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The materials by Peter Smith are best if you’re looking for reading. If you’re instead (or additionally) looking for recorded…
It may not be what Professor Noll is looking for — or maybe parts are appropriate — but for others…
One thing that struck me in this report was the “three body problem” ways in which things become more unstable…
I am a faculty member at ASU. Unfortunately, I can’t say I am surprised by Atomic. During last academic year,…
I don’t know how widespread this *behavior* is, but I know that the legal basis for allowing it to happen…
I think the extremely weird-sounding announced thesis of this piece arises from making a specific decision about how to use…
Philosopher Christy Mag Uidhir, whose earlier objections to the new intrusive policies we noted, writes:
I have notified the University of Houston that I will be resigning my position as Professor of Philosophy effective June 1st, 2026. Not sure what I’ll be doing next, but I do know that whatever it is, I won’t be doing it in Texas.
Houston, as readers will know, as long had a very strong terminal MA program.
With the proviso that I’m no longer in the field and that it is a book, not a course or…