Analytic philosophy is degenerating, but naturalized philosophy offers a viable successor paradigm emphasizing empirical methods and interdisciplinary integration.
Viewpoint diversity as coverage is reasonable, but hiring to achieve specific personal opinions is flawed because teaching aims to educate, not indoctrinate, and labels oversimplify.
Anti-female science bias is 'debunked' by fresh study
A large replication found female-named applicants rated slightly more competent, hireable, and worthy of higher salary, contradicting a highly cited 2012 finding of male bias.
HKUST Division of Humanities seeks substantiation-track Philosophy faculty beginning 2 July 2026; all ranks invited, preference for Confucianism, ethics, bioethics, or related areas.
Lawsuit claims UC Berkeley discriminated against Israeli professor
UC Berkeley blocked Israeli professor Yael Nativ from teaching, and a seven-month internal investigation found discrimination against her because she was Israeli.