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Philosophy as a Team Sport

You’re having coffee with a colleague, and you mention a kernel of an idea you’ve been playing with. Your colleague responds, and their response...

No Skin in the Language Game

Image Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/oxford-england-great-britain-city-2361239/ One of the aspects of my undergraduate education that I found most disappointing was the orientation toward philosophy of my fellow truth-seekers....
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The Joys of Being a Teaching Assistant

Maybe it’s naïve to enjoy being a teaching assistant. The hours can be long, grading is often an exercise in patience and understanding, and...
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Navigating (Living) Philosophy: Reflections on Dragon Philosophy and Guerrilla Love with Kalonji Changa

This series invites seasoned philosophers to share critical reflections on emergent and institutionalised shapes of and encounters within philosophy. The series collects experience-based explorations...
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Navigating (Living) Philosophy: From Black Experience to a Philosophy of Freedom

This series invites seasoned philosophers to share critical reflections on emergent and institutionalised shapes of and encounters within philosophy. The series collects experience-based explorations...

Remembering Bruno Latour and His Contributions to Philosophy

With the death of Bruno Latour from cancer on October 9, the world lost a prominent and paradoxical figure whose deepest contributions are not...
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Navigating (Living) Philosophy: Letter to Beginning Philosophy Students

This series invites seasoned philosophers to share critical reflections on emergent and institutionalised shapes of and encounters within philosophy. The series collects experience-based explorations...
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Professors as Teachers: Two Tenure Cases

This post is the third of three adapted from Steven M. Cahn’s forthcoming book Professors as Teachers. In this work he suggests how departments...
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Professors as Teachers: Criteria for Awarding Tenure

This post is the second of three adapted from Steven M. Cahn’s forthcoming book Professors as Teachers. In this work he suggests how departments...
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Professors as Teachers: In Defense of Tenure

This post is the first of three adapted from Steven M. Cahn’s forthcoming book Professors as Teachers. In this work, he suggests how departments...