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Structural realism on How is post-tenure review working at your (public) university?September 1, 2026
I would note that there are a lot of structural reasons why senior staff might produce less research than people…
Siddharth Muthukrishnan on Some skepticism about AI enthusiasm among philosophersSeptember 1, 2026
There is a slippery inference from the premise that we have struggled to converge on important philosophical truths to the…
V. Alan White on How is post-tenure review working at your (public) university?August 31, 2026
I can corroborate Jason’s remarks about the UW System’s implementation of post-tenure review. In part because I was a participant…
jason Yackee on How is post-tenure review working at your (public) university?August 31, 2026
The Wisconsin legislature made UW system implement post-tenure (5-year) reviews several years ago. The statutory requirements were fed into the…
a bit off topic on How is post-tenure review working at your (public) university?August 31, 2026
Sorry, this may be a bit off topic, but if done well, I would really welcome some equivalent of a…
s. wallerstein on Some skepticism about AI enthusiasm among philosophersAugust 31, 2026
Isn’t one of the problems in this interesting converation how we define “philosophy”? Is philosophy just what is taught and…
David Wallace on Some skepticism about AI enthusiasm among philosophersAugust 30, 2026
I don’t think I misread the paper. Its lament is clear. (It’s a good paper, in style and substance, even…