June 2008
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“Rising Stars” Redux
Another udpate has been made to the original post–a posting which I’ve also learned (upon my return to Austin) has called forth a torrent of personal abuse on some philosophy blogs from anonymous, and largely self-deluded, individuals. A few observations about the list of young philosophers who garnered the most job offers: 1. I posted…
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Moran from Berkeley to UC Irvine
Rachel Moran, a leading figure in education law and Critical Race Theory and a longtime member of the law faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, is joining the founding faculty of the new law school at the University of California at Irvine, according to a California newspaper (no on-line link available, I’m afraid). Berkeley…
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New Philosophers’ Carnival is…
…here. (Sorry for the delay in posting this one, I’ve been on the road.)
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Remembering George Carlin, Moral Philosopher
Here. (Thanks to Jerry Dworkin for the link.) UPDATE: And political philosopher. (Thanks to Jeffrey Roland for the pointer.)
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The DOJ Report on the Politicization of Hiring
Sam Buell (Wash U/St. Louis) calls my attention to the new DOJ Report on the now notorious role that ideological screening played in what used to be highly prestigious and merit-based positions for young attorneys in the DOJ; Professor Buell writes: It’s long and I’ve only skimmed it so far but it gives loads of…
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Charles Taylor Wins Kyoto Prize in “Arts & Philosophy”
The press release is here. This award is better known, I suspect, in the sciences than in the humanities, but it is both lucrative and well-regarded.
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Glanzberg Declines Cornell, To Remain at UC Davis
Michael Glanzberg (philosophical logic, philosophy of language) at the University of California at Davis has turned down a tenured offer from the Department of Philosophy at Cornell University. That´s a significant retention coup for the Davis department!
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Some of Richard Kearney’s “Best Friends” Are Famous Philosophers…
and movie stars! Of the many weird things on homepages, this is among the more peculiar and revealing. (Oddly, mixed in with photos of Professor Kearney with Borges and Ricoeur and Jean-Luc Marion is also a picture of him with Simon Critchley!) UPDATE: Stefano Predelli (Nottingham) has the right idea! ANOTHER: Two different readers pointed…
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Stanford Adopts Yale Grading (i.e., No-Grade) System
Story here. I visited at Yale in 98-99, and it was clear then that there were just two real grades: Honors and Pass. I did, however, give a Low Pass, and I also failed a student who plagiarized, but this clearly made the administration nervous. (Me: "I assume you will back me up in failing…
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Albert v. Carroll on the Philosophy of Time
Philosopher David Albert and Physicist Sean Carroll discuss issues in philosophy of physics (esp. with respect to time).
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Wagner to Split Between Texas and Case Western
My esteemed Texas colleague Wendy Wagner (environmental law), perhaps the nation´s leading authority on the use of science in environmental policy making, will, for personal reasons, begin teaching part-time at Case Western Reserve University, from which we recruited her in 2001. The Case Western press release is here.
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How Special Interests are Corrupting Public Health Research
This important book by my Texas colleagues Thomas McGarity and Wendy Wagner deserves a wide readership.
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Sunstein v. Volokh on Liability of Bloggers for Comments that Defame and/or Invade Privacy
Here. Professor Sunstein points out that real people are harmed by lies and invasions of privacy on blogs, and Professor Volokh points out that if he had to be responsible for the comments on his blog, he would have to shut down the comments function. Professor Sunstein is too kind to point out that this…
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In Memoriam: Mark Sacks (1953-2008)
Professor Sacks was, of course, well-known to scholars of Kant and German Idealism, and is known to even more philosophers for his role as the founding editor of the excellent European Journal of Philosophy. The Department of Philosophy at the University of Essex has posted a memorial notice here. I will add links to additional…
There is a lot to reflect on here but, having already commented enough, I won’t. Just one thing on climate…