October 2012
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In Memoriam: J.J.C. Smart (1920-2012)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM OCTOBER 6 The distinguished philosopher was emeritus at the Australian National University, and spent almost his entire career in Australia from 1950 onwards. He was perhaps best-known for his defense of physicalism in the philosophy of mind and of utlitarianism in ethics. I will link to memorial notices as they appear.…
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New Philosophy Books in October
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me these new books: Adorno by Brian O'Connor (Routledge, 2013) Global Political Philosophy by Mathias Risse (Palgrave, 2012) Finding Oneself in the Other by G.A. Cohen, ed. by Michael Ostuka (Princeton University Press, 2013). Law as a Leap of Faith by John Gardner (Oxford University Press, 2012). Why Tolerate Religion?…
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The philosophers have spoken
So with over 1800 votes cast, the philosophers have made clear their choices for President: 65% support President Obama; 9% support Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate; 7% support Republican challenger Mitt Romney; and 3% support Libertarian Gary Johnson. 1% support some other candidate, while 14% do not plan on voting. (And if one needed…
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The law professors have spoken
With about 420 votes cast from our poll earlier in the week, here's how the legal academic vote divides up: 69% support President Obama; 22% support Republican challenger Mitt Romney; and 2% each support Gary Johnson, the Libertarian, and Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate. 4% are not supporting anyone! I'm impressed (or distressed) by…
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Anon Business Law Professor Takes on “Scam” Bloggers
I just happened upon this exchange in the comments at TaxProf blog from late August, but it is quite something. At some point, Deborah Jones Merritt, an actual scholar at Ohio State (though perhaps not one with terrific judgment) joined the Campos blog. Blog Emperor Caron, being an equal opportunity linker (i.e., he has no standards!),…
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Photos of hurricane damage
Here. As many readers probably know, the power was turned off in all of lower Manhattan to try to minimize damage and explosions from the flooding. I've heard from friends that the power may be out for as much as a week. NYU is going to be closed tomorrow, though uptown, Columbia will be open tomorrow. …
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Law & Philosophy Fellowship at University of Chicago for 2013-14
This ad will soon run in JFP: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL. The University of Chicago Law School seeks a Law and Philosophy Fellow, appointed with the rank of Lecturer, for the academic year 2013-14. A Ph.D. in philosophy by time of appointment is expected, though in unusual cases a Ph.D. in a related…
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“The Moral and Political Philosophy of Mitt Romney”
Courtesy of tax scholar Dan Shaviro (NYU). Very funny (unless Romney wins). (Thanks to David Livingstone Smith for the pointer.)
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U.S. Presidential Election: the Official Poll of Law Professors
Who will this crucial demographic support? Let's find out. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Mobile Surveys | Feedback TabView MicroPoll UPDATE: The final results are here.
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“Philosophy encourages thrift”
Noting this study, Jason Stanley (Rutgers) remarked on Facebook (he gave me permission to quote it): "The two top universities in the United States for illegal downloading of pirated movies are the ones with the two top philosophy departments in the United States. Philosophy encourages thrift!"
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CHE Article on Women in Philosophy
As a couple of correspondents pointed out to me, this piece is a bit "shallow," so much so, that I expect it was badly edited (Ms. Mangan's coverage is usually better, and given how short this is, I expect a lot of relevant content got cut). Unfortunately, nothing was said about sexual harassment, which Ms. Mangan…
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Ramachandran from Sussex to Witwatersrand
Murali Ramachandran (philosophical logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language), Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sussex, has accepted a senior offer from the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, effective January 2013.
Giovanni Molteni Tagliabue (Italy) Rationalized and Extended Democracy – The REDemo Project. Foreword by Gilberto Corbellini. Firenze University Press 2023.…