February 2014
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Hanover Research Higher Ed consultants recommend reading this blog…
…since, as they note, "Law school deans around the nation follow Professor Brian Leiter of University of Chicago Law School." The quality of the readership is the main reason I continue blogging!
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Ludlow sues several news organizations for defamation for falsely reporting that he had been accused of rape
Scroll down to the UPDATE for corrections to Ms. Schuman's misrepresentations I was sent the complaint but, unfortunately, can not upload it (this has been an ongoing typepad problem recently, anyone with advice, I would welcome it). But the case is, or at least ought to be, a "slam dunk," since, as we noted previously,…
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Statement from Peter Ludlow’s Attorney regarding the lawsuit against Northwestern
Scroll down to the UPDATE for corrections to Ms. Schuman's misrepresentations Kristin Case, Prof. Ludlow's attorney, sent me the statement to which The Daily Northwestern article alludes. I post it below in its entirety, but have replaced the plaintiff's name with "P" for plaintiff. Mr. Ludlow denies P's allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted…
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A more detailed statement by Ludlow’s attorney…
…as reported in The Daily Northwestern: Ludlow released a statement through his attorney, Kristin Case, on Thursday afternoon disputing the student’s allegations. Ludlow denies he sexually harassed or assaulted the student, Case said in the statement. “We have corroborating evidence that (the student) propositioned Mr. Ludlow,” Case said in the statement. “He refused her advances.”…
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Florida State’s Al Mele wins 2013 APA Sanders Book Prize…
…for a book in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, or epistemology.
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Michigan’s Ruetsche and Oxford’s Wallace Win 2013 Lakatos Award in Philosophy of Science
A colleague at LSE asked me to share this announcement: The London School of Economics and Political Science announces that the Lakatos Award for an outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, has been won jointly by Laura Ruetsche of the University of Michigan for her book Interpreting Quantum Theories (Oxford University Press, 2011) and…
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Another school with “climate” problems across departments?
From The Yale Daily News: On the corner of Trumbull and Hillhouse, nine protesters held signs and handed out fliers about reports of sexual misconduct at Yale. Protesters demanded stiffer punishments, including expulsion, for both faculty and student offenders. Several of the protesters’ placards named the Divinity School, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Pharmacology and Egyptology departments…
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Former Georgetown Dean Judith Areen named new Executive Director of AALS
I think that is a very welcome development, and wish Dean Areen good luck in her new role.
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Do babies have an innate moral sense?
There must be more to the "science" than what is described here: They begin with a puppet show. In this show, a gray cat is seen trying to open a big plastic box. The cat tries repeatedly, but he just can't open the lid all the way. A bunny in a green T-shirt comes along…
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UM-St. Louis’s Piccinini receives 2014 Herbert Simon Award…
…for his work on philosophy and computing. Missouri/St. Louis has had one of the top terminal MA programs in the country for many years now.
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Roithmayr on Chua & Rubenfeld
Daria Roithmayr (USC) has a pretty devastating take-down of Chua & Rubenfeld's strange new book. I'd say more, but I have to get to a meeting of the international Jewish banking conspiracy, where the Chua & Rubenfeld book will be discussed.
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The complaint in the lawsuit against Northwestern
A colleague elsewhere sent me the complaint, and I thought it would be worth noting a few points: 1. There is no allegation of rape in the complaint. (I note this since one newspaper headline used the word "rape.") 2. There are allegations of egregious misconduct by Ludlow towards the plaintiff that would probably constitute…
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More on the reception of the Beatles
Jonathan Dancy (Texas/Reading) sends along this quite interesting review by William Mann, the senior classical music critic of the Times of London, that appeared on December 27, 1963: The outstanding English composers of 1963 must seem to have been John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the talented young musicians from Liverpool whose songs have been sweeping…
I respond to this report here https://jasonstanleyantifascist.substack.com/p/on-the-philosophical-muddle-that