March 2013
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Edwin Mellen Press Continues with Meritless Harassment of Bloggers
The people who run Edwin Mellen Press are pretty clearly nuts. (Calling these folks "nuts" isn't actionable in the United States, but, for the record, my lawyer is based in the same jurisdiction as Mellen Press, New York, though maybe my wife's law firm here in Chicago would enjoy assigning the case to a junior associate for…
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New Books in March
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me the following new books this month: Contemporary Metaethics: An Introduction by Alexander Miller (2nd ed., Polity Press, 2013). Tocqueville: The Aristocratic Sources of Liberty by Lucien Jaume, trans. A. Goldhammer (Princeton University Press, 2013). Forgotten Justice: The Forms of Justice in the History of Legal and Political Theory by…
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(Belated) thanks to Rebecca Kukla for her contributions to the blog…
…while I was in South America the last two weeks. You can see her contributions here.
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APA Meeting Suggestions
Philosopher David Braun (Buffalo) wrote me several days ago (while I was in Brazil, hence the delay in posting): I am currently at the Pacific APA. There was a serious problem with registration for the conference. The registration desk was NOT open the night before sessions began (Tues night), and did not open till 8:30…
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10th Anniversary of a World-Historic Crime
We recently marked the 10th anniversary of the criminal war of aggression against Iraq by the United States. This item is a useful reflection on the disgraceful performance of the "free" press in America during that episode. Here's what we posted on the occasion of the 5th anniversary.
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Stanley from Rutgers to Yale
Jason Stanley (philosophy of language, epistemology, history of analytic philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, has accepted a senior offer from the Department of Philosophy at Yale University, where he will start July 1 (this is subject to Board approval, but that is expected). That's a significant appointment for Yale, which…
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Friday poem: “What is lost remains”
What is lost remains What is lost remains Invisible always present Remembered and forgotten It is the seal That holds the present whole Though porous when stirred Is it not my memory That keeps me hopeful Even as darkness approaches Peopled by those lost And those lingering Who add yesterdays to today…
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Currier Named Managing Director of Legal Education and Accreditation at ABA
The American Bar Association has announced that the current interim Consultant on Legal Education, Barry Currier, will permanently take on the job of Managing Director of Legal Education and Accreditation. This is a new title for the position of Consultant. Currier served as the Deputy Consultant from 2000-04.
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My Nietzsche blog
I haven't posted a link to it in a long time, but perhaps there is some stuff there of interest to some readers (I don't update it very often, maybe once or twice a month).
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Zupko from Winnipeg to Alberta
Jack Zupko (medieval philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion), currently Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department at the University of Winnipeg, has accepted appointment as Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department at the University of Alberta, effective July 1.
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Robert Fisk on the disaster of Internet anonymity
Here. Of course, it's not always a disaster, as anonymous commenting on this blog, I believe, shows. But moderation keeps away trolls and wackos, and the quality of the readership insures that the anonymous comments are substantive and worthwhile.
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Clark Named Dean of Seattle
Annette Clark, who served an abbreviated term as dean of Saint Louis University School of Law and was interim dean of Seattle University School of Law from 2009-10, has been named the new dean of Seattle.
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Bar-On, Simmons from North Carolina to U Conn
Dorit Bar-On (philosophy of language and mind, metaethics) and Keith Simmons (philosophy of language and logi, philosophical logic), both Professors of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have accepted senior offers from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where they will start in fall 2014. This…
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New Journal: Critical Philosophy of Race
First issue on-line. (Thanks to Chike Jeffers for the pointer.)
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Information Technology helpdesk, circa 1200
Here. (Thanks to Lisa Selden for the pointer.)
I don’t disagree with David Wallace, the things he says are to my mind obviously true. But I have a…