Party stalwarts are appointed to oversee universities (in the Texas case, via a Board of Regents), and then set criteria for the approval (or disapproval) of curricula. A new example of the Texas A&M version of this approach.
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The two episodes with Jenann Ismael on quantum mechanics (the second something of a reboot of the first, but adding…
Hi Brian, Here’s a list of all Routledge philosophy titles that are now OA: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/search?sortBy=relevance&fullyOABook=true&subject=SCHU04&key= Be well, Andy Beck
AI’s ‘sycophancy’ as others observed is manageable- they also at least Claude and Chat, possess a moral code of sorts…
Almost anything from the 1969 second album (Terry Reid; in the USA released as Move Over for Terry Reid) could…
I live and teach in St. Paul. I think the last comment gets it right. Keep the attention on this,…
Christopher Janaway, Nietzsche on Suffering (Cambridge Elements): open access until February 5: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/nietzsche-on-suffering/EDFF8DAB29BD67D39254AADD79A050D0?fbclid=IwY2xjawPg2kFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFsbk5Tc0VrQlFGZGhUUXEzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHs-BVadJ_Di33vlqwQjw8b2WJpjfaW-izvS82S4YmKNKTEl8QfkoRItc81tz_aem_0UQP6JN4F8jVae_d6VYJGQ
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