December 2018
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2018 Gittler Award in Philosophy of the Social Sciences goes to…
…Francesco Guala (Milan) for his book Understanding Institutions: The Science and Philosophy of Living Together (Princeton, 2016).
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Four philosophers win NEH Fellowships for university and college teachers
They are: Erin Beeghly (Utah), Colin Chamberlain (Temple), Rachana Kamtekar (Cornell), and Suzanne Obdrzalek (Claremont-McKenna).
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Every self-righteous “liberal” academic who indulges in diversity blather and kow-towing to identity politics should have to read and learn something from Adolph Reed
For example: Antiracist activism and scholarship proceed from the view that statistical disparities in the distribution by race of goods and bads in the society in which blacks appear worse off categorically (e.g., less wealth, higher rates of unemployment, greater incidence of hypertensive and cardiovascular disease) amount to evidence that “race” remains fundamentally determinative of…
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Nevada’s Boyd School of Law celebrates 20 years
Alaska remains the only state without a law school.
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Taking the LSAT will soon become more convenient (Michael Simkovic)
LSAC is rolling out several initiatives to make the LSAT more accessible, including a tablet-based version of the test that will increase the number and type of facilities that can serve as test administration centers, and will pave the way for more frequent test administration. LSAT takers will also be able to take the essay…
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Temple’s Board of Trustees talks to the lawyers…
…and listens to them. The Chair of the Board should still resign, given his ignorance and contempt for constitutional rights.
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Blast from the past: 2014, the year the philosophy profession went mad
Four years ago. One salutary development in the interim–perhaps due to the public outrage in 2017 over the abuse of Rebecca Tuvel by the usual suspects–is increasingly visible and vocal resistance to the "bloodthirsty mob of wacko philosophy profs" by other members of the profession.
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Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science
I was asked to share the following, which I'm happy to do: The Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science is now accepting applications. We invite applications from North American female undergraduates, LGBTQA+, disabled, from racial and ethnic backgrounds, first generation, and other undergraduates from groups underrepresented in philosophy of science. Applications are due March 1, 2019,…
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This benighted Columbia student doesn’t need discipline, he needs education
He doesn't understand the term "white" (he might start by reading this) and he is plainly ignorant about the history of science and civilization. What an embarrassment.
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The implications of “self-identification” (as a woman, as a race) for traditional civil rights
Philosopher Dan Kaufman (Missouri State) comments.
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On the Wisconsin Repugs
Some apt observations from Krugman: There has been a fair amount of reporting on the power grab currently underway in Madison. Having lost every statewide office in Wisconsin last month, Republicans are using the lame-duck legislative session to drastically curtail these offices’ power, effectively keeping rule over the state in the hands of the G.O.P.-controlled…
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Reactions to “The Twitter Cesspool”
Two funny reactions to last week's post. First, from a philosopher in the UK: "The dumb outbursts you quoted in your post establish that not all imbalances of power are injustices. Some people really should be powerless!" Second, a somewhat longer response from a political theorist in the US: Although I ended up in Political…
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ABA approves Illinois/Chicago acquisition of John Marshall Law School
Details. Assuming tuition is set at more typical levels for public law schools in Illinois, that, together with the University of Illinois brand, will change the legal education marketplace in Chicago, especially for the Chicago private schools like DePaul, Chicago-Kent, and Loyola/Chicago.
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In Memoriam: Fiona Cowie (1963-2018)
Professor Cowie, who worked at the intersections of philosophy of psychology, biology. and linguistics, had taught at the California Institute of Technology since 1992. The Cal Tech memorial notice is here.
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Philosophy at Hull in trouble?
A worrying account. Feel free to post more information, links etc. in the comments. (Thanks to Cesar Palacios Gonzalez for the pointer.)
I would note that there are a lot of structural reasons why senior staff might produce less research than people…