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I am shell shocked. Dale was an exemplary and creative moral philosophy, rigorously engaged with the most foundational issues across…
This is sharply at variance with my understanding of the situation. The general consensus for some while has been that…
This is shocking and tragic news. I’ve known Dale since we tried to hire him at Bowling Green State way…
On the plus side, advances are being made in missile defence – including in laser technology (‘star wars’) – which…
Bill and I had adjacent offices for my 15 years at Purdue. My fondest memory has little to do with…
Yes, Ellsberg’s experience was in the 50s and 60s. I don’t know enough about these issues to have anything meaningful…
I haven’t read The Doomsday Machine, but wasn’t Ellsberg’s experience in the 50s and 60s? When Eisenhower was writing pre-delegation…
Cambridge has, happily, released a paperback version of this collection of essays I edited back in 2001. Since I periodically get inquiries about the book, I thought I’d post the information about the new paperback edition here.
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