March 2006
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Philosopher of Religion Draper from FIU to Purdue
Paul Draper (philosophy of religion, philosophy of science) at Florida International University has accepted a senior appointment in the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University, where he will, in effect, be replacing the distinguished philosopher of religion William Rowe, who retired from Purdue last year.
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“Secular Front” Blog
This blog is definitely worth visiting: it is well-written, often funny, and acute.
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Political Philosopher Pogge Switching from Columbia Philosophy to Poli Sci Department
The distinguished political philosopher Thomas Pogge, who has spent the past couple of years at the Center for Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics at the Australian National University, will be leaving the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University for the Department of Political Science there, as of this fall. (He will be back at CAPPE…
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Criteria for Article Selection Applied by Student Editors at Law Reviews
Blog Emperor Caron has the interesting details.
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V for Victory (Edmundson)
Pres. Bush’s PR blitz to shore up support for the occupation of Iraq has drawn ever greater attention to the question, How long is the US staying?–especially with total-cost estimates running into the trillions [Update, March 30: On the high side? Who can say?]. The scripted answer, until "Victory," simply evades the question. Victory can…
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Friday Poem: “The Chosen”
The Chosen I am on line at the choosingRehearsing what I will sayClutching my flimsy resumeDesperate to be accepted I approach the admission tableA rank of judges behind itI wither under their solemn stareWhat am I doing here I offer my folder to one Who passes it right then leftSome snicker others look boredI feel…
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Zimmerman from Tulane to Colorado
Michael Zimmerman (Continental philosophy, environmental philosophy) at Tulane University has accepted a senior offer from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he will hold an appointment in the Department of Philosophy and Direct the University’s Center for Humanities and Arts. He is the second senior figure to leave the Tulane Department for Boulder this…
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Sosa from Brown to Rutgers
Ernest Sosa, a leading figure in epistemology and metaphysics and a mainstay of the Brown Department for some forty years, will move full-time to the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, effective January 2007. (Sosa had been teaching part-time at Rutgers for a number of years now.) That’s certainly a significant loss…
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Scholar of Ancient Phil Szaif from Bonn to UC Davis
Jan Szaif (ancient), currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UC Davis and previously a Privatdozent at the University of Bonn, has accepted appointment as a tenured associate professor of philosophy at the University of California at Davis.
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Self-Censorship by Science Educators in Fear of the Arkansas Taliban (Leiter)
Story here; an excerpt: “Bob” is a geologist and a teacher at a science education institution that serves several Arkansas public school districts….I invited Bob to tell me about what was going on. He responded with an e-mail. Teachers at his facility are forbidden to use the “e-word” (evolution) with the kids. They are permitted…
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Katrina Aftermath? Faculty Leaving Tulane
Dave Hoffman (Temple) has details here. Already, the leading figure in the Tulane Philosophy Department has left because of the Katrina disaster. Faculty recruitment and retention, together with student recruitment and retention, will surely be crucial issues for Tulane over the next year or two. Assuming there are no more flooding fiascos, I would expect…
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Happy Talk (Edmundson)
The White House spins Iraq as if to pern in a gyre, but the utter devastation of that country is impossible to disguise. According to Zaid Salah, writing for Open Democracy, Iraq’s oil industry is crumbling, unemployment approaches 50%, electrical power is available only intermittently (3-5 hours a day, average, in Baghdad), queuing for gasoline…
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Gift Horse (Edmundson)
Barbara Bush drew criticism for her condescending hospitality to Hurricane Katrina refugees, with whom she deigned to mix at Houston’s Astrodome. The Accidental Blogger continues the story: Perhaps to make amends for the embarrassing gaffe, Barbara Bush recently donated a sum of money (the amount is undisclosed) to Houston area schools which have taken in…
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Some Historical Perspective (Leiter)
Here; an excerpt worth keeping in mind as the new drumbeat for war, this time against Iran, picks up its pace: If we don’t know history, then we are ready meat for carnivorous politicians and the intellectuals and journalists who supply the carving knives. But if we know some history, if we know how many…
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Filler’s List of Lateral Faculty Moves…
…has been updated again. Some of the moves you will have read about here, others are new.
Don’t click the transcript – it’s a mis-transcription that makes Harvey sound unhinged. The bit of it that’s visible without…