August 2019
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Meanwhile, in America, the land of cruelty…
…there's this, in the heart of the Old South (i.e., the former de jure American apartheid state). Because illegal immigrants are, as everyone sane knows, better workers and better citizens on average (for prudential reasons if no other), and more likely to work for lower wages, employers love them. Let us hope that the "logic…
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Many of the usual suspects sign letter opposing the recent defense of the academic freedom of Gender Critical feminists
Same old, same old. (They're "responding" [sic] to this defense of academic freedom.) The overlap with those involved in L'Affaire Tuvel is striking but not surprising. (Some signatories do surprise me, however.) Professor Stock replies here, with appropriate snark about what she aptly calls "the closed talking shop that is current academic feminist philosophy." (If…
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Language and reality
A podcast with Paul Boghossian (NYU), Silvia Jonas (Van Leer Instiute, Jerusalem), and Saul Kripke (CUNY) (plus the IAI owner…).
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The latest stupidity about gender critical feminists
I confess I'm amazed that even Weinberg couldn't see that this piece was pitifully stupid (or maybe he advised them to write anonymously because he did–but then why publish it?) Philosopher Kathleen Stock (Sussex) comments here and here. Philosopher Jason Brennan (Georgetown) gave permission to share his apt comments from Facebook about this absurd display:…
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In Memoriam: James D. Wallace (1937-2019)
A well-known moral philosopher, he was emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he taught for nearly fifty years. (He was also the father of the writer David Foster Wallace, who predeceased him.) An obituary is here. (Thanks to Nir Ben-Moshe for the pointer.)
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Belated 16th Blog Birthday
I've been so overwhelmed lately (see here) that I forgot the blog turned 16 last Saturday, August 3 (and, even more seriously, I forgot to post a new "Great Moments in Obscure Rock 'n' Roll" video!). You can see a bit about the blog's visibility here. The 14th anniversary post noted some highlights of topics…
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“Experts” in slashing state budgets and increasing human misery
Instructive about these venal characters, who destroyed Kansas, and are now destroying Alaska. (Thanks to Bennett Gilbert for the pointer.)
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Ten lateral moves that made law professors take notice during 2018-19
Based on my in-box and conversations with others, these were the ten moves this past year that were thought to be the biggest hiring coups (I omit any lateral moves my school was part of!): *Albert Choi (law & economics, contracts, corporate) from the University of Virginia to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.…
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In Memoriam: Daniel Callahan (1930-2019)
He was a pioneering bioethicist and founder of the Hastings Center; the NYT obituary is here. (Thanks to Phil Gasper for the pointer.)
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East Anglia’s Robert Sugden wins 2019 Gittler Award in philosophy of the social sciences
Details from the APA here.
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Rituals of childhood and the institutionalization of mass shootings in America
Observations from sociologist Kieran Healy (Duke).
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“University Union in UK rejects academic freedom for gender critcial feminists”
A UCU member shared this account with me and kindly gave me permission to share it: ======== UCU (the Universities and College Union) is the higher education sector union that represents academics as well as teaching and support staff in UK universities. On 26 May 2019, the UCU debated a motion at its national Higher…
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Rostron & Levit’s guide to submitting to law reviews updated
I am happy to share the following announcement from Professors Rostron & Levit: Dear Colleagues, We just updated our charts about law journal submissions, expedites, and rankings from different sources for the Spring 2019 submission season covering the 203 main journals of each law school. We have created hyperlinks for each law review to take…
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In Memoriam: George I. Mavrodes (1926-2019)
A leading analytic philosopher of religion, Professor Mavrodes earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, where he also spent almost his entire career. I will add links to memorial notices as they appear. (Thanks to David Gordon for the information.) UPDATE: A profile from Michigan upon his retirement in 1995.
I respond to this report here https://jasonstanleyantifascist.substack.com/p/on-the-philosophical-muddle-that