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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 13h

"There will be a bit more action than in the book," says the author.

Philosophy Book to Become Movie - Daily Nous

"Here's the pitch: it's a philosophy movie..." "Huh." "based on a philosophy book..." "I'm listening." "by an actual philosopher." "Go on." "That is, a philosophy professor." "You don't say." "An anal...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 16h

"The system which is now beginning to design its successor is also increasingly self-aware and [will] eventually be prone to thinking, independently of us, about how it might want to be designed," says one of Anthropic's founders. Should we be worried?

AI Development and Consciousness - Daily Nous

"The system which is now beginning to design its successor is also increasingly self-aware and therefore will surely eventually be prone to thinking, independently of us, about how it might want to be...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 1d

A good little story about a little good deed.

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Today I was thinking about small kindnesses, simple inexpensive things that brighten a day, and I thought about how the receptionist at my school saved me from humiliation in front of the Headmaster on account of having left my belt in a vase.
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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 1d

This year's winner of the $1 million Berggruen Prize is...

Sandel Wins 2025 Berggruen Prize - Daily Nous

Michael Sandel, professor of government at Harvard University, is the 2025 winner of the $1 million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. The Berggruen Institute hailed Sandel as "one of the wor...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 1d

“Siphoning off the skills associated with a humanities education and then claiming the development of those skills as part of one’s discipline shortchanges the humanities, the other disciplines, and our students." Claire Katz on the "stolen valor" of the humanities.

The Counterfeiting of the Humanities - Daily Nous

In 2023, I attended an annual conference on the humanities. In a conversation over lunch, a program manager for a state humanities council, whose job is to review grant applications for humanities pro...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 1d

If you work in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, the new PPE Research Consortium is hosting a webinar this Wednesday on how to apply for one of its grants (ranging from $10,000 to $150,000).

PPE Research Consortium - RFP Stage 1 Overview - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society

The PPE Research Consortium: Information WebinarWednesday, October 15, 2025, 4:00 pm ET | via Zoom Registration Required (Click Button Below) Are you interested in submitting…

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 1d

New reviews of philosophy books, new philosophy podcast episodes, new and revised entries at online philosophy resources...

Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update - Daily Nous

The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes… (If we missed anything, let us know.) SEP New: ∅ Revised: Legal ...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 4d

Turning your son in. Gene-editing as environmentalism. Bullshit questions. AI and the craft of thinking. Wisdom about friendship. Recent book bans. How to determine the complexity of knots...

Mini-Heap - Daily Nous

New links... “Do we have the right to rewrite nature so we can perpetuate our nature-killing ways?” -- on using gene-editing as an environmentalist tool There were 6870 instances of book bans in the U...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 5d

A philosophy prof wants to teach their lower-level students "relatively contemporary formulations [of views], developed in light of the various problems with previous versions" but finds a dearth of texts to help them do that. What do you suggest? And what does this state of affairs tell us?

Teachable and State of the Art - Daily Nous

A philosophy professor has a question about teaching that I think will resonate with many readers. . This professor teaches many lower- and mid-level philosophy courses in ethics and epistemology, but...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 6d

Is this a reasonable question?

Will There Be Midterm Elections? - Daily Nous

According to a site that aggregates data from several betting markets, bettors think there's a 63.9% chance that the Democratic Party will regain control of the US House of Representatives in the midt...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 7d

As of right now, it's not open access, fyi.

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 7d

New "Guides to Public Philosophy" from the Public Philosophy Network

New: Guides to Public Philosophy - Daily Nous

The Public Philosophy Network has published the first volume in its series of "Guides to Public Philosophy." The guides are intended to provide useful advice about engaging in public philosophy. Some ...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 7d

Public funding of frivolous research. The liar paradox. A theory of "wank". Reconsidering Harsanyi. How to change the world. Interview with Lea Ypi. Zero is the funniest number.

Mini-Heap - Daily Nous

New interesting things elsewhere... “Affirm the real existence of everything that is left over of the human, once politics is subtracted. Authoritarianism, practically by definition, does not want to ...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 8d

The clinical ethicist brings bioethics to the medical care context. That model could be employed in other domains for other kinds of philosophy. Here's how a pair of philosophers are developing it for work on environmental justice...

