work-life balance
TagAddicted to Philosophy
“I was trapped in the feeling that philosophy was all important and that anything and everything—including my well being—can be sacrificed for it. This is the core of my addiction to philosophy. I couldn’t stop doing philosophy.” (more…)
A Norm for How Much Service Work You Should Take On
In a post about work-life balance at Crooked Timber, Ingrid Robeyns (Utrecht) writes: “it would help if we would all agree that we should do our fair share of the slack & service work, and what that would entail”. (more…)
Work-Life Balance
Times Higher Ed (THE) has released results from its 2022 Work-Life Balance survey. (more…)
“I can do both these jobs. But can I do them both at once?”
“Is Aristotle a person, or is he a subject that you study?” This is a question from my youngest son, a star, a tap-dancer, almost eight, standing beside me in our living room as I conduct a Zoom class for my undergraduates. (more…)
A “Tragic Question” of Academic Life (guest post by John Schwenkler)
The following is a guest post* by John Schwenkler, assistant professor of philosophy at Florida State University.
A “Tragic Question” of Academic Life
by John Schwenkler
In her splendid essay “The Costs of Tragedy”, Martha Nussbaum relates a story from her days as a young professor at Harvard:
When I began teaching as an assistant professor at Harvard, phi..