The number of students earning an undergraduate degree in philosophy in the United States declined for the third year in a row. According to new data from Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, US universities and colleges issued 5,763 bachelor’s degrees in philosophy in 2024, compared with 5,998 in 2023, 6380 in 2022, and 6,757 in 2021. Though the changes…

Faculty at Arizona State University are developing a new philosophy major program with a focus on artificial intelligence, consciousness, and ethics. ASU’s School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies already offers philosophy bachelors degrees with concentrations in Morality, Politics, and Law and Science, Nature, and Mind. The new AI-focused degree is currently undergoing…