March 2019
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NYU’s Michael Strevens blogging at the “Brains” blog this week…
…about his new book offering an empirical-psychological defense of "armchair philosophy."
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Yale rescinds admission of current student whose parents bribed the Yale soccer coach
I expect we'll see more of this. (Thanks to Jay Mullen for the pointer.)
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Blast from the past: Errol Morris on Kripke and Kuhn
Back in 2011 (follow the link to get to the original discussion thread).
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The full Holly Lawford-Smith interview is now up…
MOVING TO FRONT FROM MARCH 23–LINK CHANGED AND IS NOW FIXED …at Richard Marshall's new website, which will soon include the archive of his past interviews as well. ADDENDUM: Richard confirm that he will continue his interview series, posting them at the new site, which is wonderful news! He has several interviews in process.
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What is it like to be a philosopher? Peter Adamson edition
Here, courtesy of Clifford Sosis as always.
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Philosopher Thomas Hibbs named President of the University of Dallas
Story here. (Thanks to Chad Engelland for the pointer.)
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The British ruling elite, before and after Thatcher
Mary Warnock as case study. (Thanks to S. Wallerstein for the pointer.)
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Richard Marshall’s archive of interviews with philosophers are now on-line…
…at his new site. He's still getting things set up, so in time I expect it will be more easily searchable, etc.
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Great moments in obscure rock ‘n’ roll: Stone Axe, “Snakebite,” 1971
Houston-based hard blues rock outfit (split off from the band Josefus) that recorded several songs, including this heavy number:
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Oxford’s Les Green interviewed…
..at 3:16 AM (Richard Marshall's new site for interviews with philosophers). UPDATE: Green, who is the Professor of Philosophy of Law at Oxford, and who has also written extensively on philosophical issues related to sexuality, briefly discusses in this interview some of his views on the questions raised by the gender self-ID law in the…
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In Memoriam: Mary Warnock (1924-2019)
MOVING TO FRONT: UPDATED A moral philosopher, she was especially notable for her influential work on concrete policy questions in the UK over many years. The Guardian obituary is here. (Thanks to the many readers who sent notice of Professor Warnock's passing–I've been on the road, and haven't been able to respond individually.) UPDATE: Here…
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George Mason donor-contract disclosure case will be heard by the Virginia Supreme Court (Michael Simkovic)
A student group, Transparent GMU, has sued the George Mason University Foundation to try to force disclosure of donor contracts with the the Charles Koch Foundation and other conservative billionaire-backed foundations and re-granting organizations. George Mason is a public university. A limited number of George Mason's donor contracts have already been disclosed. Some of these…
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Justin Weinberg does it again
Many readers have been writing me about Weinberg’s coverage of the 3AM fiasco–in which Richard Marshall’s interview with Holly Lawford-Smith was withdrawn because it offended those who “think correctly”–which may have set a new low for the ridiculous contortions required by the New Infantilism that he has long championed. I’ll let a couple of my…
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What will (or should) universities do with student benficiaries of the fraudulent admissions?
The NYT covers various perspectives, including mine.
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Minority cultural rights in liberal democraties
Philosopher Paul Patton (New South Wales) comments.
It would be a shame if bad philosophy of mind got us all killed. AI can absolutely have desires and…