Expanding the Range of Professional Philosophical Opportunities via Environmental Ethics - Daily Nous

"One of the most visible and impactful ways that philosophers demonstrate their practical value," says Matthew Kisner, professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, is by having ethicis...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 8d

If Anthropic trained its AI on books you wrote, a lawsuit settlement may entitle you to around $3000 per book.

If Anthropic Used Your Work, You Could be Entitled to Compensation - Daily Nous

The settlement in the copyright lawsuit against Anthropic provides authors of books they trained their AI on with compensation. The amount of compensation ultimately depends on the number of people wh...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 8d

New reviews of philosophy books, new philosophy podcast episodes, new and revised entries at online philosophy resources...

Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update - Daily Nous

The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes… (If we missed anything, let us know.) SEP New: ∅ Revised: Psycho...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 12d

"When I began submitting my work to journals, I received 18 consecutive rejections." He's now a well-published full professor. How did that change happen? He learned from his experiences and distilled from them a few lessons, shared in this post.

Neil Mehta’s Guide to Professional Philosophy - Daily Nous

"It is often thought that philosophical excellence is the sole province of the genius. I by contrast believe that it can be achieved through countless small techniques that can be taught and learned."...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 12d

"When I began submitting my work to journals, I received 18 consecutive rejections." He's now a well-published full professor. How did that change happen? He learned from his experiences and distilled from them a few lessons, shared in this post.

Neil Mehta’s Guide to Professional Philosophy - Daily Nous

"It is often thought that philosophical excellence is the sole province of the genius. I by contrast believe that it can be achieved through countless small techniques that can be taught and learned."...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 12d

Lorde's aphorism *is* one of the "master's tools". The building blocks of understanding Wittgenstein. A video game starring Nietzsche. Boxing & virtue. Well-being & disability. The ethics of workplace surveillance. Being on Kirk's professor watchlist...

Mini-Heap - Daily Nous

Recent additions to the Heap of Links... “What is the relationship between disability and well-being?” -- in taking up this question, philosophers must consult---and critically analyze---the empirical...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 13d

Where do you write? Show us.

Where Philosophers Write - Daily Nous

Where do you like to write? Via Jason Kottke, I learned of a recent article in Wallpaper with photos of the favored writing spaces of a dozen authors longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Some write o...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 13d

I'm reminded of an old piece by @jacobtlevy.bsky.social which you must know. bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2016/03/safe...

Safe spaces, academic freedom, and the university as a complex association - Bleeding Heart Libertarians

This is a transcript of a guest lecture I gave to a class on the philosophy of law taught by Andrew I. Cohen– who is, surprisingly enough, a whole different...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 13d

A memorial event for Helen de Cruz, featuring talks, remembrances, and musical performances, is taking place later this month.

Memorial Event for Helen De Cruz - Daily Nous

This past June, Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, died at the age of 46. Remembered not merely as a professor, but as a source of assistance, advice, and kindness for o...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 14d

"Reports of death of the college essay appear greatly exaggerated. Certainly, ChatGPT poses a challenge. As is always the case, however, the challenge comes with an opportunity..."

Grading Prompts to Measure Student Learning (guest post) - Daily Nous

In this era of AI, "can we still rely on take-home writing assignments to assess student learning? And, should we allow students to use ChatGPT in order to complete such assignments? My answer to both...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 14d

A former philosophy major at Columbia, kidnapped by ICE last April but then released, is back in court owing to a government appeal of the decision that freed him.

Columbia Philosophy Major Again Faces Deportation Threat - Daily Nous

Last April, Mohsen Mahdawi, then a philosophy major at Columbia University, was attending a US citizenship application interview in Vermont when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents wearin...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 15d

The editor of one of philosophy's best journals sets out some preliminary thoughts about the use of AI by authors, reviewers, and journal staff...

Editor of Ethics Floats AI-Use Guidelines - Daily Nous

In a recent editorial, Douglas Portmore (Notre Dame), the editor-in-chief of Ethics, sets forth some "initial guidelines" about AI use for the journal. He says his remarks "represent only my own opini...

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