October 2016
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Philosopher Martin Kusch (Vienna) answers…
…ten questions (in German).
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Petition to save philosophy at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
Following up on this, there is a petition in support of the program here. Please sign!
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In Memoriam: Jack Greenberg (1924-2016)
The famed civil rights lawyer and longtime Columbia professor passed away earlier this month. There is an informative memorial notice here. (Thanks to Edward Hoffman for the pointer.)
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In Memoriam: Sandra Lee Bartky (1935-2016)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM OCTOBER 19–UPDATED Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Professor Bartky was an early pioneer in feminist philosophy. A informative memorial notice from philosopher Kate Norlock (Trent) is at the FP blog. UPDATE: An obituary from the NYT. (Thanks to John Bogart for the pointer.)
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Faculty at Pennsylvania universities prevail in their labor dispute
Philosopher Steve Hales (Bloomsburg) noted the victory in a comment on the earlier thread, and now Larry Udell, a philosophy professor at West Chester University, writes with some additional details and links: You may have heard that our union recently fought off an attempt at not only union-busting, but a clear attempt to move our state…
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NYU’s Dale Jamieson interviewed…
…at 3AM. I do think his prediction about how the consumption of non-human animals will be seen in the future is dubious, for reasons discussed here.
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Troubles at universities in South Africa
A young philosopher writes: I’ve been wondering for a while now at the silence (I think!) in the philosophy blogosphere re the enormous troubles at South African universities, especially Witwatersrand but also UCT and others. They’ve been going on for ages and involve violence and closures and all sorts of extremely dramatic events (including libraries…
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More about Phil Neal…
…whose passing we noted a few weeks ago. These new interesting anecdotes are courtesy of law professor John Q. Barrett (St. John's).
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In Memoriam: Dale Jacquette (1953-2016)
Professor Jacquette passed away in August, after teaching for many years at Pennsylvania State University and then the University of Bern. He was perhaps best-known for his work on early analytic philosophy, especially Frege, Russell and Meinong, though his interests ranged very broadly. There is a nice memorial notice from Nicholas Rescher here. (Thanks to…
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Sunday Classical: Prokofiev, Piano Sonata No. 7
Performed by Glenn Gould:
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Great moments in obscure rock ‘n’ roll: Farm, “Let That Boy Boogie,” 1971
This Southern Illinois band should have made it big, but alas never did. Think Canned Heat meets the Allman Brothers. Their whole debut (and only) album is worth a listen, but this is the standout (concluding) number.
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Actually, *four* philosophers support Trump
Quartz picks up the story. (Earlier coverage here and here.)
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Trump’s origins…
…in the New York of the 1970s (this was the New York I grew up in, and the author captures it well). It usefully explains the racism and the paranoia about crime. (Thanks to Christopher Morris for the pointer.)
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Another philosophy program axed…
…this time at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Other programs were eliminated as well. Yet another ill-omen for our field. (Thanks to Matthew Van Cleave for the pointer.)
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This is a bracing reminder that the diehard Trump supporters are Nazis
An essay at the far right National Review. Maybe this garbage will lead to the repeal of CDA 230, the American license for racist, sexist, and criminal absue in cyberspace.
“Freedom’s just another word for Je est un autre.”