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 […]
Boycott Predatory Journals Now!
The term “predatory” was originally used to describe journals that charge authors high publication fees without providing genuine peer review or editorial services. Beal’s list of “potential predatory journals and publishers” includes titles like British Open Research Publications, which charges $300 to publish research from authors in high-income countries. These journals are also thought to have low editorial standards, […]
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, […]
Disabled Philosophers/Philosophy of Disability at Congress 2022 (Updated)
As I noted in a previous post, I have organized a symposium on the theme “Disabling Philosophy in the Canadian Context” for the Canadian Philosophical Association meeting at the upcoming online Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The participants in the symposium will be: Alex Bryant, Amandine Catala, Emily R. Douglas, Isaac (YunQi) Jiang, […]
Welcome Axel Arturo Barceló Aspeitia!
I am very excited to officially announce that BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY now has an additional contributing author, Axel Arturo Barceló Aspeitia (he/him/his)! Axel has in the past contributed guest posts to both BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and Discrimination and Disadvantage (for example, here) and is an avid participant in and contributor to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Facebook. Axel’s inaugural post […]
CFP: Inclusive Philosophies Online Graduate Student Workshop, Jul. 1-31, 2020 (deadline: May 31, 2020)
Organized by Women in Philosophy, Lafayette, Purdue University The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put numerous philosophy conferences on hold and prevented many graduate students from showcasing their current projects. This workshop aims to provide graduate students with an online platform to present their works in progress and receive feedback from other graduate students working on […]
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