December 2024
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2024: Philosophers who died
The passing of the following philosophers was noted on the blog during 2024: Robert M. Adams, E. Jennifer Ashworth, Nuel Belnap, Jr., Jonathan Bennett, Martha Brandt Bolton, Robert Bolton, Daniel Breazeale (died at end of 2023), Keith Campbell, Chung-Ying Cheng, Max Cresswell, Daniel Dennett, Susan Feagin, Alvin I. Goldman, Ted Honderich, Christopher Hookway, Don Ihde,
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A YouTube channel featuring everything under the “Great Moments in Obscure Rock ‘n’ Roll” category…
…courtesy of reader Rafael Martins, which I learned about in the comments here. Thanks to Mr. Martins for curating this!
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Bird flu wishes you a not-so-happy New Year
Not good, but not yet a disaster: Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to attach to cells in the upper airways of humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported
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Great moments in obscure rock ‘n’ roll: the best finds of 2024
I didn't do as many this year, since I think I may have finally exhausted the genre of obscure blues-based rock. But here were a couple of good finds that I enjoyed: Argent, "Keep On Rollin'," 1972 Gun, "Race with the Devil," 1968 Jo Jo Gunne, "Broken Down Man,"
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In Memoriam: Graciela de Pierris (1950-2024)
Professor de Pierris, a specialist in the history of early modern philosophy, probably best-known for her work on Hume, died in August. She had taught at Stanford for more than twenty years, and before that at Indiana University at Bloomington and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Stanford memorial notice is here. Comments are
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In Memoriam: George L. Priest (1947-2024)
Professor Priest, a leading figure in law and economics, taught for many years at Yale, and before that at UCLA and the University of Puget Sound. The Yale memorial notice is here. (Thanks to Daniel Crane for the pointer.)
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Law professors reading Marx
A nice note from a law professor elsewhere: I wanted to pass on a note thanking you for your marvelous book with Jaime Edwards on Marx. The explanation of ideas is lucid and exactly what this non-expert needed as a clear and comprehensive introduction. Like many, I have read at one time the Manifesto and
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APA announces Fall 2024 Prizes…
…including the new AI-related prizes, as well as the Gittler Award, Dewey Lecturers, and others.
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Law professors reading Marx
A nice note from a law professor elsewhere: I wanted to pass on a note thanking you for your marvelous book with Jaime Edwards on Marx. The explanation of ideas is lucid and exactly what this non-expert needed as a clear and comprehensive introduction. Like many, I have read at one time the Manifesto and bits
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Decline in Black and Hispanic students at elite law schools in the wake of SCOTUS decision
Some details here. Corporate America's commitment to "diversity" still seems to be strong, which leads me to think that insofar as clients demand "diverse" teams of attorneys from law firms, law firms will recruit more aggressively at schools outside the top ranks to find suitable candidates. (I was amused the reporter used the even more
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