February 2015
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New Books in February
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me these new books this month: John D. Arras, Elizabeth Fenton, & Rebecca Kukla (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Bioethics (2015). Timothy Williamson, Tetralogue: I'm Right, You're Wrong (Oxford University Press, 2015). Richard McAdams, The Expressive Powers of Law: Theories and Limits (Harvard University Press, 2015).
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Reader poll #7 results: what is your primary occupation
So with not quite 1800 votes, here are the results: What is your primary occupation? Tenure-track philosophy professor 21%379 Tenure-track professor in another field 6%101 Non-tenure-track philosophy teacher 9%168 Non-tenure-track teacher in another field 2%38 Academic administrator 1%22 Independent scholar 2%32 Student 36%648 Lawyer 4%69 Doctor …
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Peter Railton’s Dewey Lecture at the Central APA in St. Louis
MOVING TO FRONT FROM FEB. 21, 2015–PETER ASKED ME TO REPLACE THE INITIAL VERSION WITH A VERY SLIGHT REVISED ONE (BELOW–MOSTLY FIXING SOME HISTORICAL DETAILS) Many readers have written to me about this lecture, and Peter kindly agreed to share a draft of the lecture (which will be revised, and still needs references and the like): …
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Haldane from St Andrews to Baylor
John Haldane, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews and a leading "Analytical Thomist" working across metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion and medieval philosophy, has accepted a senior offer from the Department of Philosophy at Baylor University, where he will begin this fall. UPDATE: The Baylor announcement (thanks to Michael Beaty for…
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In Memoriam: Monroe Freedman (1928-2015)
A leading figure in legal ethics, Professor Freedman spent the first part of his career on the faculty at George Washington University, before moving to Hofstra University as Dean in 1973, where he then spent the remainder of his academic career. There is a brief memorial notice here.
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In Memoriam: Peter Menzies (1953-2015)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM FEBRUARY 9–UPDATED A leading contributor to metaphysics and philosophy of science, especially to the literature on causation, Professor Menzies was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Macquarie University and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. I will add links to memorial notices when they appear. UPDATE: Huw Price's memorial…
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More on U Conn’s Susan Schneider’s work with NASA
Here. (Thanks to Michael Swanson for the pointer.)
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Depressive thinking styles and philosophy
Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside) comments.
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Pastafarianism in Germany
This is funny. (Thanks to Gerald Vision for the pointer.)
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Open thread on issues in the profession for the week of February 23, 2015
MOVING TO FRONT, GIVEN THE LIVELY DISCUSSION OF THE ADJUNCT ISSUE. MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES APPEARS TO HAVE MIGRATED HERE. In light of Peter Railton's important lecture that everyone is discussing, may I suggest that one topic worthy of discussion is mental illness, and the experiences of faculty and students in…
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Speedy turnover of leadership at Washington & Lee
After the dramatic budgetary announcement by the University President last week, the current Washington & Lee Law Dean Nora Demleitner announced she was stepping down and the President has–already!–announced the new Dean. One wonders whether there was any faculty consultation about this transition.
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Commodification of everything watch…
…the Malcolm X credit card (via Tom Sugrue).
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TED talk…or North Korean propaganda?
You decide.
This is a load of cobblers. Philosophers need to read more Searle & watch less 2001. Computers, however fancy, are…