March 2012
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Realistic versus “Nonsense” Jurisprudence
Which side are you on?
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Sylvester Named Dean Of ASU Law
Douglas Sylvester, the Interim Dean at Arizona State University Law, has just been named the school's permanent dean. More details here.
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Sylvester Named Dean Of ASU Law
Douglas Sylvester, the Interim Dean at Arizona State University Law, has just been named the school's permanent dean. More details here.
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Clapp from UNAM to Northern Illinois
Lenny Clapp, a well-known philosopher of language at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University starting the 2012-13 academic year.
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Talk to your teenagers about philosophy…
…before it's too late!
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Tennessee Taliban Strike!
Sigh. (Thanks to Dean Rowan for the pointer.)
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LaVerne Law Receives New Provisional Accreditation
I outline the saga a bit here. The ABA's letter is here.
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LaVerne Law Receives New Provisional Accreditation
I outline the saga a bit here. The ABA's letter is here.
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More on Fraudulent Employment Data Reporting
Brian Tamanaha (Wash U/St. Louis) is too polite to call it that, but surely some journalist should file a freedom of information request on some of the schools he discusses. (Professor Tamanaha's characterization of the decision in the NYLS case [discussed yesterday] strikes me as a bit uncharitable, but readers may consult the opinion for themselves.)
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More on Fraudulent Employment Data Reporting
Brian Tamanaha (Wash U/St. Louis) is too polite to call it that, but surely some journalist should file a freedom of information request on some of the schools he discusses. (Professor Tamanaha's characterization of the decision in the NYLS case [discussed yesterday] strikes me as a bit uncharitable, but readers may consult the opinion for themselves.)
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In Memoriam: Jonathan E. Adler (1949-2012)
I am sorry to report that Professor Adler, a leading contributor to epistemology and Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center, passed away this morning after a long illness. I will post links to memorial notices as they appear. UPDATE: A memorial notice from Brooklyn College.
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On the Murder of the African-American Boy in Florida
This is one of the better pieces I've seen on this, correctly connecting it to political choices made by venal politicians.
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Two Observations about the Dismissal of the Lawsuit Against New York Law School
Dan noted the decision last week, and I thought I would add two observations about aspects of the opinion that must be worrying the plaintiffs' attorneys. First, the court did not think prospective law students, given the wealth of information in the public domain, could be as naive as the complaints present them to be. Second,…
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Two Observations about the Dismissal of the Lawsuit Against New York Law School
Dan noted the decision last week, and I thought I would add two observations about aspects of the opinion that must be worrying the plaintiffs' attorneys. First, the court did not think prospective law students, given the wealth of information in the public domain, could be as naive as the complaints present them to be. Second,…
Georgy Maksimovich pointed me to this article in Russian: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/05/25/antisovetskie-filosofskie-kontratseptsii