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The Syracuse Strategy

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Some have asked the University to condemn the professor’s comments and others have demanded the professor’s dismissal. Neither of those actions will happen. As the home of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, free speech for all people…

Judging Philosophy Books By Their Covers

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Don’t judge a book by its cover. Do, however, judge the cover. Please honor these few requests: Relatedly, but not the main point: don’t judge the author by the cover of their books, as book design is often not up…

Philosophers Among New Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

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The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has announced its newly elected fellows, and several philosophers are among them. Below are their names and the RSC’s remarks about them: Frédéric Bouchard (University of Montreal)Frédéric Bouchard’s work offers significant contributions to philosophy…

Alex Orenstein (1936-2018)

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Alex Orenstein, a philosopher at Queens College beginning in 1968 and also at the City University of New York Graduate Center beginning in 1974, died in June of 2018. His death was not noted here at that time. To make…