Academia

The 2026 Holberg Prize goes to the historian Lyndal Roper

Regius Professor of History at Oxford, Roper was honoured for her work on witch hunts, the German Peasants' War and Luther.

New York Times: 'The revenge of the philosophy major'

The paper's July piece examined how philosophy, long dismissed as the subject that leads nowhere, has regained standing in the job market.

First open-access journal for mathematical philosophy founded

The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy, published by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at LMU, has begun accepting submissions on a 'diamond' open-access model that charges neither authors nor readers.

Anthony Kenny (1931-2026): the philosopher who rewrote the history of Western philosophy

Sir Anthony Kenny, the English philosopher known for his work on medieval philosophy, Aquinas and Wittgenstein, died on 3 August at the age of 95. A former Master of Balliol College, he was best known for his four-volume history of philosophy.

Anthony Kenny

AI companies are hiring philosophers

Demand for people with a philosophy training is rising on ethics, reasoning and safety teams. Luciano Floridi describes the move from departments to technology companies as a 'haemorrhage'.

Luciano Floridi

Philosophy departments are closing in Britain: Dundee and Hertfordshire

The University of Dundee proposes to withdraw philosophy as a standalone undergraduate degree from 2027; Hertfordshire is closing its programme outright. Students and academics have launched a petition.

The philosophers we lost in 2026

Charles E. Scott, William L. McBride and Sergio Landucci died this year. Each had taught generations within his own tradition.