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I never met Alan, sadly, but his work leading the charge in making philosophy of sex “a thing” in contemporary…
Professor O’Grady’s considerate tribute highlights many of David Berman’s admirable qualities. I did not know Berman well personally – I…
Permanecer junto a los griegos. Ética, dialéctica y política en la filosofía temprana de Hans-Georg Gadamer. San Martín: UNSAM Edita…
I’ve only just heard this news and am sorry to read it. I was taught as an undergrad and postgrad…
I taught in the philosophy department (“mental and moral sciences – philosophy”) at TCD in 1977-1979, and so had David…
Incidentally, oral examinations are very common in Denmark. Though I teach philosophy of science, I work in a Math Department,…
As a student of a terminal MA program, I would love to have this opportunity (in this counterfactual situation). It…
Interesting essays by Stephen Cohen and Mikhail Gorbachev. A more pointed version of Gorbachev's theme was sounded by John Mearsheimer in a prescient essay back in 1990 (remember, this was before the bloody wars in the Balkans and the mass murder that ensued).
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