June 2011
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Fehr from Iowa State to Waterloo
Carla Fehr (philosophy of biology, feminist epistemology & science studies), currently Associate Professor of Philosophy and an affiliate faculty member of Women's Studies at Iowa State University, has accepted the Wolfe Chair in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Waterloo.
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“Two different pictures of how we are related to the world”: Davidson vs. Anscombe
Frederick Stoutland (St. Olaf) concludes his very illuminating introduction to this new volume of essays on Anscombe by contrasting the "two pictures" of Davidson and Anscombe. He writes (p. 19): In the Davidsonian picture, the fundamental relations human beings as such–as knowing the world and acting intentionally in it–have to the world are causal. We know…
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“The Demarcation Problem in Jurisprudence: A New Case for Skepticism”–the (Almost) Final Version
There may be some mostly cosmetic changes before publication, but otherwise this is the essentially final version, which will appear in Oxford Journal of Legal Studies next year. The core argument remains the same as in the earlier version from last year, though there have been some significant revisions to portions of the paper in light of useful comments…
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“The Demarcation Problem in Jurisprudence: A New Case for Skepticism”–the (Almost) Final Version
There may be some mostly cosmetic changes before publication, but otherwise this is the essentially final version, which will appear in Oxford Journal of Legal Studies next year. The core argument remains the same as in the earlier version from last year, though there have been some significant revisions to portions of the paper in light of useful comments…
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In Memoriam: Norman Redlich
Dean Emeritus Norman Redlich, of NYU Law School, died last week. Redlich, who served as dean from 1975-88, presided over a significant era of growth at NYU – one that included the hiring of both President John Sexton and Dean Ricky Revesz. An extensive obit covering his significant legal career can be found in the NYT. Redlich…
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On being an unwilling “poster boy” for “diversity” initiatives
I queried philosopher Lionel McPherson (Tufts)–whose earlier remarks prompted a lively and often revealing discussion–about some of his experiences being solicited to apply for jobs as part of putative "diversity" and "outreach" efforts by leading philosophy departments. He gave me permission to share this correspondence, from which he has removed the departmental names. Professor McPherson sent the…
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No surprises here
At least not by my lights, as I noted long ago–though I think this isn't solely a phenomenon on the right, as Haidt's work on the resilience of certain moral judgments shows.
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Essay on Nozick in *Slate*
Several readers sent this item, which overstates the importance of Nozick (certainly relative to Hayek, who is dismissed with some silly ad hominems), presumably because the author then wants to tear it down. Some bits of the essay are interesting enough.
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Kathryn Rand Named Dean at North Dakota
The University of North Dakota School of Law has announced that Kathryn Rand, a member of the UND law faculty, will be taking over as the permanent dean. She has been serving as interim dean for the past two years. Rand is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and has been a professor at…
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Fire Rick Rylance, the Clueless Head of the AHRC
Otherwise, everyone should resign!
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Chappell on the Latest Bit of Anti-Gay Bigotry Dressed Up in Philosophy
I only discovered this post recently, but it does a fine job on a rather sad piece of work by people who, except for their religious commitments, would know better. One of the authors of the article being critiqued is actually a PhD student in philosophy at Princeton, like Chappell! UPDATE: Here are some things that really…
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More “Change We Can Believe In” from George W. Obama
Jack Balkin (Yale) comments.
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Iain Pears on Grayling’s New College of the Humanities
A thoughtful and ultimately critical appraisal.
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The Five Favorite Philosophy Blogs Among Readers of This Blog
The poll is closed, and with more than 600 votes, the winners, in order, are: New APPS, Philosophy Smoker, Philosophers Anonymous, Certain Doubts, and Feminist Philosophers, though with strong showings of support for many of the others in the pool. I wouldn't assign much credence, needless to say, to the ordinal ordering, since all of…
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Changes on the Horizon for the Employment Data ABA Collects
Scroll down to page 20 of this ABA memorandum for the details. In sum: the ABA is going to start asking for details about the types of jobs graduates are taking: whether they require a JD or not, whether they are full-time or part-time, whether they are of limited duration, whether the university is funding the…
People should understand what precipitated my remarks here at Leiter Reports. Also, a few replies and comments on the conversation:…