Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog
"News and views about philosophy, the academic profession, academic freedom, intellectual culture ... and a bit of poetry."
Author: One of the authors is Brian Leiter, a law professor at the University of Chicago; another is Bill Edmundson of Georgia State University College of Law. Leiter also posts at Brian Leiter's Law School Reports.
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Recent Posts from Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog
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More on the Pitfalls of E-Mailed Job Applications
Following up on our earlier item, a grad student on the job market writes: I received an email from my department's placement assistant today notifying me that she had been unable to get my letters…
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How Does Offering a Pre-Law Major Affect Interest in Philosophy?
Christopher Pynes (Western Illinois) reports that his Department is considering creating a pre-law major, and is wondering about the experience of other departments and how the creation of a pre-law track has affected the philosophy…
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The Obama Disappointment
Predictable, of course, but this is well-said.
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"Fascist America, Redux" Redux
A propos an earlier item, Paul Krugman notices something similar: [T]he G.O.P. has been taken over by the people it used to exploit.... Back in 1964 the historian Richard Hofstadter published an essay titled, “The…
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More Ayn Rand Humor
Here. (Thanks to Don Hubin for the pointer.)
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In Memoriam: Steven K. Strange (1950-2009)
MOVING TO FRONT FROM NOVEMBER 2--SEE UPDATE Best-known for his work on Plotinus and Neo-Platonism, Professor Strange passed away on October 28. At the time of his death, he was Associate Professor of Philosophy at…
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Why it is not fruitful to discuss Nietzsche interpretation with postmodernists
Here and also here. (Thanks to Ryan Lake for the pointer.)
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Do the "Folk" Really Believe in Objective Standards of Moral Right and Wrong...
...or are they cultural relativists?
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Real Moral Education
Here. (Thanks to Adrian Bardon for the pointer.)
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Kierkegaard in the NY Times
Here.