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by Rachel Katler (more…)

May 23, 2017 3 11

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T.J. on Philosophy Professor vs. University on Accommodations

I don't really understand the situation. Is it that the exams office wouldn't allow students to use their personal computers and also wouldn't provide computers […]

Ty Z on The Rise of English as the Global Lingua Franca of Academic Philosophy (guest post)

Another example is jurors/juries, which I see somewhat frequently in epistemology papers. Many countries don't have those and it creates a (tiny) barrier to understanding.

Erin on Condemnations, Moral Guidance, and Gaza (guest post)

I think it's more likely that it is because you're talking about state violence vs group violence, and therefore not equal.

Hector Galvan on Calls for Papers / Grants / Etc.

The George Santayana Society offers the Angus Kerr-Lawson Prize in tribute to the late Professor Kerr-Lawson’s outstanding contributions to Santayana scholarship both as longtime editor […]

Simon on Proportionality, Psychic Harm, and the Day After (guest post)

It is important to distinguish fear of death from fear of the marginal badness of a targeted versus nontargeted death. Israelis are experiencing more distress […]

Yazan Freij on Proportionality, Psychic Harm, and the Day After (guest post)

It is my fault for reading your reply as an endorsement of the view. Instead, you were just saying that it exists and is common […]

Afsana Faria Haque on Philosophy Professor vs. University on Accommodations

"para-academics are running the show now not your professors". They creep up in society too such as the work place after graduation etc

Mohan Matthen on Proportionality, Psychic Harm, and the Day After (guest post)

Don't quite understand how. He's saying it would be surprising if liberal philosophers adopted the mirror image of your position, starting from a Palestinian view […]

Alec Walen on Proportionality, Psychic Harm, and the Day After (guest post)

Two things. One: you recast everything in the example except plausible numbers. And number matter. Two, background context DOES matter. I think there's no excuse […]

Daniel Schwartz on Condemnations, Moral Guidance, and Gaza (guest post)

Hi Victor, In your reply you say ‘I agree that defense is a central part of the motivation of many people involved in the conflict and […]

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…and other academics respond
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