Submissions are sought for the July 2016 issue of Essays in Philosophy, a peer-reviewed online journal edited by David Boersema (Pacific University): https://commons.pacificu.edu/eip/. The topic of the issue is Extended Cognition and the Extended Mind. The issue editor is Gary Bartlett (Central Washington University). The deadline for submissions is March …
Thanks to Eric Thomson (on Facebook) for pointing out this terrific resource, provided by the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The full table of contents is available here.
University of Western Ontario Graduate Conference in Philosophy of Mind, Language, and Cognitive Science May 19-21, 2016 1145 Stevenson Hall (Map) Keynote Speakers: Professor Mazviita Chirimuuta (Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh) Professor Tim Bayne (Philosophy, University of Western Ontario) Professor Jessica Grahn (Psychology, University of Western Ontario) The Philosophy Department of the University of Western Ontario is pleased to announce the 14th …
Call for Abstracts Two Conferences on the New Methods of Ethics Location: Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Conference 1: 15-16 Sep, 2016 Conference 2: 4-5 Jan, 2017
Dr. Young’s research explores the neural and cognitive underpinnings of moral judgment and social cognition. For more on the SPP’s Stanton Prize, including a list of past winners, see https://www.socphilpsych.org/prizes.html.
As I discussed earlier, two faculty members at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland were fired earlier this week for “disloyalty” to the institution. For the latest on this story, use the Google. Nearly 8,000 academics have signed a statement of protest calling for the faculty to be reinstated. What’s needed now are …
Many of you know that I taught for several years at Mount St. Mary’s University, where Thane Naberhaus, a (tenured) professor of philosophy, was abruptly fired yesterday afternoon for his role in opposing a plan to dismiss at-risk freshmen in their first semester of college. For more on the story, …
