I greatly admire Helen De Cruz who, in my view, exhibits a genuine commitment to diversity and inclusivity in philosophy, something that is rarer than most philosophers want to acknowledge. I especially appreciate the empirical and analytical work on prestige bias in philosophy that Helen has initiated and developed. In particular, I want to commend […]
Coming Up for Feminist Philosophy of Disability!
On April 6, I will give a keynote address (via Zoom) entitled “Philosophy of Disability: The Difference That It Makes” to the Dimensions of Difference Conference at Beacon College, in Leesburg, Florida. The organizer of the conference is Zachary Isrow and the other keynote speaker at the conference will be Robert Chapman. Next month’s interview […]
CFA: Erkko Conference: The Diverse Academy, Helsinki/Online, Jun. 12-13, 2025 (deadline: Mar. 14, 2025)
Erkko Conference: The Diverse Academy12–13 June 2025, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced StudiesDeadline for submission: 14 MarchOrganized by Helen Beebee, Jane and Aatos Erkko Visiting Professor in Studies on Contemporary Society This conference will explore issues relating to diversity within academia. We welcome papers on that broad topic, from a theoretical or practical perspective (or both), that […]
Final CFP: Dimensions of Difference: Exploring Diversity, Complexity, and Connection in Thought and Practice, Leesburg, FL, Apr. 5-6, 2025 (deadline: Feb. 21, 2025)
Dimensions of Difference: Exploring Diversity, Complexity, and Connection in Thought and Practice “Difference is that raw and powerful connection from which our personal power is forged.” -Audre Lorde Deadline for Submissions: February 21st 2025 Deadline for Notification of Acceptance: February 23rd 2025 Location: Beacon College – Leesburg, FL Dates: April 5th & 6th, 2025 Keynote […]
Factors that May Contribute to Logic’s Lack of Diversity
“What might the factors be that contribute to [logic’s] lack of diversity? At the undergraduate level, students from less socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds may lack information about [the philosophy major or about logic as a possible field of specialization]. In some cases, less-privileged students may lack the opportunity to take [logic at all (for example, because […]
Why do we even teach logic, and to whom?
At. A recent meeting of the buenos Aires Logic Group in Argentina, Sara Uckelman, from Durham University in the UK, gave a very interesting talk on the importance of the history of logic. For starters, by “the history of logic”, she did not mean (just) who proved what or who developed which technique, etc. Instead, […]
CFP: Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis: Difference, Disability, Diversity, Online, Jul. 6-7, 2023 (deadline: May 15, 2023)
This fourth edition of the Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis series will examine what difference, disability and diversity mean in light of existential philosophy. While existential philosophy places the focus on the individual and on the precedence of existence over essence, as well as on choice and freedom, it may also have […]
Against Exotic Philosophy, Again
When we approach other people’s thoughts, especially those that might prima facie to be very different from us, culturally, geographically, historically, etc., there is always the temptation to think that trying to fit their thought into our current epistemological, aesthetic, ontological, etc. categories would require forcing it into a conceptual straitjacket and that instead one […]
Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Fundraising Campaign
My name is Angela Sun and I’m a graduate student at the University of Michigan, specializing in ethics, action, aesthetics, and social philosophy. Since August 2020, I’ve been co-directing Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) International, a grassroots organization dedicated to addressing structural injustice facing marginalized groups in academic philosophy with over 160 chapters in 15 countries and […]
AAT Transcript for The Question of Inclusion in Philosophy: Alcoff, Mills, Tremain, LaVine, and Lewis
Academic Audio Transcription (@AAT_transcribes), a fantastic transcription service owned and operated by disabled philosophy graduate student Zara Bain, employs disabled philosophy graduate students and other disabled graduate students who produce excellent transcripts for podcasts, Zoom sessions, videos, etc. Zara’s company recently completed a transcript of “The Question of Inclusion in Philosophy,” a Zoom session in […]
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