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Nathan Meyvis on LLMs and graduate education in philosophyMarch 31, 2026
I could imagine LLMs having saved me a *ton* of time in graduate school–e.g., by having supplied reasonable answers to…
Stefan Sciaraffa on In Memoriam: Barry Allen (1957-2025)March 31, 2026
The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…
Ludovic on LLMs and graduate education in philosophyMarch 31, 2026
I can’t—seriously speaking—imagine anyone doing “philosophy of sexuality” work, as the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy calls it, having an easy…
Andrew Richmond on LLMs and graduate education in philosophyMarch 31, 2026
I guess I should have spent more time mastering Latex (and grammar). Maybe I should’ve added a couple years to…
Benj on LLMs and graduate education in philosophyMarch 31, 2026
I would code that as “\emph{1–2 years}” — the functor on the basis of ‘conceptual not visual’ characterization, the en-dash…
Mark on LLMs and graduate education in philosophyMarch 31, 2026
My specialization is AI, and I’m very, *very* skeptical. My graduate studies were in math, an area where I would…
Andrew Richmond on LLMs and graduate education in philosophyMarch 31, 2026
I sympathize with anyone who had to spend \textit{1-2 years} of their PhD struggling with Latex. There’s a learning curve,…