Brian Leiter's Blog, page 21

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

He's in the news as one of the contenders to be Harris's running mate, and I've now watched some clips of him: he's a good talker, with a good pitch and interesting background (rural Minnesotan, public school teacher, Army National...

"Was Marx a degrowth communist?"

The answer to this absurd question is obviousy "no," but this Monthly Review essay sets out reasons for that conclusion (despite its somewhat idiotic hostility to G.A. Cohen's interpretation of historical materialism [which has problems, but not the one this...

Remembering Gareth Evans

i came across this interesting essay from a couple of years ago about Evans. Philosopher Ian Phillips at Johns Hopkins is currently working on an intellectual biography of Evans. UPDATE: Professor Phillips writes: That's a fun piece by Lincoln Allison,...

In Memoriam: E. Jennifer Ashworth (1939-2024)

Professor Ashworth, a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Waterloo, was a renowned expert on medieval logic and philosophy of language. The Waterloo page has more about her work, and there is a brief memorial notice at the Medieval...

Bernstein, Nolan from Notre Dame to UC Santa Cruz

Sara Bernstein and Daniel Nolan, who both work in metaphysics at the University of Notre Dame, have accepted senior offers from the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where they will start in fall 2025. That's...

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Hobart & William Smith politics professor to return to the classroom this fall...

...after her unlawful suspension for her lawful but "incorrect' extamural speech. Professor Jodi Dean issued the following statement (which shows how Title VI can be weaponized by the right-wing against universities): I want to thank everyone who signed, shared, and...

$2.5 million from Templeton for PPE at Buffalo

Press release here.

Does font affect writing?

Nathan Ballantyne talks to Daniel Stoljar at The Workbench.

Highlights from the summer blog: July

Some more highlights from the summer, for those who may have missed them: A serious blow for faculty speech in the 4th Circuit in the U.S. In Memoriam: Harry G. Frankfurt (1929-2023) Philosophers and political theorists elected as Fellows and...