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, […]
Survey: Race, Gender, Syllabus Tone, Student Resistance, and Student Evaluations in Philosophy-Updated
INFORMED CONSENT INFORMATION KEY INFORMATION: My name is Cecilea Mun, and I am a Philosophy PhD, conducting research the relationship between race, gender, language employed in a syllabus, student resistance, and student evaluations. I am the principal investigator (PI) for this study, titled “Race, Gender, Syllabus Tone, Student Resistance, and Student Evaluations in Philosophy.” You must be […]
Videos of Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3
If, for some reason, you were unable to attend the pathbreaking Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3 conference that took place in early December 2022, do not despair! The videos of the presentations made at the conference are available online here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKGECJ8EcTzP1PAoylngsgIVaORCUh9DK The conference was a huge success, with a number of participants and attendees […]
Engaged Public Philosophy
Engaged Philosophy comprises a group of philosophers who aim to promote civic engagement in philosophy. The Engaged Philosophy website states: Engaged Philosophy aims to help other philosophy professors—and their students—join us in civic engagement. The site facilitates organizing, participating in, sharing, studying, and disseminating the results of civic engagement projects in philosophy classes by showcasing examples […]
Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars (UPSS) Initiative
Announcing the launch of the Philosophy of Science Association’s Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars (UPSS) Initiative website: https://upss.philsci.org The Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars Initiative aims to raise awareness about the problem of underrepresentation in the philosophy of science, design and implement programs to address this problem, mentor students and early career scholars from underrepresented groups, work […]
CFP: Critical Theory in (A Time of) Crisis, Brighton/Sussex, Nov. 5-6, 2019 (deadline: Aug. 30, 2019)
CRITICAL THEORY IN (A TIME OF) CRISIS A two-day Postgraduate Conference Organised by the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics & Ethics (University of Brighton) and the Research Centre for Studies in Social and Political Thought (University of Sussex) 5 and 6 November 2019 Day 1 University of Brighton; Day 2 University of Sussex Keynote speaker: […]
CFP: Terror on Tour 2019: Nothing to Declare, Trinity College Dublin, Sept. 6, 2019 (deadline: Jul. 31, 2019)
Terror on Tour 2019: Nothing to Declare Sept. 6, 2019 – Arts Technology Research Lab (ATRL), Trinity College Dublin TERROR ON TOUR is an international and interdisciplinary network of scholars, artists and activists whose research and work engages with the multiple manifestations of terror in our epoch: from climate change to mass extinction; from the […]
CFP: Feminist Theory and Science: The Inspiring and Tangled Relationship, University of Porto, Oct. 24-26, 2019 (deadline: Jun. 20, 2019)
Special Symposium on Feminisms in Science The list of suggested topics to explore includes (but is not limited to): Feminist thought as a vehicle of interdisciplinarity in the reflection on science Feminist approaches as an important factor in reshaping the contemporary philosophy, sociology, and the history of science Have feminisms changed science due to their […]
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