March 2012
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Congratulations Canadians!
International war criminal Dick Cheney is afraid of you!
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Intuitions about the Doctrine of Double Effect
Schwitzgebel comments.
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Morrison from Columbia to Chicago
I've largely stopped posting individual announcements about hiring, leaving it to Dan Filler to aggregate that information at Faculty Lounge. But as a point of personal privilege, I am very happy to report that Ed Morrison, the Miller Professor of Law and Economics at Columbia Law School, and a leading scholar in bankruptcy and empirical…
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Morrison from Columbia to Chicago
I've largely stopped posting individual announcements about hiring, leaving it to Dan Filler to aggregate that information at Faculty Lounge. But as a point of personal privilege, I am very happy to report that Ed Morrison, the Miller Professor of Law and Economics at Columbia Law School, and a leading scholar in bankruptcy and empirical…
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About the Raters
As it does for the current report, the 2006 rankings listed the names and affiliations of those who participated in the report, along with the survey instrument and a bit of information about the response patterns of raters. Based on this information, we can say a little bit about where the raters come from. For…
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Greetings, Philosophers
I come in peace. As Brian mentioned last week, I’m going to be guesting on his blog for the next few days. For those of you who don’t know me—which I imagine is most of you—I am a sociologist; I teach at Duke University both in my home department and the Kenan Institute for Ethics;…
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The prevalence of theism among philosophers of religion
Surely the non-existence of gods makes the answer obvious?
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Occupy Movement and the Police
Philospoher Samir Chopra (Brooklyn College) comments.
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“Gourmet” Reports for Other Disciplines, Revisited
I've gotten some queries in this vein in the last couple of months, so thought I'd post a pointer to my earlier item on the subject.
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Blogging will be light next week…
…as it's Spring Break.
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Blogging will be light next week…
…as it's Spring Break.
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Mark Mihaly to Lead Vermont Law School
Professor Mark Mihaly of the Vermont Law School has been named the school's new president and dean, effective August 1. Mihaly, who holds a JD from UC Berkeley Law, currently heads the school's Environmental Law Center.
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Mark Mihaly to Lead Vermont Law School
Professor Mark Mihaly of the Vermont Law School has been named the school's new president and dean, effective August 1. Mihaly, who holds a JD from UC Berkeley Law, currently heads the school's Environmental Law Center.
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Why Tuition at Public Schools Has Risen So Much
No surprise here, but it's useful to see it documented so thoroughly. (Thanks to Jim Nichol for the pointer.)
I’m not sure whether an interactive, online logic textbook counts as an open-access philosophy book, but for those who might…