I'm applying for an intramural grant to work on a perfectly ordinary, non X-phi, piece of philosophy. (I want to think about the claim that someone like a florist might make that being required to provide services to a same-sex wedding violates her freedom of […] Read More
Hi, everyone. Meena Krishnamurthy has very generously allowed me to post a few prelimary thoughts on the above topic and I thought I’d shard the link here to maximize the likelihood that I have a chance to benefit from your comments. Here’s the introduction to […] Read More
(Posted on Behalf of Nancy Snow) Request for Proposals: The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Marquette University, with a generous grant from the Templeton Religion Trust, is pleased to announce a new research initiative on the topics of the self, motivation, and virtue. Approximately ten […] Read More
In signing the September Statement one commits to declining "to volunteer his or her individual services to the Philosophical Gourmet Report while it is under the control of Brian Leiter." In signing one is not suggesting that one had been asked to serve or was likely […] Read More
Too much of the important discussion about whether we need rankings in philosophy is taking place only on Facebook. But lots of people with a stake in these matters are not on Facebook. Please consider posting stuff here, or someplace available to all, about the […] Read More
I am going to presuppose the need for philosophy rankings, the need for an alternative to a ranking run (even in part) by Leiter, and that Leiter will not step down. Whether any of these presupposions is true is controversial, but I seek to think […] Read More
If, like me, you've been frustrated with all that's going on in Philosophy (or not going on as the case may be) and want to do something positive to help our profession, here's an opportunity. Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute (PIKSI) is a weeklong […] Read More
Conference at UConn, November 21-23 Keynotes: Jason Stanley (Yale) Ishani Maitra (Michigan) Richard Wilson (UConn) The Injustice League in the Philosophy Department at the University of Connecticut seeks abstracts on topics related to the conference theme. Suggested topics include: hate speech, slurs, propaganda, slut-shaming, bragging, […] Read More
Supererogatory actions are those which are (1) morally meritorious or praiseworthy, but (2) not the fulfillment of a moral obligation or duty. I was having a conversation about this with a colleague today and upon reflection, it seems to me that both clauses in the […] Read More