The Philosophers' Cocoon
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recent posts
- Classic papers every analytic philosopher should read? (and have they changed?)
- When does a paper (revised from the ground up) count as a “new paper”?
- Conference suggestions for someone moving to the US?
- Conference suggestions for someone moving to Europe?
- Philosophy of math organizations, societies, mailing lists, and conferences?
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Category: Teaching
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In most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I know hiring committees do not look favorably upon publications in low quality journals, but is the same true for teaching/adjuncting experience at low ranking colleges? I currently have no teaching experience and my department lost my TA teaching evaluations. My postdoc in…
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This past September, we launched The Philosophy Teaching Library, a new teaching resource for instructors in philosophy, and one that has been covered by the Daily Nous and the American Philosophical Association. For those who don’t know, the Library is a collection of introductory primary texts, excerpted texts that include commentary, illustrative examples, and detailed…
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm sure that this has been mentioned a million times, but I love teaching from cases in my ethics classes. The National Ethics Bowl through APPE is a pretty great resource. But I'd really love to hear if people have other resources or…
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: After not teaching for a while, I am teaching three courses this semester. In each of the courses I have had at least one student email mid semester to inform me that they will miss an exam due to travel. In three of…