Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog
Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog
Brian Leiter
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An amusing assessment from an anonymous Australian.
Philosopher Dan Kaufman writes: Over the last year, philosophy social media has discussed a number of academic philosophers who are actively embracing AI in their research. Perusing these posts — and the comments that follow — reveals a...
…pending an investigation into possible “discrimination” against the late Professor Arday. It was Dr. Cofnas’s July 21 substack post that opened the flood gates of media coverage of allegations against Professor Arday, that ultimately...
Courtesy of Clifford Sosis, as always. A really interesting trajectory into philosophy, I encourage folks to read this one. (What she says about UT Austin, although after my time, does ring true. I hope it’s better now.)
….arrested on child sex abuse charges. Dr. Freud strikes again! (Thanks to David Gordon for the pointer.)
These are non-clinical/non-LRW appointments that will take effect in summer or fall 2027 (except where noted); (new additions will be in bold.) Last year’s list is here. *Yonathan Arbel (commercial law, consumer law, law & economics, AI...
…at The Atlantic, and worth reading.
I’ve remarked on this for years (and more systematically), and although Habermas has a lot of groupies and loyalists, occasionally others do remark on this as well. This rather uneven piece by the philosopher Lorna Finlayson is the...
I’m very sorry to have to report the sudden death yesterday of my esteemed colleague Randy Picker, who was well-known for his work on antitrust and intellectual property, among other topics. A triple Chicago grad (B.A., M.A. in...
Readers will no doubt have heard this news already, but here is one account. No cause of death is given, although one suspects suicide of course given the public humiliation and vilification he suffered. A tragic story. (Earlier coverage...
…which is down slightly from last year. There were about the same number of jobs advertised in the first placement bulletin as last year. For amusement, I looked at the CVs of the 16 candidates who listed “Jurisprudence” as one of their...
Professor Weaver, who spent his academic career at the Univeristy of Louisville (with some visiting stints elsewhere), was a scholar of administrative law, law & technology, and the First Amendment, but may have been best known for his...
Professor Charles, who was emeritus at Yale (where he taught from 2014 to 2023), was a leading scholar of ancient philosophy, especially Aristotle. Prior to Yale, he taught at Oxford from 1979 until his move to Yale. Most recently, he...
This study says the answer is “no.” I cannot comment on the methodology, but let’s remember that many of the most important right-wing figures in American life are graduates of Harvard and Yale (e.g., Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, J.D. Vance,...