Send a 300-word abstract to Dave Newlin at newlinda(at)uvu(dot)edu. Include your name, institution, title of your paper, and phone number. Papers in any philosophical area are welcome.
Deadline: March 17th
Conference: April 8th
Keynote speaker: Charlie Huenemann
If you are a Philosophy major, and in your junior year, you should apply for the Brett E. Blanch award. The deadline was today, but we are moving it to March 27th.
Brian Leiter, whose webpage probably gets more attention from anglo-american philosophers than any other, hosted this poll. It’s closed now, but it’s interesting to see the results.
Per Clay’s request: a search function for this blog, on the bottom, right.
Since Christopher Hitchens regularly pops up in discussion on this blog, I thought readers might be interested in this account of a recent “altercation” in Beirut. Short story: Hitchens acts to take down a swastika in a public square, gets attacked by some serious thugs, and stands up for what he believes (but has to retreat before getting killed). Scary stuff, really.
Philosophical question: is Hitchens right to say that, when you see a swastika, you are obligated to deface it or tear it down?
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