December 2019
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A new philosophy job market wiki
A reader on the job market called it to my attention and suggested I share it. Wikis are only as good as their contributors, and bear in mind that not everything is necessarily accurate, but hopefully if enough folks participate it will provide some useful information.
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Soames and Trump
Several readers have written to me about the interview with philosopher Scott Soames (USC) posted last week. It's quite an enjoyable and interesting interview, as Professor Soames speaks plainly and candidly about so many events in his life, both intellectual and personal. But that is not what seems to have most caught the attention of…
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“The unity of the ruling class”…
…analyzed in Teen Vogue!
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The ruling class in America is getting a bit nervous…
…so they take to the op-ed page of the official organ of the prudent wing of their class.
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What is a “predatory” journal?
The journal Nature weighs in, which hopefully will help. (Thanks to Dean Rowan for the pointer.)
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Other things to think about if you have multiple tenure track offers (Michael Simkovic)
Brian Leiter has an extremely helpful post about things that entry level candidates should think about when they receive a tenure track offer. The post below is meant to supplement Brian’s post with additional considerations that are relevant to candidates who are fortunate enough to receive multiple tenure track offers. It may also be of…
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Trump’s impeachable crimes in the Ukraine affair
A useful catalogue from a lawyer who worked closely with Robert Mueller during the investigation of the alleged Russia ties. This is not a close case, and the only partisan hackery is on the pro-Trump side.
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Support the “Lincoln Project”
This is an effort by some hardcore Republicans and conservatives–people with actual principles, not the fascists posing as Republicans in Congress and on Fox–to hold accountable Trump's enablers in Congress and to defeat Trump's re-election. They explain the project here. I've donated and I hope you will too.
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Richard Marshall interview Thomas Pink (KCL)…
…at 3:16 AM. I'm more inclined to something like the Hobbesian view than the Pinkian view, but this interview is fascinating.
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Today in Trump wickedness
Making it more difficult to maintain Social Security disability benefits.
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An historian eviscerates Pinker’s “Enlightenment” propaganda
This is amusing, and apt.
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American Philosophical Association announces lots of “Prizes”
The full list is here. ADDENDUM: Among the better-known prizes: Barwise Prize in Philosophy & Computing (Margaret Boden [Sussex]); Book Prize (formerly Matchette Prize for book by younger philosopher) (Kate Manne [Cornell]; runner-up: Sarah Moss [Michigan]); Gittler Award in Philosophy of Social Sciences (Robert Sugden [East Anglia]); Kavka/Irvine Political Philosophy Prize (Massimo Renzo [King's College,…
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Best introductory texts in moral philosophy?
Continuing with our series (see here and here), I now invite readers to name what they think are the best introductory texts in moral philosophy (including normative ethics, metaethics, and moral psychology; I'll do politcal philosophy separately). As before, don't just name a text, but say something about why you think it's particularly notable or…
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New open-access journal: SYMPHILOSOPHIE: International Journal of Philosophical Romanticism
This new journal is a welcome addition to the open-access environment, covering a remarkably fruitful period in the history of modern philosophy that is largely ignored in Anglophone departments. The editors write: The journal SYMPHILOSOPHIE is completely open access, and publishes new research articles, books reviews and translations in the area of the philosophy of…
Georgy Maksimovich pointed me to this article in Russian: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/05/25/antisovetskie-filosofskie-kontratseptsii