Fresno Pacific University (FPU) has just laid off Nathan Carson, director of the university’s philosophy program and its only full-time (and tenured) philosophy professor, and plans to eliminate the school’s philosophy major and minor programs. An appeal of the decision has been made and is currently being considered by the administration. The decision on the appeal is expected on January 13th. Dr. Carson is asking members of the philosophy profession to support the appeal of the decision to remove Philosophy at Fresno Pacific University. Messages of support can be directed to FPU President André Stephens, FPU by email to FPUPres@fresno.edu. The Philosophy Program at Fresno Pacific has been in place for 47 years, according to Dr. Carson. The cuts, which eliminated not just the sole full-time philosophy professor, but 4% of the university’s total faculty, were intended to help the university administration cope with a multi-million-dollar budget deficit it created. Regarding the cuts, Dr.
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The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… SEP New: Existentialism by Kevin Aho. Revised: Haecceitism by Sam Cowling. Beardsley’s Aesthetics by Michael Wreen. Democritus by Sylvia Berryman. Bernardino Telesio by Michaela Boenke. Kant’s Account of Reason by Garrath Williams. IEP The Value of Art by Harry Drummond. NDPR A Middle Way: A Non-Fundamental Approach to Many-Body Physics by Robert W. Batterman is reviewed by Jula R.S. Bursten. Wilderness, Morality, and Value by Joshua Duclos is reviewed by Kyle Johannsen. Analytical Essay on the Faculties of the Soul by Charles Bonnet is reviewed by John H. Zammito. 1000-Word Philosophy Arguments: Why Do You Believe What You Believe? by Thomas Metcalf. Project Vox ∅ Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media In Praise of Failure by Costica Bradatan is reviewed by Jenifer Szalai at The New York Times. Is St. Thomas’ Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature Obsolete? by Robert C. Koons is reviewed by Edward Feser at Public Discourse. Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility by Martha C.
It means higher prices for patients, more unnecessary surgery, and less access to care for patients on Medicaid or those who are uninsured or underinsured.
How our conception of how a family "should be" is holding us back from improving the lives of working families.
Fashions inspired specifically by *my* life in the 90s.
I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: I criticised Labour, Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting for their comments on GPs and their financing
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For the second time in two years we have seen the supporters of a far-right president violently object to the democratic removal of that president
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Ever since Donald Trump became president, Democrats have taken to equating the fate of their own party to the fate of American democracy. In a two-party system, the logical conclusion is that this is profoundly undemocratic.
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In an age of entitlement, the self-glorification of men like Donald Trump, Scott Morrison and David Warner is a growing problem. read now...I tend not too comment to much on the politics of other countries. One reason is that US coverage of it is too much through the lens of our own issues. The second is that having spent some time living in other countries, I get that The Discourse is always somewhat off. But, ok, wild stuff!
Russell T. Davies, Phil Collinson, Jane Tranter & Julie Gardner shared some details on Ncuti Gatwa's & Millie Gibson's Doctor Who auditions.
“Professor Ian Chubb’s review of the way that carbon credits are issued in Australia will add to the confusion about the role, integrity and future of carbon credits in Australian climate policy,” said Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of the Australia Institute. “Unfortunately, Professor Chubb’s review is silent about the most important issues facing our
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America's Republican Party, along with other Right-wing extremists, has caused chaos and division within its country, leading to the decay of U.S. democracy. read now...The facts are clear. Big Australia economics is mostly nonsense.
Parliament House has completely unchanged its security levels
Just think about that for a moment. First of all, he’s talking about the thing he says nobody should talk about. Then he says he brought in professors to tell him what we have known since the dawn of the nuclear age, but fails to tell them that he was really looking for permission to launch a first strike if he wanted to. (That’s surely the reason why they all wove a lurid story of Armageddon.) Then this rambling moron says Biden has lost his mind and lies about what he said about Ukraine by putting his own words in Biden’s mouth. This is a reminder you probably don’t really need but I put it here because we just saw the House GOP majority, including the new speaker, ostentatiously lick his boots over the weekend giving him credit for finally securing McCarthy’s win. He’s not done yet.
Howie Klein sent this out to Blue America members today: Missouri Senator Josh Hawley was complicit in the sacking of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He should have been removed then. Next year he’ll have to face Missouri voters and explain himself. Today he got the opponent best equipped to hold him to account and to represent the interests of Missourians in the Senate—Lucas Kunce. In his announcement this morning, Kunce, a 13-year Marine veteran, said “When things get tough, Missourians deserve someone who will stand up for them, not run for the nearest exit. Our politicians have betrayed Missouri. They’ve forgotten that their job is not only to defend our democracy, but also to fight for the people in it. Josh Hawley is 0 for 2. The frontline in the fight for democracy is right here in Missouri. Communities across our state have been stripped for parts by power-hungry politicians who have no idea what it’s like to live a single day as an average Missourian. Unlike Hawley, I’m no stranger to real life. When times were tough for my family growing up in Jeff City and we were on the edge, our community came together and supported us.
