my other site: justinweinberg.org/2026/09/1…
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A letter from academics calling for international cooperation to slow or pause AI development is open for signatories. Perhaps, though, what we should be doing is preparing for life without the internet. dailynous.com/2026/09/12/an-…
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“Do philosophers really think differently than non-philosophers?” A team of researchers focusing on neurodivergent traits and responses to thought experiments offers a partial answer...
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The astounding techno-bureaucratic bloat of higher ed. Unjust but legitimate laws. Animal altruism. When what rightly matters doesn’t really matter. 50 things AIs working w/ humans should know. Stupid critiques of academia. Interview w/ Bertrand Russell. dailynous.com/2026/09/10/min…
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Though there has been a tiny recent increase in philosophy BAs earned in the US, overall, the number of students graduating with BAs in the humanities continues to decline. dailynous.com/2026/09/09/few…
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Which areas of specialization in philosophy have tended to correlate with higher job placement rates? dailynous.com/2026/09/08/pla…
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What will it take for experimental philosophers to stop being asked, “But is this actually philosophy?”
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When consent isn't enough. From gravedigger to philosopher. Soundle, a new argument game. Getting students to rethink their devices. Mark Schroeder on "Why Philosophy?". A simple way to improve your teaching. How a philosopher uses AI in his work... dailynous.com/2026/09/03/min…
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“Philosophical work would be better with adversaries collaborating to keep each other honest.” @victorckumar and others on adversarial collaboration in philosophy.
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A competition to “gauge the philosophical capabilities of AI in a way transparent to the philosophical community”... dailynous.com/2026/09/01/tes…
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Faculty on the move... dailynous.com/2026/09/01/cot…
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