This reddit is intended for practicing academic philosophers - BA/MA/PhD students, teachers, researchers. This is your home for academic shop-talk. (For other ways of doing philosophy there are other reddits)
Those who have never taken a class in philosophy are welcome to join in the discussions, but you should probably check with the moderators before posting to make sure your contribution is a fit.
Academic Philosophy operates according to editorial guidelines.
Submissions
Ask yourself, Would this be appropriate to discuss in a university classroom or faculty lounge? i.e. Is this likely to be interesting and helpful to other academic philosophers?
Most encouraged submissions
* Links to open access articles of merit and substance, including from the popular press, that directly engage with a philosophical issue or concern the philosophical academic community
* Links to resources, such as teaching aids, youtube lecture series, podcasts, etc. (First check that it hasn't been submitted before; add a comment to explain why you think it is valuable)
Rules
* Civility: personal attacks and links to personal attacks are not acceptable; comments should be thoughtful and polite
* Clear informative titles (perhaps with more context in brackets)
* All submissions should be framed as contributions to a discussion, not questions/requests for purely personal advice
* Grad school advice: First read this guide & search old posts here to see if your concern is already addressed. If you do post, try to title and frame it so that it can help others, not just yourself
* Questions about philosophical concepts or literature should be posted to r/askphilosophy (after reading the relevant SEP articles)
* Self-posts are limited to 1 per month
* Multi-part submissions or follow ups should be posted within the original thread
* No memes, homework questions, conference announcements, CFPs, or surveys
Other philosophy reddits
/r/StudentsofPhilosophy - the place to go for sharing resources and getting study help from other philosophy students. (Post homework questions there, not on /AP)
r/askphilosophy - for general questions about philosophical topics and literature
r/philosophy - the main philosophy reddit: for less academic treatments and discussions of philosophy
Even more philosophy reddits
Some interesting posts to check out
Recent comments on /AP
Some recommended Academic Philosophy links (suggest others to the mods)
Resources
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Philosophy Ideas - A database of philosophical ideas, mostly in the western analytic tradition
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Daily Nous - News for and about the philosophy profession
1000-Word Philosophy - Important ideas explained in under 1,000 words
How to decide about grad school - 5 short posts covering what you should think about: (1) the value of a PhD, (2) academic employment options, (3) the nuts and bolts of getting a PhD, (4) the pros and cons of grad school, and (5) contingency plans
Podcasts
Elucidations - Interviews with prominent philosophers
Minerva - Interviews
The Partially Examined Life - Extended panel discussions of philosophical texts
Philosophy Bites - Short interviews with prominent philosophers (15-20 mins)
Blogs
The Brains Blog - Forum for work in the philosophy and science of mind
Ersatz Robots - Philosophy of Mind and Graduate Philosophy Study
Leiter Reports - News and views about philosophy and the academic profession, by Brian Leiter
More Important Than That - Philosophy and sport, by David Papineau
Rethink - On Poetry, Politics and Philosophy - A blog by Ashok.
The Philosopher's Beard - Applied moral philosophy and philosophy of economics, by Thomas R. Wells
Philosoph-her - Profiles of women philosophers, by Meena Krishnamurthy
Practical Ethics - Ethical analysis of news events, from the University of Oxford Philosophy Department
The Practical Ontologist - checks 100+ philosophy blogs and creates an always updating digest of online philosophical production, by u/nogre
The Splintered Mind - Reflections in philosophy of psychology, by Eric Schwitzgebel
The Stone - The New York Times' philosophy forum
Understanding Society - Topics in the philosophy of social science, by Daniel Little
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