March 2006
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Two Senior Hires for Ohio State: Caplan and Schroeder from Manitoba
Ben Caplan (metaphysics, philosophy of language) and Timothy Schroeder (philosophy of mind and psychology, moral psychology), both tenured associate professors at the University of Manitoba, have accepted tenured associate professor offers from Ohio State University.
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Balkin on our Lawless Executive
I don’t usually do links like this, but Jack Balkin’s analysis of the latest evidence of brazen contempt for the rule of law by the executive ought to be read by all law professors.
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Williams and Ryle (Hellie)
Has the Archbishop of Canterbury been reading The Concept of Mind? You be the judge.
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Could Lieberman have just lost his seat? (Hellie)
I wonder how the Connecticut voters will respond to this totally postal outburst.
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New Paper: “Why Evolutionary Biology is (so far) Irrelevant to Law” (Leiter)
Michael Weisberg (Philosophy, Penn) and I have made available on SSRN here what we hope is the penultimate draft of this paper, which is being submitted currently to the law reviews. Here is the abstract: Evolutionary biology—or, more precisely, two (purported) applications of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, namely, evolutionary psychology and what…
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“Why Evolutionary Biology is (so far) Irrelevant to Law”
Michael Weisberg (Philosophy, Penn) and I have made available on SSRN here what we hope is the penultimate draft of this paper, which is being submitted currently to the usual suspects for the top law reviews. (Editors, if you’re interested, contact me.) Here is the abstract: Evolutionary biology—or, more precisely, two (purported) applications of Darwin’s…
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Legal Philosopher Coleman to Take Up Part-Time Visiting Position at Rutgers
The distinguished legal and political philosopher Jules Coleman at Yale Law School has accepted an on-going appointment (roughly quarter-time) as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, starting next Spring. This will give Rutgers one of the largest and strongest philosophy of law groups in a Philosophy Department in the U.S.;…
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“Black Shamrock” (Leiter)
A timely reminder that in the civilized parts of the world people still understand the Golden Rule: The Black Shamrock symbolises our mourning for all those who died as a result of Irish collaboration in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, for which the airports at Shannon, Aldergrove and Baldonnel have become pit-stops. It also symbolises…
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Historian Juan Cole on Iran and American Belligerence (Leiter)
I recommend this informative essay.
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How is the left blogosphere influencing the political landscape? (Hellie)
For one thing, it helps to incubate and propagate big explanatory schemata ignored by political insiders and corporate voices, as discussed here.
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6000 90-year-old recordings online, free (Hellie)
Thanks to the good people at UCSB. I may have to buy an MP3 player! FOR a couple of months now my iPod has been stuck on Stella Mayhew’s "I’m Looking for Something to Eat." It’s a lurching little waltz-time pop tune, drawled over brass-band accompaniment. The lyric is hilarious, the lament of a gal…
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A Connecticut dilemma (Hellie)
A few weeks back, I chronicled a number of the sins and peccadilloes of Bush’s Favorite "Democrat", Senator Lieberman (D-CT), pointing out that this Democrat In Name Only deserves to lose his seat, and that right thinking people should support the strong primary challenge being mounted by Ned Lamont (those moved to direct a few…
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Parisi from George Mason to Minnesota
Francesco Parisi (comparative law, international law, European Union law, law and economics), who is currently Director of the distinguished Law and Economics Program at George Mason University, and who is a hugely prolific and widely cited author in a variety of fields, has accepted a senior offer from the law school at the University of…
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Use Theory of Meaning Thread Continues (J. Stanley)
here, with some helpful input by Paul Horwich. Since I’m very busy during these few weeks, I will only publish comments I find most interesting (since I generally feel the need to reply to everything).
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…and Not “March Mindless”? (Edmundson)
Etymology buffs, Cameron Crazies, and the just-plain-bored might enjoy "Why Is It Called ‘March Madness’?" over at Slate (March 18).
Don’t click the transcript – it’s a mis-transcription that makes Harvey sound unhinged. The bit of it that’s visible without…