September 2013
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This is one way to resolve a dispute about Kant…
…though perhaps not the Kantian way.
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Serious threat to academic freedom at University of Oregon
Political theorist Corey Robin (Brooklyn/CUNY) has the details.
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I’ll be talking about Nietzsche on CBC’s “Ideas” tonight
Details here for those who might be interested.
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No newly minted philosophy PhDs selected as ACLS Faculty Fellows this year…
…though a graduate in Chicago's version of HPS is cross-appointed to Philosophy at Yale. The Faculty Fellows program is, Chris Morris (Maryland) tells me, coming to an end in any case. Some philosophers have been chosen in previous years, happily.
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In Memoriam: Avrum Stroll (1921-2013)
A prolific contributor to philosophy of language and epistemology in the analytic tradition, he was also, in 1963, one of the three founding faculty of the UC San Diego Department of Philosophy. (He was responsible for later hiring Herbert Marcuse, among others.) The Wikipedia entry gives some indication of the range of his philosophical writings. …
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“How to get a job with a philosophy degree”
Alas, articles with titles like this are a sign of the times in the neoliberal order: higher education priced out of reach, parents and students alike anxious about their economic futures, and the old ideal of college as a time for developing the mind and becoming a human being, rather than a reactive brute or…
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Chicago Alumni (and Bigelows) on the Teaching Market, 2013-14
MOVING TO FRONT (FOR THE LAST TIME) FROM BEFORE SEPT 3, NOW THAT 2ND FAR IS OUT This post is strictly for schools doing hiring this year; it concerns our alumni and our Bigelow and other Fellows on the teaching market. I am Chair of the Placement Committee at the Law School, and happy to supply…
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Major developments for philosophy of religion at Rutgers
Rutgers, with support from the Templeton Foundation, has created a new Center for Philosophy of Religion, which will be directed by Rutgers philosopher Dean Zimmerman, who is well-known for his work in both metaphysics and philosophy of religion. In addition, Marilyn McCord Adams (medieval philosophy, philosophy of religion) and Robert M. Adams (metaphysics, ethics, early modern…
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Aristotle vs. Hume (?)…or powers and dispositions
This is a great and informative review.
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Doug Ginsburg to George Mason
Douglas Ginsburg, Senior Judge on the D.C. Circuit, is moving from NYU Law to George Mason Law . He joined NYU in January 2012.
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On the history of sympathy
Some interesting facts here for moral philosophers to think about.
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Syverud Named Chancellor of Syracuse
Dean Kent Syverud of Wash U. School of Law has accepted a new position as Chancellor of Syracuse University. Syverud was previously dean of Vanderbilt Law. He began his teaching career at the University of Michigan.
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Dennett on Wieseltier on Pinker
Skip the introduction by the Edge editor, and go straight to Dennett's rejoinder; a choice excerpt: Pomposity can be amusing, but pomposity sitting like an oversized hat on top of fear is hilarious. Wieseltier is afraid that the humanities are being overrun by thinkers from outside, who dare to tackle their precious problems–or "problematics" to…
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In Memoriam: Penelope Pether
I am very sad to report that Professor Penelope Pether, of Villanova Law School, passed away on Tuesday. She came to Villanova in 2005, along with her husband, Professor David Caudill. She previously taught at American University. Penny was 55.
We’re getting outside my domain of expertise. Like I said, I don’t personally work on fluid dynamics – I work…