Ask a group of people a philosophical question and it’s often the case that they'll give conflicting answers to it. We quite naturally interpret this as different people having different intuitions. But that's not the only available explanation... dailynous.com/2026/10/23/whe…

"There is nothing wrong with thought, with seeking out some sense. But what can be made sense is rarely all there is; it leaves in remainder much, too much." dailynous.com/2026/10/22/dea…

What we lose & gain with AI's discoveries. New directions in philosophy of fiction. The debate over the debate about transwomen. The Rawls game. Abolish business schools. Human brain cells in mice brains. Why ask, "How did I get here?" dailynous.com/2026/10/22/min…

New series of posts on philosophical puzzles and thought experiments... dailynous.com/2026/10/20/new…

The university of Toronto and the LSE have new Philosophy of AI initiatives... dailynous.com/2026/10/19/new…

New reviews of philosophy books, new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new episodes of philosophy podcasts... dailynous.com/2026/10/19/onl…

“Stereotypes, when it comes down to it, are mental short cuts… We all are prey to using them—it’s a tiring thing, this business of living, so we conserve what energies we can. But what we gain in hasty efficiency loses out on much.” lithub.com/trying-to-move-pa…

A public philosophy night at one pub is so popular there's now a waitlist to attend. What other bars/restaurants are serving up public philosophy? dailynous.com/2026/10/16/put…

A new series of interviews about teaching philosophy... dailynous.com/2026/10/15/new…

More and more dissertations contain AI-generated writing. What (if anything) should be done about that? dailynous.com/2026/10/15/ai-…

"In the current climate, institutional efforts to address inclusion have been discouraged, and budget cuts in higher education have hit such programs hard." A well-established philosophy summer program loses its funding... dailynous.com/2026/10/14/pik…

A theory of collecting. "Madness-as-strategy" & PTSD. The very first issue of Mind. Interview w/ Tom Nagel. Bingo card for bad AI-consciousness takes. After a philosopher was attacked, how she & her husband picked up the pieces. The PSR & panpsychism... dailynous.com/2026/10/13/min…

“What do we lose if LLMs kill the journal system? Nothing but some heavy ass chains, and a few weak heuristics for assessing CVs quickly.” OK, but then what system will the academic discipline of philosophy use for measuring human philosophical excellence? dailynous.com/2026/10/13/the…

The call to pause AI development faces a difficult collective action problem. Can it be solved? An interdisciplinary team's new report answers "yes". dailynous.com/2026/10/12/is-…

New philosophy book reviews, new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new episodes of philosophy podcasts... dailynous.com/2026/10/12/onl…

World's most bizarre plagiarism story. How AI threatens our valuing practices. The myth of agency. A game about making it in philosophy. New data on majors & earnings. Interview w/ Christa Acampora. An app for keeping track of papers to read... dailynous.com/2026/10/09/min…

How will AI change the economics of philosophy? "Philosophy will become a capital-intensive discipline in which a significant portion of research will be driven by AI systems." dailynous.com/2026/10/08/ai-…

What should we think about the trove of math results released by OpenAI yesterday? What does it portend for other disciplines? dailynous.com/2026/10/07/tho…

The international academic organization of international academic organizations has selected another philosopher for its governing board. dailynous.com/2026/10/07/sim…