The University at Buffalo Department of Philosophy is launching what will be the first PhD program in applied ontology. . It will be a fully online, asynchronous program, and it will enroll students starting this fall. A press release from the University contextualizes applied ontology in terms of its importance for the development and use of artificial intelligence: How artificial intelligence…

Later this week, at least two philosophers will risk arrest by taking part in the largest-ever open rescue in the history of animal activism. Ridglan Farms, located in Wisconsin, is, according to David Killoren, visiting professor of philosophy at Grand Valley State University, “one of the largest and most notorious suppliers of research dogs in the United States”. This coming Sunday, Dr.…