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I never met Alan, sadly, but his work leading the charge in making philosophy of sex “a thing” in contemporary…
Professor O’Grady’s considerate tribute highlights many of David Berman’s admirable qualities. I did not know Berman well personally – I…
Permanecer junto a los griegos. Ética, dialéctica y política en la filosofía temprana de Hans-Georg Gadamer. San Martín: UNSAM Edita…
I’ve only just heard this news and am sorry to read it. I was taught as an undergrad and postgrad…
I taught in the philosophy department (“mental and moral sciences – philosophy”) at TCD in 1977-1979, and so had David…
Incidentally, oral examinations are very common in Denmark. Though I teach philosophy of science, I work in a Math Department,…
As a student of a terminal MA program, I would love to have this opportunity (in this counterfactual situation). It…
Duncan Pritchard, one of the UK’s leading young epistemologists who is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Stirling, has accepted a Chair in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, which will certainly help Edinburgh, already a strong department, be more competitive with the top English departments like Sheffield, Birkbeck, and King’s College, London.
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