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April 27, 2010
April 26, 2010
In Memoriam: Pierre Hadot (1922-2010)
The French scholar and populizer of ancient philosophy has passed away. There is a short obituary (in French) here. (Thanks to David Gordon for flagging this for me.)
I sure wish I could attend...
...this conference. (And I know I don't do conference announcements ordinarily, but I am indirectly involved with this one.)
Philosophy of Bestiality and other ethical quandaries...
...come to Bloggingheads TV.
Philosopher Jollimore on Philosopher Nussbaum: The Need for the Humanities
Useful discussion here. (Link now fixed.) (Thanks to Mark Couch for the pointer.)
April 25, 2010
Annals of Academic Pettiness
MOVING TO FRONT FROM APRIL 19: SEE UPDATE This really takes the prize. I do find it hard to believe that anyone gives any credence to (or could care about) anonymous Amazon reviews of scholarly books. (Thanks to David Fraser...
April 23, 2010
Update on the Situation at King's College, London
And it's not good.
Are You "Eminent," or Merely "Prominent"?
Jo Wolff (UCL) comments.
April 22, 2010
Two Philosophers Win Guggenheim Fellowships
The full list of 2010 winners is here. The philosophers who won support for their work are Philip Pettit (Princeton) for a projet on "A Civi Republican Theory of Democracy" and R. Jay Wallace (Berkeley) for a project on "The...
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