February 2016
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More on the APA’s purported statement on “bullying and harassment”
Predictably, I suppose, some pontificators on social media are mystified that the irresponsible APA statement could be at all controversial. Indeed, philosopher Jenny Saul (Sheffield) has reiterated her view that controversy about the statement reflects badly on the state of the profession. My view is, unsurprisingly, different: the absence of controversy in certain parts of academic philosophy is what suggests…
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What is “the Establishment”?
More intelligent commentary from Professor Wolff.
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Professor Bainbridge does not approve of the rise of the JD/PhDs
His diatribe is amusing, though for the record I think that anyone who runs a regression on what Rawls thinks should be fired! (Also, Steve, no one is interested anymore in what Dworkin said–that's just a UCLA thing!)
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Here’s a Trump-Hitler comparison…
…that is apt and substantive, from philosopher David Livingstone Smith.
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Best Anglophone philosophers of action since 1945?
Our latest poll, concerning philosophers of action in the post-WWII period. I'll permit write-ins for a bit, just in case there are some egregious omissions. Remember, for living philosophers, they must be over 60 in 2016 to be eligible. Get to it! UPDATE: I've closed the write-ins. I do wish folks would bother to check…
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American political circus: Nevada post-mortem
In light of Trump's surprisingly strong showing in a caucus state (Nevada), I think the prospect of his getting the Republican nomination is now very real. It is true I endorsed him early on for this "honor," but the fact that two-thirds of Republican voters overall have continued to prefer someone else (for more than…
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In Memoriam: Hugh McCann (1942-2016)
A leading contributor to the philosophies of action and religion, in particular, Professor McCann taught for many years at Texas A&M University. I will add links to memorial notices as they appear.
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Replies from Milbank, Harvard Law School regarding the issues raised in the open letter
Thomas Arena, a partner at Milbank, sent a letter to several faculty signatories of the open letter noted the other day (including me), and kindly gave me permission to share the response with readers of the blog: Dear Professors: Your open letter, relying on allegations in press reports, erroneously suggests that Milbank sought to “censor or…
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A plausible diagnosis of why Trump has fared so well with Republican voters…
…with an apt nod as well to the Berlusconi phenomenon.
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The latest on the persecution of Turkish academics…
…from MESA. Comments open for more information, links etc.
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Georgetown BLSA weighs in
A propos this, Georgetown's BLSA has issued the following open letter to the law school community; as it does not appear it can be linked directly, I post it below the fold:
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More on Krugman’s crack-up regarding economist Gerald Friedman
A good summary of the absurd misbehavior.
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Yet another critique of “effective [sic] altruism”…
…from political theorist Lisa Herzog (Frankfurt). (Thanks to Phil Gasper for the pointer.)
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Law firm support and freedom of speech in law schools
The New York Times and American Lawyer have both reported on the decision of the distinguished New York law firm Milbank Tweed to pull funding for speakers invited by student groups at Harvard Law School after one group invited a speaker of which, apparently, the firm disapproves. This sets a very unfortunate precedent, and I…
I only just learned of Barry’s passing, and I’m enormously saddened at the news. I wrote my PhD on his…