Last December, I highlighted what recent public surveys submitted to the APA Journal Surveys project indicate about the editorial experience at journals that specialize in ancient philosophy and the history of philosophy. I excluded generalist journals that also publish some articles in ancient philosophy, both because there are a large number of these and because the survey aggregates may diverge from the experience of those submitting ancient philosophy papers (there’s no way to filter experiences based on topic). I’m now writing to update those results. Again, we should start with some caveats: 1) many ancient philosophy journals from my journals listing are not included because they have no submitted surveys 2)…
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Online texts and resources for ancient philosophy scholars
Many of us don’t own or have access to print copies of the full range of classical texts, so I thought it would be worth highlighting some online resources for the ancient philosophy scholar. Most readers are probably already aware of the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae collection of Greek texts and the Perseus collection of Greek and Roman materials. You should also take note of Répertoire des sources philosophiques antiques, a source I recently discovered. This site has bibliographic information and links for critical editions, commentaries, and translations into modern languages, covering over 700 ancient authors and 1200 ancient texts. Readers should also note that the Loeb Classical Library, including the…
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Sarah Broadie awarded an OBE
Sarah Broadie, professor at St. Andrews, author of seven books and dozens of articles on ancient philosophy, has been awarded an OBE. She is well known for her books on Aristotle’s Physics (Nature, Change, and Agency in Aristotle’s Physics: a philosophical study) and Nicomachean Ethics (Ethics with Aristotle). Of the award, she said: “It’s a great pleasure to me that our subject of classical philosophy should receive this recognition.”
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Australasian Journal of Philosophy Now Encouraging History of Philosophy Submissions
Readers should note that the Australasian Journal of Philosophy is actively looking for more submissions in the history of philosophy. They have recently appointed an additional Associate Editor, Frisbee Sheffield (Cambridge), to cover ancient Greek and ancient Roman philosophy. The AJP has a very good turnaround time (averaging under 3 months) and an excellent reputation, with an overall experience rating (from those submitting surveys) of over 4.5 (out of 5) in the APA Journal Surveys, one of the highest ratings of any journal. This is definitely a venue authors should consider. Submission instructions can be found here. On his medieval philosophy blog, Bob Pasnau posted the following statement from the…
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LA Review of Books Interviews Rachana Kamtekar on Plato’s Moral Psychology
Readers will be interested to see the interview with Rachana Kamtekar that Andy Fitch conducts for the LA Review of Books: Appetite and Anger Harmonized with Knowledge: Talking to Rachana Kamtekar. They discuss her recent book, Plato’s Moral Psychology: Intellectualism, the Divided Soul, and the Desire for Good. There was an earlier Ethics review forum on the book here.
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PhiLife Site Launches!
The Mellon Philosophy as a Way of Life Network website is now live: philife.nd.edu Our official website for the project features a pump-up video, bios of involved faculty and staff, teaching resources, and lots of information about our project ambitions. Check it out here! We are also looking for help in making the digital side of this project even better. If you have any materials for our Resource page (syllabi, assignments, grading materials, videos, anything!), please pass them on. We are looking for any non-copyright materials that you find useful in teaching or researching philosophy as a way of life. We are also looking for blog posts about Philosophy as…
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Richard Marshall Interviews Christopher Shields
Readers may be interested in Richard Marshall’s interview of Christopher Shields: “Aristotle, Metaphysics, and the Delicacy of Anachronism“
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Deadline Day for Drafts Exchange and Mellon Philosophy as a Way of Life Project Applications
Today is the deadline for letters of intent for the Mellon Philosophy as a Way of Life Project, a new initiative to help scholars effectively teach philosophy as a way of life! If you teach philosophy at a post-secondary institution and are interested at all, please check out philife.nd.edu and consider submitting a letter of intent. Today is also the deadline for the second round of ancient philosophy paper draft exchanges, so take your chance and sign up now.
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PEA Soup Review Forum on Plato’s Moral Psychology by Rachana Kamtekar
PEA Soup is doing an Ethics review forum on Rachana Kamtekar’s Plato’s Moral Psychology (OUP 2018), reviewed by Nicholas Smith. You can join in discussion on the forum starting on the morning of Friday, January 11.
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New Round of Ancient Philosophy Paper Drafts Exchange: UPDATE Deadline Extended to January 15
Are you a scholar of ancient philosophy looking for feedback on your paper draft? Then you’ve come to the right post. I am organizing another ancient philosophy paper drafts exchange. You have until January 15 to indicate your interest. I will arrange the exchange the following week and you will then have until March 1 to share your comments on the drafts you receive. There are two options to indicate your interest: Email me with the title and topic of your draft and how many other drafts (1-3) you would be willing to provide comments on. Fill out the following form, which asks for some basic information about you and…
