The Nationwide Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) just lately introduced the tasks they are going to be funding, and the winners embody a number of philosophy school.
They and their tasks are:
Amy Berg (Oberlin School and Conservatory)
Dwelling a Nicely-Rounded Life
Analysis and writing one chapter of a philosophical e-book on the ethics of a well-rounded life
($6,000 / Summer time Stipend)
Mavis Biss (Loyola College Maryland)
What Is Ethical Striving?
Analysis and writing of two chapters of a philosophical e-book on the Kantian ethics of ethical self-perfection.
($6,000 / Summer time Stipend)
Ray Briggs (Stanford College)
Sensible Ladies: A Philosophy Discuss Sequence on Feminine Philosophers By means of the Ages
Manufacturing of 16 episodes of the radio and podcast sequence “Philosophy Discuss,” about ladies in philosophy from antiquity to the 20th century.
($245,420 / Media Tasks Manufacturing)
Daniel Collette (Marquette College)
The Philosophical Writings of Blaise and Jacqueline Pascal
Analysis and writing of an introduction and annotations for a translation of the writings of philosophers and siblings Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) and Jacqueline Pascal (1625–1661).
($6000 / Summer time Stipend)
Kendy Hess, Karen Teitel (School of the Holy Cross)
The Interdisciplinary Minor in Ethics, Society, and the Establishment of Enterprise
A two-year venture to create a minor in ethics, society, and the establishment of enterprise
($140,230 / Humanities Connections Implementation)
R. Jordan Lavender (Purdue College)
Figuring out an Unknown Work by the Theologian and Thinker John Wyclif
Analysis and writing an article that may set up the authorship by John Wyclif (c. 1330–1384) for a beforehand unknown and unsigned early work.
($6,000 / Summer time Stipend)
Dale Snow (Loyola College Maryland)
Translation of F.W.J. Schelling’s System of Philosophy in Basic and of the Philosophy of Nature in Specific
Analysis and writing of a pattern translation of System of Philosophy in Basic (1804) by German thinker F.W.J. Schelling (1774–1854).
($6,000 / Summer time Stipend)
Laura Specker Sullivan (Fordham College)
Climates of Mistrust
Analysis and writing two chapters of a philosophical e-book on social theories of belief.
($6,000 / Summer time Stipends)
Julie Tannenbaum (Pomona School)
Rethinking Consent and Accountability for Undesirable Intercourse
Analysis and writing one chapter of a e-book in sensible ethics on the ethical accountability of sexual interactions.
($6,000 / Summer time Stipends)
Harald Thorsrud, Lara Denis, Carlee Bishop, James Wiseman (Agnes Scott School)
Exploring the Ethics of the Digital Transformation
A one-year venture to plan a brand new minor in humanities and knowledge, incorporating content material from philosophy and knowledge science.
($34,971 / Humanities Connections Planning)
The NEH awarded a complete of $35.63 million in grants to 258 tasks. Philosophy’s share of that was $462,621 in grants to 10 tasks, or about 1.3% of the entire funds for about 3.88% of the funded tasks.
Different funded tasks of potential curiosity to the philosophy-oriented people right here embody:
Hannah Arendt: Considering Is Harmful
A documentary concerning the political thinker Hannah Arendt (1906–75).
Jeffrey Bieber (Middle for Impartial Documentary, Inc.)
($699,598 / Media Tasks Manufacturing)
W.E.B. DuBois
Manufacturing of a 90-minute movie exploring the life and legacy of African American mental W.E.B. DuBois (1868–1963).
Rita Coburn (Middle for Impartial Documentary, Inc.)
($700,000 / Media Tasks Manufacturing)
Perseus on the Net: Getting ready for the Subsequent Thirty Years
A venture to broaden knowledge associated to Greek and Latin sources that’s a part of the Perseus Digital Library, the biggest on-line open-access reference assortment of Greco-Roman tradition and language.
Gregory Crane (Tufts College)
($348,881 / Humanities Collections and Reference Assets)
You may see the complete record of winners here.
