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Two Philosophy PhD Students Win Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships for 2010

They are: Jonathan Livengood (HPS, University of Pittsburgh) and Anat Schechtman (Philosophy, Yale University). More ACLS Fellowship news (for faculty) to follow shortly.

"Garbage and Gravitas": On Ayn Rand

This is amusing and worth reading.

If philosophers were action figures...

...this is what they would look like! (Thanks to Larry Solum for the pointer.)

A Letter from Lappin and Meyer-Viol about KCL

Professor Lappin has invited me to share the following letter from he and Wilfried Meyer-Viol in the Philosophy Department: Dear Friends, Students, and Colleagues, As many of you have heard, The School of Arts and Humanities at King's has now...

Politics in the Deep South of the United States

This is an amazing trio of political ads from Alabama.

More Critchley Reactions

The real problem with giving a philosophical lightweight and poseur like Critchley a public platform is the damage it does to the image and reputation of philosophy, including, importantly, the Continental traditions in philosophy. I linked in my earlier piece...

Two Petitions Protesting Arizona's New "Open Season for Harassment of Anyone Who Looks Hispanic" Law

Arizona-based academics and university staff can sign this one, those outside Arizona may sign this one. (Thanks to Michael Lynch for the pointer.)

The Fake Habermas Twitter Account--the Perpetrator Exposed, Plus an Interview with the Real Habermas

Here.

Excellent News from King's College, London!

The "consultation" document has just been released for Arts & Humanities, and, as I read it, all the threatened positions in Philosophy are saved, and no one is being terminated. I've heard from many at KCL over the past few...

Former Philosophy Professor Poised to Become Next President of Colombia

Story here. Felipe De Brigard, who flagged the story for me, tells me that Mockus taught logic and ancient Greek philosophy at university (and he taught logic in both the math and philosophy departments).