July 2011
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Philosophers vs. Fundamentalists in Pakistan
The philosophers are on the right side. (Thanks to Matt Kramer for the pointer.)
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Three Cheers for On-Line Publication!
Richard Danner (Duke) and colleagues have undertaken to gauge the attitudes of law professors towards exclusively on-line or electronic publication; Professor Danner kindly offered the following useful summary of their findings (I responded to the survey–my publication decisions would have been unaffected by print publication): Increasingly, U.S. law journals post current articles in freely accessible…
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The REAL Pluralist Guide
Spiros steps in to meet the need.
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What is a “chilly climate” for women in an academic setting?
Here's an illuminating piece. (Thanks to Laurie Paul for the pointer.)
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Regarding the “Advisory Board” of the so-called “Pluralist [sic] Guide” section on “The Climate for Women”
Philosopher Anita Allen (Penn), who is listed on the Advisory Board, writes: As a general matter, I strongly support efforts to increase the subject matter, methodological and demographic diversity of academic philosophy. But since I was not involved in the design or execution of the Pluralist Guide, I cannot specifically endorse it. I received an email from…
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DOMA Repeal and the “Full Faith and Credit” Clause
A technical legal piece by Penn law professor Tobias Wolff, but quite readable and informative for U.S. readers who have been following this issue.
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A long life and peaceful death is often the reward…
…for a wicked life. (Note: I posted this last week, with the wrong link, but was travelling so couldn't fix it until now.)
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Nashville Bar Grafitti (Updated from July 20)
On the men's room door: (Thanks to Robert Talisse [Vanderbilt] for the photo.) UPDATE: Graffiti war in Nashville (thanks to Dan Rosenberg for the new photo):
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The Repeal of DOMA and “Full Faith and Credit”
Tobias Barrington Wolff (Penn) has an instructive discussion.
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Some Advice to Those Involved with the Fake “Pluralist” Guide, but Not Involved with the “Climate for Women” Fiasco
The basic fact is this effort has nothing to do with "pluralism" so just drop it–call it the "Anti-PGR" or "A Guide to Other Parts of Philosophy" or, even better, just call it what it really is, namely, the SPEP/SAAP Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy. (And a note to others: just because the SPEP/SAAP folks want…
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Sandel on Colbert
Here. (Thanks to George Wrisley for the pointer.)
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In Memoriam: Horacio Arlo-Costa (1956-2011)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM JULY 15, SEE UPDATE. Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie-Mellon University, he was well-known for his work in formal epistemology, philosophical logic, and decision theory. There is a brief notice at the Choice & Inference blog, which invites remembrances from friends and colleagues. I will post links to memorial notices as they…
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Columbia’s Jane Ginsburg Elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
The Academy's announcement is here. As we have noted before, it is quite rare for U.S. legal scholars to be so honored.
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“Fundamentalism is the mortal enemy of all civilized humanity”
This brings to mind this.
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The Scandal of the Fake “Pluralist” Guide to the “Climate for Women” in Philosophy Departments Keeps Getting Worse
A graduate student in philosophy at one of the programs "Strongly Recommended" by the SPEP/SAAP Guide to philosophy programs writes: As a member of one of the "SPEP departments" which is valorized for its "women-friendly climate", I feel compelled to relate a little detail of how considerations such as this work out locally. Our department…
I’m not sure whether an interactive, online logic textbook counts as an open-access philosophy book, but for those who might…