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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The Trump freak show
An amusing, and mostly apt, review. The only "ordinary" Republican choices are the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Commerce. Most of the rest really do belong in a circus side-show. (Thanks to Galen Strawson for the pointer.)
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More on the crisis at Portland State University
Here. A reader also flags PSU's President Ann Cudd's "explanation" of why big classes are better than small classes: Because nobody likes to be in a class that has only about four or five other students, because if you don’t show up you really are noticed, for one thing. But the other thing is that…
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Bayne on Dennett
An illuminating essay on Dennett's ideas by philosopher Tim Bayne. Comments are open for reader reactions from those knowledgeable.
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I’m on Bluesky now
Just a reminder, that I'm here, and you can follow me there to follow updates on the blog and occasionally other items that don't make it to the blog.
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Amaya from Los Andes to Rice
Santiago Amaya (moral psychology, philosophy of action), Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Los Andes (Colombia), has accepted appointment as Associate Professor of Philosophy (with tenure) at Rice University, effective fall 2025. (Thanks to Robert Howell for the information.)
Giovanni Molteni Tagliabue (Italy) Rationalized and Extended Democracy – The REDemo Project. Foreword by Gilberto Corbellini. Firenze University Press 2023.…