La Affaire Colin McGinn AKA the Handjob That Might or Might Not Have Been, has roiled the philosophy world for some time now. (A couple of Chronicle of Higher Education articles might bring you up to speed; here and here. Because those articles are behind a pay-wall you might do better to google ‘Colin McGinnContinue reading “Colin McGinn and the Exploitation of the Philosophy Job Market”
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On The Lack of Women in Philosophy, Contd.
It’s not just me. It does seem there has been a lot of talk recently about women in philosophy: their absence, why they leave philosophy so early, the sexism and sexual harassment they face, and whether philosophy seems to do worse in this regard than other disciplines in the humanities or even science. (To jumpContinue reading “On The Lack of Women in Philosophy, Contd.”
On The Lack of Women in Philosophy: The Dickhead Theory
Jennifer Saul over at The Philosophers Magazine has an interesting article on the psychological biases in the field that are adversely affecting the role and presence of women in philosophy. Saul considers various explanations for why women are so poorly represented in philosophy, one of which is: [T]he importantly distinct idea that women approach thingsContinue reading “On The Lack of Women in Philosophy: The Dickhead Theory”
Samir Chopra 