February 2012
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New Books Received in February
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me these new books this month: Philosophical Interventions: Reviews 1986-2011 by Martha C. Nussbaum (Oxford University Press, 2012). Dignity: Its History and Meaning by Michael Rosen (Harvard University Press, 2012). From Kant to Husserl: Selected Essays by Charles Parsons (Harvard University Press, 2012). The Twenty-Five Years of Philosophy by Eckart Forster,…
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Law School Tuition and University Revenues, Redux
We touched on this last year, but now the facts are out: 31% of the law school's revenue at the University of Baltimore went to the university. Former Dean Closius exagerrated, but the University wildly understated the amount.
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Law School Tuition and University Revenues, Redux
We touched on this last year, but now the facts are out: 31% of the law school's revenue at the University of Baltimore went to the university. Former Dean Closius exagerrated, but the University wildly understated the amount.
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Everyone knows the U.S. News rankings are criminally unreliable…
…but some Emory professors think other crimes may be afoot!
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Everyone knows the U.S. News rankings are criminally unreliable…
…but some Emory professors think other crimes may be afoot!
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Ayn Rand, Again
Here, with a hilarious Harold Bloom quote. (Thanks to Gary Jones for the pointer.)
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A nice summation of L’Affaire Hendricks and the sexist photos…
…and a useful proposed letter to Professor Hendricks.
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Gutting on the “Analytic” and the “Continental”
I haven't really been reading the "Stone" blog, but Professor Gutting was kind enough to send me a draft of this piece a couple of weeks ago, and it touches on a topic we've considered many times before, including in the context of his views. Gutting, as one would expect, makes a number of sound…
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Everyone is now familiar with the “don’t go to law school” rants in cyberspace…
…but it turns out you shouldn't go to medical school either! I guess that leaves only an MBA or a PhD in philosophy.
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Everyone is now familiar with the “don’t go to law school” rants in cyberspace…
…but it turns out you shouldn't go to medical school either! I guess that leaves only an MBA or a PhD in philosophy.
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Bobzien from Yale to Oxford
Susanne Bobzien (ancient philosophy, philosophy of language), currently Senior Research Scholar in Philosophy at Yale University, has been elected to a Senior Research Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, where she will move full-time in 2013.
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Iowa Law Wins Age Discrimination Suit
Donald Dobkin, who sued the University of Iowa College of Law on the grounds of age discrimination, lost his case before an Iowas state jury last week. Dobkin had unsuccessfully applied for a faculty position at the age of 56. Dobkin's cv is here. Correction: I originally stated that this case was heard by…
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Iowa Law Wins Age Discrimination Suit
Donald Dobkin, who sued the University of Iowa College of Law on the grounds of age discrimination, lost his case before an Iowas state jury last week. Dobkin had unsuccessfully applied for a faculty position at the age of 56. Dobkin's cv is here. Correction: I originally stated that this case was heard by…
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Earning another graduate degree before entering a PhD program
A philosopher at a leading liberal arts college writes: I teach at a SLAC, and one of my senior advisees, who is writing an honors thesis with me, was asking me about applying to graduate school. She is planning to take one or two years off, and do some teaching at private high schools while…
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UC Davis Students Sue Over Notorious “Pepper Spray” Incident
Wishing them speedy success!
I don’t think it’s that the philosophical debates will become irrelevant in your example, so much that your example demonstrates…