June 2022
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“The Folk Theory of Well-Being”
Here's the penultimate version of a paper forthcoming in Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy, co-authored with two law colleagues (John Bronsteen at Loyola/Chicago and Jonathan Masur at UChicago) and one other philosopher in a law school (Kevin Tobia at Georgetown). The project began years ago when I was arguing with John and Jonathan about the…
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Nietzsche on conscience
Philosopher Christopher Janaway (Southampton) comments.
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Inflation and graduate student stipends
A soon-to-be PhD student writes: I am an incoming philosophy PhD student at a university in a major U.S. city. While I have been fortunate enough to receive funding and a stipend for the duration of my program, I find myself increasingly worried about getting by with rising inflation and costs of living — especially…
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Anti-harassment codes run amok on campus: American University edition
Religious conservative claims harassment for his beliefs because eight fellow law students excoriated the Supreme Court's leaked decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Take note: this is the future that the attempt to police expression on campus has produced. (Thanks to Phil Gasper for the pointer.)
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Bad journal practices: the case of rejection without reasons after R&R
MOVING TO FRONT FROM JUNE 24–COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN, AT THE REQUEST OF READERS. SUBMIT COMMENTS ONLY ONCE, THEY MAY TAKE AWHILE TO APPEAR. A philosopher elsewhere shared this appalling story: [A] paper I submitted on an r+r, for which I met every suggestion of the reader, was rejected because that same reader said "Reject"…
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Life in Kyiv during wartime
Philosopher Aaron Wendland reports on his impressions.
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On Susan Stebbing and public philosophy
I just came across this interesting little essay from last year. UPDATE: The Stebbing book is available here for free. (Thanks to Mike G. for the pointer.)
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Great moments in obscure rock ‘n’ roll: Silverhead, “Rolling with My Baby,” 1972
Short-lived British "glam" rock band of the early 1970s, this is one of their best numbers, and it's quite a catchy one:
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A comment on the current pathology of the U.S. legal system
MOVING TO FRONT FROM JUNE 25, SINCE BOTH BITS OF MISCHIEF HAVE COME TO PASS–ON THE ROAD, RIGHT NOW, SO DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE MORE Very soon, the super-legislature of the United States is likely to decide that there is no constitutional right to abortion, and may also loosen existing gun regulations even further. …
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Meet Kelley Watt of Tulsa, Oklahoma…
…a damaged human being who now damages others. UPDATE: It turns out Ms.Watt has done work with James Fetzer, a notorious conspiracy theorist who lost a defamation action brought by a parent of the one of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. (Thanks to Cora Diamond for the pointer.)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy temporarily offline at Stanford site
Edward Zalta, the editor of SEP, shared the following: The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is currently offline due to a power outage on campus at Stanford University. We expect to be back online shortly after power is restored. Meanwhile, you are encouraged to make use of the SEP’s Amsterdam mirror site at: https://seop.illc.uva.nl and the…
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Wolff on Geuss
Here and here. Professor Wolff is generous as always.
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Donald Trump is one of the worst human beings alive, but it’s not simple to prosecute him for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election
This short essay by Harvard law professor Jack Goldsmith gives a good explanation of why the decision to prosecute Trump is so fraught, contrary to various traditional and social media blowhards.
“Freedom’s just another word for Je est un autre.”