Robert H. Kane, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, has died. David Sosa, chair of the Department of Philosophy at UT Austin, shared the following memorial notice: The Department of Philosophy at UT Austin mourns the passing of its longtime member Robert Kane, who was University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Philo­sophy (Emeritus). The author of seven books and more than eighty articles on the philosophy of mind, free will and action, ethics, value theory, political philosophy and philosophy of religion, inclu­ding Free Wil ..read more

Recent links… Discussion welcome. Nevada News covers a professor’s college course in which undergraduates take part in philosophical activities with preschoolers — Professor Amy Reed-Sandoval is interviewed The American Association of Philosophy Teachers is putting on a teaching seminar at its upcoming conference — accepted participants get the conference fee waived & get a $300 grant Happy 300th Birthday, Kant. Here’s an AI-influencer based on your ideas. — “an AI-generated face based on paintings of the philosopher was projected onto a stand-in model, and a large languag ..read more

A Canadian graduate student in philosophy writes in about how graduate students at several institutions are “on strike for a substantive money raise because our funding is incredibly low.” You can read about the strike at Western University here and here. The graduate student continues: Several Canadian universities, including McGill University, York University, and the University of Western Ontario (Western University), are currently experiencing strikes as graduate students advocate for a living wage. The funding packages offered by these universities are insufficient for graduate students ..read more

Charles D. Parsons, professor emeritus of philosophy at Harvard University, has died. Professor Parsons was known for his work on the philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of logic, Kant, and historical figures in the foundations of mathematics, such as Frege, Hilbert, and Gödel. He is the author of Mathematical Thought and Its Objects (2007), Philosophy of Mathematics in the Twentieth Century: Selected Essays (2013), From Kant to Husserl: Selected Essays (2012), and many other works. You can learn more about his writings here. Parsons also was an editor of The J ..read more

Emmanuel College, Cambridge University has “cut ties” with Nathan Cofnas, a philosopher on a Leverhulme Trust fellowship there, because of his research on race and intelligence. However, Cofnas retains his fellowship as part of the Faculty of Philosophy at the university, so it is unclear whether this is merely a symbolic gesture by the college or a decision that affects his academic freedom. Emmanuel College’s decision was a response to blog posts by Cofnas earlier this year that prompted the Leverhulme Trust to launch its own investigation of him, and which spurred a student petition callin ..read more

The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (If you notice something missing from the weekly update, let us know.) SEP New:    ∅ Revised: Tsongkhapa by Gareth Sparham and Chandra Chiara Ehm. Compatibilism by Michael McKenna and D. Justin Coates. Akan Philosophy of the Person by Ajume Wingo. Joseph Albo by Dror Ehrlich and Shira Weiss. Feminist Perspectives on the Body by Kathleen Lennon and Clara Fischer. IEP     The Arrow of Time by Bradley H. Dowden. NDPR       ..read more

Daniel Dennett, professor emeritus of philosophy at Tufts University, well-known for his work in philosophy of mind and a wide range of other philosophical areas, has died. Professor Dennett wrote extensively about issues related to philosophy of mind and cognitive science, especially consciousness. He is also recognized as having made significant contributions to the concept of intentionality and debates on free will. Some of Professor Dennett’s books include Content and Consciousness (1969), Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology (1981), The Intentional Stance (1987), Cons ..read more

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