June 2010
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National Pork Board Takes Stand Against Unicorn Meat
On principle, of course. (Thanks to Varol Akman for the pointer.) UPDATE: John Gardner (Oxford) writes: "I was consulted this afternoon by the Unicorn Anti-Defamation League and on their instructions have written to the National Pork Board requiring them to cease and desist from libellously denying the existence of my clients." Professor Gardner welcomes other clients…
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Interesting scientific findings about the sentience of the fetus
This will, I suspect, drive the anti-abortion crazies…well…crazy. At least for those who have a theological rationale for their views about abortion, however, I suspect this finding won't make any difference at all.
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Philosophy Dept. at Kean University in New Jersey Abolished
More details here.
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Updated List of Law School Visitors
Laura Appleman has updated Tim Zinnecker's compendium of next year's law school visitors at the Faculty Lounge here.
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Nelson is New Suffolk Dean; Steinbock Named Interim Dean at Toledo
Today is a (relatively) busy day on the law school dean front. As Kim Krawiec reported over at The Faculty Lounge, Hofstra Professor Camille Nelson was named the new dean at Suffolk Law. She is the second Critical Race Theorist to be named dean in the last month (the other being Rachel Moran at UCLA).…
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American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Sins of Omission Revisited
With the recent elections to the AAAS, the good news is the Academy has, over the last few years, corrected many of the odd omissions noted here in the past. And yet, still, in surveying the current roster of members, one can not help be struck by the odd omissions, given who is elected. These would include (off…
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Affordable Boutique Hotels in NYC
Others who travel to New York may find this information useful.
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In Memoriam: John Haugeland (1945-2010)
I am sorry to report that Professor Haugeland, who just retired this Spring from the University of Chicago and whose distinguished career was marked by a conference this past May, has passed away. He was, of course, well-known for his many important contributions to philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence, as well as to the interpretation…
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The Royal Society’s 2010 List of Best Science Books of the Year
Here. Several will no doubt be of interest to philosophers. Odd how a certain book scandalously recommended by a certain philosopher didn't make the list. Go figure.
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Fun with Google Scholar and Philosophers
Canadian philosophers, in particular. Google Scholar has serious limitations (especially with respect to specialties, which vary dramatically in how well they are represented in cyberspace), as we've discussed before, but with those caveats in mind…
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“Foundations of Religious Liberty: Toleration or Respect?”
For those interested, this is the final version, which will appear in a symposium issue of the San Diego Law Review on "Freedom of Conscience." Other contributors to this issue will include Michael Perry, Kent Greenawalt, Michael White, Andrew Koppelman, and Nomi Stolzenberg, among others. Larry Alexander and Steven Smith organized a very productive conference on…
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“Foundations of Religious Liberty: Toleration or Respect?” on SSRN
For those interested, this is the final version, which will appear in a symposium issue of the San Diego Law Review on "Freedom of Conscience." Other contributors to this issue will include Michael Perry, Kent Greenawalt, Michael White, Andrew Koppelman, and Nomi Stolzenberg, among others. Larry Alexander and Steven Smith organized a very productive conference on…
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Attention Hiring Chairs: Speak Now…
…or hold your peace, if not forever, then awhile.
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“Support for Summer Writers”
This is a curious idea for a series of articles, but probably has some advice that will be of value to some readers.
I’d like to pose a question. Let’s be pessimistic for the moment, and assume AI *does* destroy the university, at…