Education and Careers

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (567+ words) News for & about the philosophy profession Why Teach Philosophy is a new series of interviews with philosophers known for their teaching, their research on philosophy pedagogy, or their work on curriculum design. Created by Russell Marcus, professor of philosophy at…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (271+ words) Deccan Herald “It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers”Explanation: James Thurber’s quote highlights the importance of curiosity in learning Knowing the right questions to ask can help…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (211+ words) In the last 6 to 7 months, I have written across multiple content genres, including psychology, technology, AI, marketing, personal reflections, problem solving and a few more. I have also published that content on global platforms. For each piece of writing, I…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (976+ words) On self-taught philosophy, academic rigor, and the moment scattered knowledge becomes a foundation The first course is of my PhD journey was Epistemology, the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of knowledge itself. How do we know what we…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1529+ words) Whenever I have talked to people, one question has come up again and again: Why do we even need philosophy? Why should we read it? Why should we try to understand it? To be honest, I have often asked myself…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (373+ words) Serving the heart of California since 1892 There are two tough decisions for today’s high-school seniors: Should I go to college, and what should I choose for my major? Let me get my personal bias out of the way before tackling…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (363+ words) Shelley K. White, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor of the Practice and the Director of Experiential Learning within the Global Public Health and Common Good Program at the Connell School of Nursing, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Sociology....

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (512+ words) Artificial intelligence has become part of the zeitgeist. And while it’s a polarizing topic, Linda Rabieh has a unique take on AI: “It’s good for business. Our business, of humanistic thinking.” As senior lecturer in the Concourse program, one of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (570+ words) Philosophy need not be mentioned among a job's requirements in order for the benefits of philosophical study to be appreciated by the employer, and those benefits need not even be explicitly appreciated in order to be effective in helping one…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) MIT welcomes Ian Ball, Sam Berstler, Wiebke Denecke, Mariya Grinberg, Christian Wolf, and Sulafa Zidani as new faculty to MIT SHASS. Centers, Labs, & Programs - MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes six new faculty Previous image Next image…...