October 2009
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The “Regional” Law Schools With an Unusually Good Eye for Faculty Talent
MOVING TO FRONT FROM OCT. 20 IN LIGHT OF UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS (originally posted Oct. 16) Which of the more "regional" law schools (those whose graduates mostly practice in the region where the school is located) have a particularly good eye for faculty talent? As a measure of "faculty talent," we looked at faculty at the school…
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“Gender Bias Bingo”
A propos our recent discussions about the gender imbalance in academic philosophy, philosophers may want to take a moment to 'play' some Gender Bias Bingo (courtesy of some law professors).
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If you can’t referee a paper, suggest alternatives!
Stewart Cohen (Arizona), editor of Philosophical Studies, writes with a request of general applicability: The most important and the most difficult part of my job as editor of Philosophical Studies is finding highly qualified referees. I understand that people are sometimes too busy to take on the time-consuming task of refereeing a paper. In the…
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Congratulations…
…to my esteemed colleague M. Todd Henderson, recipient of this year's Paul Bator Award from the Federalist Society. A list of past winners is here.
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Melbourne Philosophy Says: Thanks!
Chris Cordner, Convenor of the Philosophy Program at the University of Melbourne, writes: Things are improving for the philosophy program at the University of Melbourne. We now have firm approval for two new positions, one in M and E and the other in Political, and provisional approval for a third position in Continental Philosophy. There…
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What kind of background needed for graduate work in philosophy of physics?
A recent college graduate writes: By the end of my undergraduate career, I realized that, to pursue my philosophical interests in much more depth, it would help to have a deeper background in contemporary physics. I took many excellent courses in the history of philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and philosophy of language from an incredible group…
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PhilPapers: An Excellent On-Line Resource
I've noted it in the past, but it's worth mentioning again for those who may not be familiar with PhilPapers.
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Swine flu on campus: an update
The latest statistics from the American College Health Association suggest that swine flu peaked a few weeks back in many campuses in the South and Southwest, while it is now on the rise in New England and much of the Midwest. School, of course, generally started earlier at campuses in the South and Southwest. Pediatric deaths from H1N1…
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“On the Human” Forum from the National Humanities Center
They are featuring a number of items that will be of interest to philosophers.
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The tail wags the dog, again
This time it's the General Accounting Office bearing the news: competition for higher rankings in U.S. News is identified as one of the two major factors driving the rapid increase in law school tuition over the past dozen years or so. Not surprising, since per capita expenditures is what drives the U.S. News results–not faculty quality,…
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In what exactly does “philosophical expertise” consist?
Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern) poses the question, and philosophers discuss.
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Someone Needs to Advise Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer to Stop Digging
Really. A public apology would suffice. UPDATE: The link is now fixed. ANOTHER: A thoughtful person even writes the apology for them.
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Carlin Romano Does It Again
Yes, that Carlin Romano, wide-eyed Rorty fan and philosophical ignoramus, has now taken his hatchet to one of Rorty's heroes, Heidegger: How many scholarly stakes in the heart will we need before Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), still regarded by some as Germany's greatest 20th-century philosopher, reaches his final resting place as a prolific, provincial Nazi hack?…
@ The Pacific: Good questions. My point isn’t that journals can’t adopt that stance, only that I won’t referee for…