The New Infantilism
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If Plato had written a dialogue about the New Infantilists and Wokerati in philosophy
As the reader who sent this to me observed, this amusing piece seems inspired by “that other philosophy blog and how it reflects some troubling trends in the profession.”
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Hey “guys,” get a load of this!
Sent out by a senior philosopher at a major department in the UK to TAs: What I don’t understand is why this senior professor didn’t just tell the student that “guys” in colloquial spech is not gender specific.
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What is “cancel culture”?
This is a pretty apt characterization of some of the markers of “cancelling”, including, e.g.: 1) Punitiveness: Are people denouncing you to your employer or your social connections? Are you being blacklisted from jobs and social opportunities? Does what is being said to or about you have the goal—or foreseeable effect—of jeopardizing your livelihood?…
I only just learned of Barry’s passing, and I’m enormously saddened at the news. I wrote my PhD on his…