September 2010
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New Philosophy Major Approved for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi–So How Does One Recruit Majors?
Philosopher Don Berkich (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) writes: In the midst of all the bad news for philosophy from Middlesex and Southern Mississippi, it may be heartening to announce that the Texas A&M System board approved the Philosophy Major at A&M-Corpus Christi Friday. I believe this makes us the only A&M system school outside College Station…
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3 Quarks Philosophy Blogging Prizes
Here. Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia) is clearly a very generous critic! In the comments, "Tomkow," one of the winners, suggests all philosophy will soon be blogged. I'm not sure if he was joking.
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Weimar America?
My former colleague Sandy Levinson (Texas) comments.
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Speaking of commenting policies…
…I have one too, and newer readers might want to take a look at it, though they may have already inferred its contours.
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Sorry for the No News Day
Once each year, the University of Chicago Law School hosts its alumni on the law teaching market for a day of mock job talks and interviews before the hiring convention, and I am one of the organizers of the event–which was today. So I've been busy. More posts coming this weekend, and of course next…
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The LLM, Under Attack
There's been a spate of commentary, recently, on the value of the LLM. The National Law Journal asks whether it's a cash cow or valuable credential. The Wall Street Journal blog asks whether the LLM is a big fat waste of time and money. And Elie Mystal is generally disgusted. In a more thorough look,…
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“Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science”
A new group blog, featuring a diverse cast of philosophers, including many who will be well-known to readers of this blog as incisive commenters on threads here, including Mark Lance, Eric Schliesser, Jon Cogburn, and John Protevi–hopefully, they won't stop commenting here! I also like their comments policy.
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Should Departments Be Required to Rent “Suites” at the APA Hotel for Interview Purposes?
Deborah Mayo (Virginia Tech) writes: Am I the only female who thinks it silly in 2010 to force departments to pay many hundreds of dollars (coming right out of our budget) to exclude a certain piece of furniture in the interview room? In the past, at least it sufficed to hide the b__ behind a…
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Switching from Quarters to Semesters: More or Less Work?
Philosopher Michael Cholbi (Cal State-Pomona) is soliciting opinions and taking a poll.
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Alternative Options and “Back-Up Plans” for Philosophy PhD Students Facing a Very Bad Job Market
In the earlier thread on the job market, a couple of commenters asked for a separate discussion of options that PhD students might consider as they confront a job market that may be unusually austere. I am opening comments here for questions and discussion. A couple of readers did e-mail to ask about law school and…
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In Memoriam: Margaret Osler (1942-2010)
A well-known scholar of the history and philosophy of science, Professor Osler spent most of her career at the University of Calgary. The Calgary memorial notice is here. (Thanks to Richard Zach for the pointer.) UPDATE: Another memorial here. (Thanks to Fred Ablondi for the pointer.)
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How Does Scholarly Impact Correlate with Reputation, Student Credentials, Bar Pass Rates, etc.?
Alfred Bropphy (North Carolina) compiles an interesting chart.
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“Conservativism and Counterrevolution”
This is an instructive essay by political theorist Corey Robin (Brooklyn College/CUNY Grad Center) that puts contemporary American conservativism and its pathologies and peculiarities in some intellectual-historical context: Download Raritan essay It appears in the summer 2010 issue of Raritan; my thanks to the editor and to Professor Robin for permission to upload a copy here.
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Another new philosophy blog…
…from the grad students at Colorado/Boulder.
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Law School Dean Searches
I've started my annual list of law school dean searches over at The Faculty Lounge. It's here.
I respond to this report here https://jasonstanleyantifascist.substack.com/p/on-the-philosophical-muddle-that