April 2023
-
A propos nothing…”Baby Ryan” performs AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”
This struck me as pretty funny when I came across it on Facebook (the original, which has become a staple of sporting events these days):
-
Will the USNews.com law school rankings for this year ever appear?
Hopefully not! It appears that without the free labor supplied by law schools of reporting data, the thinly staffed USNews.com operation has been having trouble transcribing data from the ABA into its ranking formula. Among the problems: the ABA corrected some of its initial data, but that may have been missed; and USNews.com may not…
-
Alex Byrne on Peter Momtchiloff’s response to David Wallace (and related matters)
Philosopher Alex Byrne kindly shared these thoughts (in response to yesterday's post, including my suggestion that he share the referee reports): On to the possibility of sharing the comments on the first draft of my book, I do not think that readers’ reports solicited (and paid for) by a publisher are mine to share. Moreover,…
-
Enoch to take up Chair in Philosophy of Law at Oxford
David Enoch, currently Professor of Law and Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will take up the Professorship in Philosophy of Law at Oxford University (noted here) starting in 2023-24. (Although Enoch will be full-time at Oxford, he will retain an affiliation with Hebrew University and continue to do some teaching and supervision there.) …
-
2023 Lebowitz Prize from APA and PBK awarded for “Norms of Attention”
Philosophers Kristie Dotson (Michigan) and Susanna Siegel (Harvard) will present their contrasting views at the 2024 Central APA.
-
OUP’s Peter Momtchiloff replies to David Wallace
Here is Peter M's reply to David Wallace's missive regarding the Byrne manuscript; I thank David for sharing it, and Peter for giving permission to share it: Dear David Thank you for your message, and for your kind words about OUP. You will understand that I can’t discuss the details of a specific review process,…
-
David Wallace’s letter to OUP editor Peter Momtchiloff regarding Alex Byrne’s expose
MOVING TO FRONT FROM YESTERDAY–MANY INTERESTING COMMENTS (SEE ESP. TIM WILLIAMSON'S REMARK) As usual, philosopher of science David Wallace (Pittsburgh) has a sensible take on the matter noted earlier today, and I thank him for sharing this letter. (Professor Wallace focuses on OUP's decision not to honor a contract to publish a book by Professor…
-
Seven philosophers elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
They are: Linda Martin Alcoff (Hunter College/CUNY), Henry Allison (UC San Diego, emeritus), John Campbell (Berkeley), Derrick Darby (Rutgers), Catherine Elgin (Harvard Grad School of Education), Susanna Siegel (Harvard), James Van Cleve (Southern California). I'm glad to see a longstanding omission finally corrected (Henry Allison, who turns 86 next week: see, e.g.). I'm utterly shocked…
-
Illinois makes bid for Schwenkler at Florida State (UPDATED)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM MARCH 2–UPDATED The Department of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign has voted out a senior offer to John Schwenkler (philosophy of action, philosophy of mind, ethics & moral psychology [philosophical and empirical]), Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. PhD students considering either program will want to keep an…
-
Six law professors elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
They are: Danielle Citron (Virginia), Matthew L.M. Fletcher (Michigan), James Forman, Jr. (Yale), William C. Hubbard (South Carolina [also former President of ABA], Gillian Metzger (Columbia), Carol Steiker (Harvard).
-
Editors of over-priced Elsevier neuroscience journal resign and restart…
…an open access journal on the same topic. An interesting strategy. Are there any Elsevier philosophy journals that might warrant such a transformation?
-
Censorship of philosophy at Oxford University Press
Alex Byrne recounts the disgraceful tale. Note that Professor Byrne, a philosopher at MIT, has previously published a philosophical monograph with OUP, and has contributed many essays to OUP volumes, as one would expect given the quality of his work over many years and his prominence in the profession. There is only one explanation for…
-
Why economics today is like British food in the 1980s
An amusing essay; an excerpt: In 1986, I left my native South Korea and came to Britain to study economics as a graduate student at the University of Cambridge. Things were difficult…[b]ut the most difficult thing was the food. Before coming to Britain, I had not realised how bad food can be. Meat was overcooked…
-
Socialist philosopher Susan Neiman is not “woke”
Of course not. (Thanks to Joshua Selby for the pointer.)
-
In Memoriam: William Newton-Smith (1943-2023)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM APRIL 14–SOME VERY NICE AND EVOCATIVE REMEMBRANCES, MORE WELCOME Well-known for his work in philosophy of science, Dr. Newton-Smith spent almost his entire career at Balliol College, Oxford, from which he also earned his D.Phil. He also briefly served as one of the founders of the Central European University. (The CEU…
I just published in the new PPA and can say it was one of the most difficult, rigorous R&R’s of…