January 2011
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Pissy academic squabbles
Literally.
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The Big Dose of Philosophy in Last Weekend’s New York Times–and the Continuing Misrepresentation of the Subject and Its History
Many readers pointed out that the New York Times gave an unusually large amount of coverage to philosophical work last weekend. There was James Ryerson's piece on philosophical novels, and then two reviews of two philosophy-related books, only one actually written by philosophers. It also included this introductory comment from the editors: These days, the…
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Richmond Dean Finalists
Al Brophy (UNC) reports the interesting slate of candidates.
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The distinguished economist Janos Kornai on the authoritarian turn in Hungary
It's against this backdrop that the persecution of certain philosophers and other academics is taking place. (Thanks to Barry Loewer for the pointer to the Kornai essay.) UPDATE: More useful background and context here.
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“The Law of Religious Liberty in a Tolerant Society”
This (relatively early) draft essay is available on SSRN for readers who might be interested; the abstract: This is a draft of the final chapter of my forthcoming book WHY TOLERATE RELIGION? Earlier versions of material in the first part of the book appear on SSRN as "Why Tolerate Religion?" (Constitutional Commentary, 2008) and "Foundations…
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“The Law of Religious Liberty in a Tolerant Society”
This (relatively early) draft essay is available on SSRN for readers who might be interested; the abstract: This is a draft of the final chapter of my forthcoming book WHY TOLERATE RELIGION? Earlier versions of material in the first part of the book appear on SSRN as "Why Tolerate Religion?" (Constitutional Commentary, 2008) and "Foundations…
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“The last liberal President was Richard Nixon”…
…and other unpleasant truths about the demise of liberalism in the U.S., and the rise of the crypto-fascist right, from Chris Hedges. (Thanks to Les Green for the pointer.) ADDENDUM: Link now fixed! These comments by Robert Paul Wolff concern a related issue.
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The criminal (!) libel trial of Joseph Weiler in France
An update from Professor Weiler. Some background on this bizarre case here.
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U of Tulsa Law “on the move”
They certainly got a nice write-up in a local paper, and Dean Levit has done well by them on the faculty hiring front.
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A perhaps useful resource for students currently applying to graduate programs
Mathew Snow sends along a link to this discussion site for students applying to PhD programs, which he moderates in an effort to insure both accuracy and civil and constructive discussion. Prospective students may find it useful, though they will need to register with livejournal to participate.
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Reminder: the current Republican Party in the U.S. is either…
…criminal or insane, or both. And guess who Representative Ryan's favorite hack philosopher is?
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Philosophy Under Attack in Hungary
Details about disgraceful recent events here and here. Please sign the petition in support of the Hungarian philosophers here. (After your name and e-mail, the first line asks for your "occupation" the second for your place of work.) A letter from scholars associated with the New School for Social Research (where Agnes Heller, a primary…
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LawProfs Reflect on Professor Chua’s “Chinese” Parenting
A sampling: Rob Howse (NYU) Christine Hurt (Illinois) Michael Livingston (Rutgers-Camden)
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A March memorial conference at Oxford in honor of Philippa Foot
More details here.
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A new journal
The Journal of Universal Rejection–and they don't require exclusive submission! (Thanks to Ryan Perkins for the pointer.)
I’d like to pose a question. Let’s be pessimistic for the moment, and assume AI *does* destroy the university, at…