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Brian Leiter
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…on the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Right-wing garbage media go crazy, and UCLA Chancellor issues statement condemning the event at his own law school! UCLA law faculty issue their own statement in response. The Chancellor should resign, he has no business leading a serious research university.
I’m trying to register, which requires me to update my password, but when I do that, I get a message of “error, token not recognized.” Please fix if you would like people to register!
As often happens, philosopher David Wallace gives the clearest statement of a point (from the earlier thread): Let me have a go at the “normie” case for worrying about catastrophic if perhaps not quite existential risks, avoiding science fiction as much as possible. (The best science fiction is written by smart...
Like the American Randall Collins, the German sociologist Wolfgang Streeck is a keen observer of the current situation, without too many illusions, and with a plausible analytical framework. An excerpt: Under an increasingly undemocratic capitalism, the countries of the rich world all confront a similar bundle of...
Philosopher David Sackris, the editor of this resource, writes: The teaching resource Teachphilosophy101.org has recently been updated in a collaboration between the journal Teaching Philosophy and the Philosophy Documentation Center. TΦ101 presents strategies and resources for faculty members and graduate...
An interesting piece by philosopher Anastasia Berg (UC Irvine) at CHE. Once again (given reader interest), I’m opening comments for discussion and reactions to Professor Berg’s essay.
Professor Bender, well-known for his work in constitutional law and also Federal Indian law, taught for more than two decades at the University of Pennsylvania, before becoming Dean at Arizona State University, where he spent the remainder of his academic career. The ASU memorial notice is here. (Thanks to Art...
…powered by AI, via philosopher Nat Hansen. I learned about it via Joshua Knobe on Twitter. If you try it out, please share your thoughts in the comments about the utility of this for teaching or other purposes.
…with Johnathan Bi. (There’s a transcript here, if you subscribe to Mr. Bi’s substack.) I have only listened to some of this, but I find Harvey’s position genuinely surprising. If readers listen to the interview, or read the transcript, feel free to discuss.
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