Academia

The congress that meets every four years goes to Kobe: the CLMPST 2027 call is open

The world congress of logic, methodology and philosophy of science has met every four years since 1960. The eighteenth is at Kobe University in August 2027. The call for papers is open — and the single word added to the congress's name tells you how the field has changed in a quarter of a century.

The autumn philosophy calendar: three dates in November

A congress on Timothy Williamson in Shanghai, the Kyoto Prize ceremony, and World Philosophy Day on 19 November. The international philosophy calendar for the autumn is set.

Philosophy at 100: a special issue for Bernard Williams

Marking a century in print, the journal returns to an article it published a quarter of a century ago: Bernard Williams's 'Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline'.

A survey of working conditions in philosophy departments

Announced on Daily Nous, the survey aims to give academics comparable data, because reliable information about conditions in different countries and universities is hard to come by when applying for graduate study or a post.

Catherine Malabou receives an honorary doctorate from Leiden: 'The plasticity of the unconditional'

The French philosopher received an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 9 February 2026. Her public lecture the following day started from Derrida's idea of the 'unconditional university' and asked what has become of it.

Catherine Malabou

Appiah receives an honorary doctorate from Yale; his new book 'Captive Gods' is out

The New York University philosopher received the degree of Doctor of Humanities at Yale's 325th commencement. His new book, on religion and the birth of the social sciences, is published by Yale University Press.

Kwame Anthony Appiah

A philosophy journal has published a largely AI-written article

The text of the article in Philosophy & Public Affairs was written by Claude; the thesis came from Simon Goldstein of the University of Hong Kong, who edited the piece. The decision has opened a debate about what authorship means in the field.

Miranda Fricker gives the Uehiro Lectures at Oxford: 'Moral Pressures'

The philosopher who named epistemic injustice used the 2026 Uehiro Lectures to examine how moral demands shape people. She also gave this year's Dewey Lectures at Columbia.

Miranda Fricker

Timothy Williamson is at Yale this year; Fudan is holding a congress on his work

Oxford's emeritus Wykeham Professor of Logic is a visiting professor at Yale in 2026. A congress titled 'Williamson Encountering Chinese Philosophy' takes place in Shanghai in November.

Timothy Williamson