Mini-Heap
Friday Mini-Heap…
- Over time, “various forms of hostility, exclusion, silencing, and devaluation multiplied,” yet “the idea that this was a pattern of mistreatment based on gender became less and less accessible to my colleagues” — Brook Sadler (South Florida) sees how her own story fits with a recent philosophical account of misogyny
- Secret allegations and unknown accusers: a philosophy professor describes what it was like to be the target of Title IX investigation — Robert Frodeman, who was cleared of a Title IX sexual harassment complaint but fired for having been found to have violated his university’s relationship policy, tells his story
- “Graduate school should be the place where you can develop a skill set… that is tailored to you and that will serve you well, but that are general enough that they will be useful in a wide range of contexts” — How one philosophy professor will be welcoming new graduate students in her department this year
- “Bacon, eggs, oatmeal… we simply have no convincing theory to explain how such disparate, seemingly inert components give rise to the phenomenon we subjectively experience as ‘breakfast'” — Jonathan Bines explains the “Hard Problem of Breakfast”
- Moral enhancement as an alternative to vaccines — we should consider pharmaceuticals that boost “the brain’s ability to cooperate with others”, says Parker Crutchfield (Western Michigan)
- The harm of testimonial injustice — a discussion at PEA Soup
- People should get vaccinated for COVID-19 when it’s possible to do so. Should it be illegal for them to refuse? — an argument from David Copp and Gerald Dworkin (UC Davis)
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. Discussion welcome.
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!
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