Mini-Heap
The latest Mini-Heap is here.
- Short videos for philosophy students on skills useful for finding and evaluating arguments in texts— a growing collection from Mark Schroeder (USC)
- Attempts to control what Muslim women wear — Alia Al-Saji (McGill) takes a closer look at the justifications for doing so
- The Karl Marx memorial at Highgate Cemetery has apparently been vandalized — no witnesses have come forward, leading some to conclude that the memorial contained the seeds of its own destruction
- Is the dominance of liberal views in U.S. academia owed to the fact that most research universities and liberal arts colleges are located in liberal communities? — if so, those interested in pushing for more “viewpoint diversity” should convince policymakers and taxpayers to fund more institutions of higher education in underserved areas
- Academics should be more respectful in how they refer to each other in writing — says Professor Benatar (Cape Town)
- “The challenge is not getting them to talk, but doing so without sacrificing too much rigor” — Harry Brighouse (Wisconsin) on “how to ensure high-quality thinking and talking which engages the whole class”
- How a philosophy professor is making a difference in health care across her state — a profile of Jessica Miller (University of Maine) (via Paul Kelleher)
Mini-Heap posts appear when 7 or so new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, the ever-growing collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers.
The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap. Thanks!
#3 is some comedy gold.