Ask anyone to name a philosopher and they’ll likely name a man. So, let’s turn the spotlight on three women: Mary Calkins, May Sinclair, and Hilda Oakeley. They each defended “idealism” – the idea ...

What percentage of philosophers are theists? How many of them believe in free will? More importantly: how many of them think zombies are actually possible? Finally, a study has provided an answer to ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. “What do you do for a crust?” is usually one of the more predictable questions you’ll be asked at a social gathering. It’s classic ...

For a decade, Duke's Project Vox has elevated the roles of women whose impact on philosophy has been hidden or buried Until recently, a philosophy doctoral student looking for a dissertation subject ...

Philosophy majors are being recruited by AI companies to help decide how machines should think and behave.

The Philosopher Queens highlights thinkers from Hypatia to Hannah Arendt who the authors say are missing in most accounts of the subject Two philosophy graduates are bringing out a book celebrating ...

Deep thinkers: Philosophers of physics can shed light on the precise scientific nature of string theory. (Courtesy: Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library) There are some questions in physics that no ...

One day in 1928, at a boarding house near the University of California at Berkeley, a strapping, reddish-haired sophomore named Willard Frank Libby met two graduate students. Their talk about chemical ...

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