April 2014
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Is religion special?
Another round of the debate.
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Summer programs in French for high school students
Can anyone recommend intensive summer programs (maybe a couple of weeks in duration?) in French for high school students who already have a fair bit of French, but need to 'freshen' up. They can be in France or Canada or the US. Please e-mail me at bleiter-at-uchicago-dot-edu. Thank you.
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On the “social goods” allegedly promoted by religion
Prof. Mark Movsesian (St. John's) tries to respond to the "religion is not special" view (that I, Eisgruber & Sager, and Schwartzmann, among others, defend) in this blog posting. Here is the crux of his claim: Religion, especially communal religion, provides important benefits for everyone in the liberal state—even the non-religious. Religion encourages people to…
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The many values of humanistic study
An interview with Oxford English professor Helen Small, whose views on this topic sound very sensible (I have not read her book).
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Student in McGinn case files a complaint against U of Miami with EEOC
The CHE story (behind a paywall) is here; an excerpt: "Professor McGinn harassed, stalked, and preyed upon" the student, the summary of the complaint says. The professor touched her hands and feet, told her "you are mine," and proposed they have sex, the document says. The student, it continues, felt "hounded, suffocated, and trapped by…
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American progressives take over cities
Hopeful development.
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More on the history of “scientific” racism
From Penn philosopher Michael Weisberg.
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Solow on Piketty on capitalism and inequality
This is informative.
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Michigan faculty object to well above-average administrative salaries
Interesting document.
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Update on Richard Heck, Brown, and Rutgers
Richard G. Heck, Jr. (philosophy of math, language & logic) at Brown University will not be at Rutgers University, New Brunswick this fall, as originally planned, but will continue next year as a professor at Brown. The Rutgers offer remains open, so students considering Brown and Rutgers during next year's admissions season (for fall 2015) interested…
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“Why Tolerate Religion?” reviewed in the Philosophical Review
The review is by philosopher Samuel Rickless (UC San Diego); Philosophical Review is the leading philosophy journal in English. Professor Rickless writes that Why Tolerate Religion?, is short, an enjoyable read, accessible to the generally educated public but alive to a number of sophisticated philosophical ideas and distinctions, its prose crisp and straightforward, its attitude…
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More on civilized humanity vs. the NRA
"Stroller jam"! And more protests and rallies. (Thanks to Katherine Dunlop for the pointers.)
People should understand what precipitated my remarks here at Leiter Reports. Also, a few replies and comments on the conversation:…