June 2024
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Hiring committees for 2024-25…
…can announce themselves and their hiring priorities here.
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Anna Stilz resigns as EIC of Philosophy & Public Affairs
Following on this, Professor Stilz asked me to share the following: I have resigned as Editor-in-Chief of Philosophy and Public Affairs and Wiley has now accepted my resignation. I will continue to serve as Editor in a limited, transitional capacity, only to process papers that have been previously accepted by the journal, and reviews on…
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Giorgia Meloni is a neo-Nazi in her soul…
…but you can't say that if you're a prominent Italian academic. Italian defamation law is very different from American (and even British) law: there is both civil and criminal defamation, and one can even bring an action for "insult"! The result is the current fiasco, that is the subject of the prior link. (Thanks to…
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A long interview about Nietzsche and free will
Johnathan Bi, a graduate of Columbia University who loves philosophy and 'great books,' has put together a very professionally done set of videos about "the Western Canon" (here's his introuction to the series). Here's the first of two long interviews Mr. Bi did with me, this one on Nietzsche and free will. I was impressed…
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Climenhaga from Australian Catholic University to Texas A&M University
Nevin Climenhaga (epistemology, philosphy of science, philosophy of religion), previously a Senior Research Fellow at the Dianoia Institute at the Australian Catholic University (and presently a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the ACU), has accepted appointment as Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University, starting fall…
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In Memoriam: Kathleen Okruhlik (1951-2024)
A longtime member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario (now known as "Western University"), Professr Okruhlik wrote widely in the history and philosophy of science and in feminist philosophy, including their intersections. Comments are open for remembrances from those who knew Professor Okruhlik or for those who wish to comment…
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In Memoriam: Michael Stocker (1940-2024)
A longtime member of the Department of Philosophy at Syracuse University, where he was emeritus, Professor Stocker started his teaching career at the University of Chicago and Cornell University, and then taught for more than twenty years in Australia at several different universities, including (for the longest period) LaTrobe University. He made important and influential…
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Cornell Law rebuffs $25 million from Leonard Leo with ideological strings attached…
…but Texas A&M takes it. Cornell lawprof Michael Dorf comments.
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Some more old philosophy lectures on YouTube: Max Black, Norman Malcolm
Richard Marshall oncea gain sends along some interesting finds: Max Black on analytic philosophical analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1TpzlgTki4&list=RDCMUC7q-GcHyjCHkTpXCUTLzy7Q&start_radio=1&rv=B1TpzlgTki4&t=10 Malcolm on G.E. Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCZ8zMdCvi0&list=RDCMUC7q-GcHyjCHkTpXCUTLzy7Q&index=2 Malcolm on Wittgenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=371LobXpUlo
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Marx book, redux
We returned the corrected proofs of the Marx book to Routledge today, so we are on track for publication in early September. For those curious, here is the index for the volume, very ablely prepared by Kate Petroff, a PhD student here: Download MARX Index final It gives a good sense of the range of…
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Two old public lectures by Ernest Nagel
One on "Meaning and Knowledge" from 1966, one on "Philosophical Concepts of Atheism" from 1957. (Thanks to Richard Marshall for the pointers.)
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Congratulations to the University of Chicago Law School Class of 2024
It was a pleasure and privilege to teach such talented young men and women. I join all my colleagues in wishing you much happiness and success in the years ahead!
No-one knows how “the long run” is going to go in AI in general, and detection in particular. Right now,…