May 2004
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The “catastrophe” of pragmatism
From Tim Crane’s review of Jerry Fodor’s Hume Variations (OUP) in the Times Literary Supplement, May 7, 2004, p. 4: “With characteristic hyperbolic gloom, Fodor calls pragmatism ‘the defining catastrophe of analytic philosophy of language and philosophy of mind in the last half of the twentieth century.’ Its attempts to do without (something like) the…
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Philosopher Roth to be New Chair at UC Santa Cruz
Paul Roth (philosophy of social science, philosophy and sociology of science) at the University of Missouri at St. Louis has accepted appointment as Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
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George Mason’s Lederman Offered Tax Chair at Indiana
Tax scholar Leandra Lederman at George Mason University has been offered the chair in tax law at Indiana University, Bloomington, where she will visit next academic year before deciding on whether to make the move.
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Copyright Scholar Netanel from Texas to UCLA
Neil Netanel (intellectual property, copyright) at the University of Texas, Austin has accepted the offer from UCLA, where he has been visiting this past year. Neil, who grew up in L.A. and has friends and family there, will be missed here in Austin!
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Wicked Political Humor
Photos here.
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An “Interview” (sort of) with Dr. James Dobson…
…right-wing religious zealot and crusader for morality: here. A sample: FAFBLOG: So! How’s the Family? JAMES DOBSON: The Family is in deadly danger, Fafnir. FB: Danger? Oh no! I like families! JD: Yes, danger from the homosexual agenda which has been trying for decades to destroy it. FB: I never knew homosexuals had an agenda!…
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You Can Say That Again…
“The global security agenda promoted by the US Administration is bankrupt of vision and bereft of principle. Violating rights at home, turning a blind eye to abuses abroad and using pre-emptive military force where and when it chooses has damaged justice and freedom, and made the world a more dangerous place.” —Amnesty International Secretary General…
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The Next Time Some Right-Wing Oaf Says, “What’s the Evidence of Abuses under the Patriot Act or in the name of the ‘War on Terror’”
…direct them to these two examples: the now notorious and disgraceful treatment of Oregon lawyer Brandon Mayfield (details and links here) and now the harassment of art professor Steve Kurtz (details here). Wake up, folks!
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Tenure-Track Hiring at Graduate Programs for 2003-04
UPDATED AGAIN: MAY 28 ===== This listing is by the program that trained the students; additions and corrections welcome. TENURE-TRACK HIRES AT Ph.D.-GRANTING AND TERMINAL M.A. PROGRAMS 2003-04 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Josh Parsons was hired by the University of California, Davis. AOS: Metaphysics, Ethics. He was previously a postdoctoral and then research fellow at the…
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How Does an American Get a Job Teaching in a Canadian Law School?
UPDATED AND MOVED TO THE FRONT 5/26: I realize I don’t have many Canadian law faculty readers, but I’m moving this to the front in the hopes that we get some more responses. Thanks. ====================== An assistant professor at a U.S. law school (and with a U.S. law degree) writes with the following questions: “(1)…
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New Philosophy Appointments at South Florida
Roger Ariew, a distinguished historian of early modern philosophy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, has been appointed Professor and Chair of the Department at the University of South Florida. In addition, Hugh LaFollette (applied ethics) has been appointed to the Cole Chair in Ethics at the St. Petersburg campus (formerly held by Peter…
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Congratulations UT Law Class of 2004!
It’s been a pleasure and privilege to have had the opportunity to work with many of you during your time in the Law School. I’m sure I speak for all my colleagues in wishing you much professional success and personal happiness in the years ahead.
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Continued Light Posting Through May 25…
…as I’m busy preparing my keynote address for the inaugural dinner of the new Rutgers Institute for Law and Philosophy on Monday, May 24. My topic: “The End of Empire: Dworkin and Jurisprudence in the 21st Century.” I hope to upload a draft of the talk in the next week or so.
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Legal scholar George from Northwestern to Vanderbilt
Tracey George (law and social science) at Northwestern University has accepted an offer from Vanderbilt University, where her husband Chris Guthrie (behavioral law & economics) teaches. Guthrie had also had an offer from Northwestern, but the couple opted for Nashville. This is the second time in the last year that Vanderbilt has gone head-to-head with…
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Sometimes U.S. Senators Speak the Truth
Senator Hollings (Democrat, South Carolina) may have a rather implausible (!) theory about the objectives of the Bush Administration in invading Iraq–Noam Chomsky is a lot closer to the mark on that one (“Establishing the first secure military base in a dependant client state at the heart of the energy producing region of the world”)–but…
And the second paragraph?