October 2016
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Best PhD Programs for Applied Ethics for 2016-17 (UPDATED)
Following up on this post, and once again taking account of faculty changes since the fall 2014 PGR, here's an attempted update of the top (3.5 or higher) programs for Applied Ethics for 2016-17, again by rough "clusters" of peer programs: Group 1 (1-2) Harvard University Oxford University Group 2 (3-9) Duke University New York University…
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Advertising update
November is now sold out, but there is one 2nd-from-the-top and one 3rd-from-the-top spot still available in December. The next top spot is January (one remains), and there is one top spot also still available in each of February and March, as well as lower spots.
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BBC’s Reith Lecture…
…this year by Anthony Appiah (NYU). (Thanks to Clifford Sosis for the pointer.)
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Writing samples for PhD programs
A prospective PhD student writes: I'm a prospective philosophy PhD applicant preparing my applications, and I just have two questions about the writing sample that I hope you and/or readers of your blog could illuminate on. 1) There seems to be conflicting suggestions as to whether the writing sample(s) should match the applicant's interests. I…
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Return policies of philosophers if they ran businesses…
…from Alex Baia. A couple of very funny ones!
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Yale-NUS College makes senior offer to Ganeri
Jonardon Ganeri, a leading expert on Indian philosophy who is Professor of Philosophy at NYU Abu Dhabi and a Global Professor at New York University in NYC, has been offered the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair at Yale-NUS. Students interested in South Asian Philosophy will want to keep an eye on what happens…
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Trump l’oeil (trompe l’oeil)
From philosopher Jerry Dworkin: Trump l'oeil (trompe l'oeil) Some actual dictionary definitions: A technique designed to fool people into thinking that the objects represented are really there. Something that misleads or deceives the senses. Visual deception
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UT Austin philosopher Daniel Bonevac on why he is voting for Trump
A propos this earlier discussion, Professor Bonevac has explained his reasons in detail. Some dubious factual claims are involved, and some even more dubious implicit claims about cause-and-effect. But the basic mistake is in thinking that Trump means what he says, and so is an instrumentally rational choice given Professor Bonevac's stated objectives.
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“Nature” comes out against proposed new Higher Ed bill in the UK
From their editorial: A draft law, the Higher Education and Research Bill, is making its way through the House of Commons. The bill amounts to the biggest shake-up in the sector for more than a generation. It is designed, among other things, to make it easier for private companies to set up universities, and to…
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An adjunct in Australia commits suicide
A tragic tale. (Thanks to John Hadley for the pointer.)
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Warm thanks to Darlene Deas and Christopher Pynes…
…for providing, as always, insight and a unique perspective on the philosophy profession and its foibles. You can see their contributions by clicking on their "guest blogger" category, below.
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Not much change in number of schools interviewing at FRC from 2015 to 2016
According to Professor Lawsky, there were 86 law schools at the FRC this past weekend in Washington, DC, compared to 89 in 2015. This doesn't account for the number of slots schools are looking to fill, but my guess is that, like last year, we will see at least 80 new tenure-track academic faculty hired,…
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Victim of Autoadmit harassment a decade ago is now fighting rising anti-semitism on-line
Story here (details about Autoadmit here).
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Faculty on Strike in Pennsylvania…
A strike in the Pennsylvania system has been brewing for some time. I'll open it up for comments from philosophers who want to share information about the strike.
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Best APA Letter Ever
A little over a year ago, I posted a sort of how-to for being married to a philosopher. It prompted Mark Bernstein to send along this incredibly funny letter to the editor from vol 62. of the APA Proceedings, written by his (then) wife Nancy Daley. He had this to say about the letter, " I'm biased, but I…
“Freedom’s just another word for Je est un autre.”