January 2025
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Queloz on “The Ethics of Conceptualization”
Available for free download from OUP in advacne of its official publication in a month. (I think the link is now fixed.)
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The metaphysical foundations of logic, with help from Kant and Hegel
Philosopher Jacob McNulty (Yale) discusses.
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Anti-immigrant czar annoyed that his victims know their legal rights
This is a remarkable admission. If only the victims were ignorant of what the law requires his job would be so much easier!
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The Trump order “pausing” federal government payments…
…has been rescinded, as most readers will know (one court had already enjoined it, another was poised to do the same). The "pause" was outrageous, as we already noted, so what is going on with the monster child and his fascist minions? Here's my best interpretation. We know that Trump wants to contest the constitutionality…
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Apologies if I don’t reply to your emails…
…too much going on, and I have to prioritize emails from colleagues and students right now. I appreciate tips and pointers for the blog, and am trying to keep up with those! Thank you.
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British academic life, an on-going story of hardship
The latest: The sheer amount of work seems to be increasing exponentially, and not just in terms of scale but the number of vectors it’s all happening on too. It is impossible to be a top-line manager and administrator and mentor and researcher and writer and outreach officer and IT expert and online instructor and…
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Blast from the past: Negotiating a job with multiple offers in hand
It still happens! This is from 2007, with reader comments.
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Life expectancy in the U.S. and educational attainment (a fairly good proxy for economic class)
What one would have expected: the "educated" live longer.
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Trump’s unlawful attempt to “impound” federal monies that Congress authorized be spent
Law professor Steven Vladeck explains the constitutional and legal issues; a few excerpts: In essence, the Trump administration is claiming the unilateral power to at least temporarily “impound” tens of billions of dollars of appropriated funds—in direct conflict with Congress’s constitutional power of the purse, and in even more flagrant violation of the Impoundment Control…
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The Trump war on public health begins
An immunologist recounts the first mischief: As of this writing, the United States Health and Human Services is still under a communications embargo. Agencies such as the CDC, NIH, FDA and 10 others remain unable to communicate to the public, though some reports are still being published…. Four unnamed sources have indicated to a major…
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A glossary of some common terms in philosophy…
…courtesy of philosopher Daniel Weltman. A useful resource for students!
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Serbia facing a “general strike”
MOVING TO FRONT FROM FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 Here. University students are centrally involved, and one was injured recently when a car rammed student protesters. The University of Belgrade has issued a strong statement. Comments are open for those who have more information.
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In Memoriam: George Bealer (1944-2025)
Professor Bealer was well-known for his contributions to metaphysics and cognate areas. He taught at Reed College, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Texas at Austin, and, from 2005 until his retirement, at Yale University. The Yale statement in honor of his retirement in 2014 gives a nice sense of his distinctive contributions…
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Public Central APA sessions and “watch parties”
Philosopher Colin Marshall writes This year, the Central APA will be online, following the 2+1 Campaign in 2021-22. Under the 2+1 model, one of the three divisional APA meetings each year will be virtual, with each division taking a turn to host. The APA will be trying out this model for the next three years.…
I’ve only just heard this news and am sorry to read it. I was taught as an undergrad and postgrad…