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My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…
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It’s a mix. I’m still in the UAE with my family, and we feel safe. But some students and faculty…
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I could imagine LLMs having saved me a *ton* of time in graduate school–e.g., by having supplied reasonable answers to…
The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…
Even in the Sun
Even in the sun
Raw sorrow subsists
The bodies are arranged
Trauma spreads
The living wear the visage of the dead
Now again no hope
No laughter for a time
In some places never more
This is our reminder
Of who we are
And what we face
How evil shines upon the wild
With blame enough for each lost
child
12/14/12
Copyright 2012 by Maurice Leiter
Posted with permission
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