July 2013
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On being an attractive woman and being taken seriously in philosophy
A female graduate student writes: I have recently found myself wondering about being a woman in philosophy who is feminine and sometimes perceived as attractive. As a teaching assistant, I have been hit on by undergraduate students. I once received uncomfortable emails from a student asking me on dates to the point where the instructor…
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Public school closings in Chicago as having human rights implications
I'm very pleased that one of my colleagues has taken the lead on this issue.
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New Books in July
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me these new books this month: The Critical Imagination by James Grant (Oxford University Press, 2013). Life, War, Earth: Deleuze and the Sciences by John Protevi (University of Minnesota Press, 2013). My Friendship with Martin Buber by Maurice Friedman (Syracuse University Press, 2013). Emotion and Imagination by Adam Morton (Polity…
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Kyle McEntee, Derek Tokaz, and Law School Transparency: “Profits of Doom”
Apt comments by Stephen Diamond (Santa Clara) in the wake of this! I was surprised to discover recently that Mr. Tokaz's primary extra-curricular activity–when not posing as a high-minded law school reformer–is running a website devoted to insulting, ridiculing, and defaming law professors, including as Prof. Diamond notes, one post calling for Diamond to be fired for…
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U of Miami Vice-Provost Replies to the Open Letter from Philosophers Elsewhere
The Vice-Provost's reply is here; the letter to which he replies can be found via the link here.
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Ten Million Dollar “unrestricted” gift to Northwestern Law
That's a good one for Northwestern.
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Philosophy majors and the GRE…
…some recent results. (Thanks to Myron Penner for the pointer.)
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PhD as a series of articles, rather than a traditional thesis
A graduate student writes: What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing a PhD 'by published/publishable papers'? An obvious answer might be: "The crucial advantage is having published articles, or articles that are immediately ready to submit to journals." But someone who completes a traditional PhD dissertation can publish during candidature as well. So, I'm curious if there are any further…
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Reflections on “The Economic Value of a Law Degree” and the Response to It
It has been a curious two weeks in the legal academic blogosphere. Michael Simkovic, a law professor at Seton Hall (who, I learned, never went on the law teaching market, he was plucked out of practice at Davis Polk by a savvy hiring committee), and Frank McIntyre, a labor economist at the Rutgers Business School, produced a…
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Brian Tamanaha’s Straw Men (Part 4): We would have to be off by 85 percent for our basic conclusion to be incorrect
Update: Brian Tamanaha’s latest blog post has been hailed by Stephen Diamond and others as a major concession. But in a comment below the post, Tamanaha explains to one of his followers: “I believe the doubts I raised about the study in my previous three posts have not been answered satisfactorily.” We therefore continue our response to…
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“Unreliable” philosophers
An untenured philosopher writes: I was wondering if I could solicit an opinion from you and/or your readers. In my short career thus far, I have encountered a surprising number of philosophers who are "unreliable," one might say. I am not even referring to dubious behavior from journals. I'm talking about individuals who agree to read a draft,…
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Zangwill from Durham to Hull
Nick Zangwill (ethics, aesthetics), Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham, has accepted the Ferrens Chair in Philosophy at the University of Hull, effective 2013-14.
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Presumption of innocence should not be a Bayesian prior
Interesting analysis, as always, from philosopher Larry Laudan (Texas & UNAM).
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Diamond wipes the floor with Tamanaha
Amusingly so.
I only just learned of Barry’s passing, and I’m enormously saddened at the news. I wrote my PhD on his…