May 2013
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New Books in May
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me these new books in May: Paternalism: Theory and Practice edited by Christian Coons & Michael Weber (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Partiality by Simon Keller (Princeton University Press, 2013). Causes, Laws, & Free Will: Why Deterministm Doesn't Matter by Kadri Vihvelin (Oxford University Press, 2013).
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Allen from Pittsburgh to Toronto
James Allen (ancient philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, has accepted a senior offer from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, effective July 2014. This appointment will further solidfy Toronto's position as one of the top ancient philosophy programs in the Anglophone world.
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Miller Named Dean at Arizona
University of Arizona law school interim dean Marc Miller has been named the law school's permanent dean.
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Geach sings about Frege, Russell and Wittgenstein
Shalom Lappin (King's College London) writes: In (I believe) 1974 Peter Geach came to the Philosophy Department at Tel Aviv University, where I was a young lecturer at the time. After his talk, there was a reception at the home of the Chair of the Department. During the reception Geach expressed the desire to sing…
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U of Kansas Law to Reduce Entering Class Size
This is likely the wave of the future: Kansas will enroll about 120 this fall compared to 140 in the two classes ahead (and 175 in this year's graduating class). Kansas has had good employment outcomes for its students, and this move will likely benefit future graduating classes.
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Please help Iranian philosophy student Abbas Khosravi Farsani
Professors Jeff Jordan and Alan Hajek write with the following information: Abbas Khosravi Farsani was until this January, a graduate student in Philosophy, at the University of Isfahan, Iran. While nearing completion of his PhD dissertation regarding Mackie’s error theory of ethics, Mr. Farsani’s graduate studies were interrupted as he was arrested for political reasons. …
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Bodie on Henderson’s increasingly cataclysmic prophecies
We have often linked and commented approvingly and with appreciation to Bill Henderson's analyses of changes and trends in the legal market, but I have also begun to wonder about some of Professor Henderson's prognostications of late. UPDATE: Professor Henderson replies here.
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Streumer from Reading to Groningen
Bart Streumer (metaethics), Reader in Philosophy at the University of Reading, has accepted appointment as Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, effective this September.
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“What is the best philosophy?”
Readers will love the choices in this poll! (Thanks to Jay Quigley for the pointer.)
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Appalling abuse of prosecutorial discretion to punish speech
Read the whole story. UPDATE: And here is a site with information about how you can help support the vicitms of this injustice. (Thanks to Michael Kremer for this link.)
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Philosophy isn’t dead yet
No kidding! The mistakes made by physicists, alone, guarantee full employment for philosophers for years!
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Career paths: from teaching law to acupuncture
Has there been a more unusual career trajectory for an academic? UPDATE: A reader writes: "I'm a long-time reader of your blogs, and a first-time correspondent. In light of your link to the story of Clare Dalton's transition into acupuncture, I thought you might like to read about Ken Klee's alternative healing ministry. I don't know of…
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Lillehammer from Cambridge to Birkbeck
Hallvard Lillehammer (ethics, metaethics, political philosophy, history of ethics), University Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Cambridge University, has accepted a Personal Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, effective this fall.
David J. Gunkel «Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond» (MIT, 2023) Link:…