tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post8366717095593518914..comments2023-06-09T14:31:42.016+01:00Comments on Philosophy Metametablog: September SlumberPhilosophy Metametabloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323470189556733345noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-11034654338995015392015-09-16T20:16:46.370+01:002015-09-16T20:16:46.370+01:00No, I mean Oxford itself mostly sucks. No, I mean Oxford itself mostly sucks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-48362947748629254812015-09-16T04:30:01.147+01:002015-09-16T04:30:01.147+01:00Who doesn't love drugs?Who doesn't love drugs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-81418417171975379892015-09-16T04:26:47.417+01:002015-09-16T04:26:47.417+01:00Ok. Not to barge in here, but what about the worry...Ok. Not to barge in here, but what about the worry that the very real and very powerful financial interests of corporate pharma, combined with the social pressure of normative "best practices" or whatever in practicing psychiatrists, ends up producing a culture that is contrary to the kind of culture in which wissenschaft actually flourishes. My worry about psychiatry is not at the level of theory, it's that the actual practices of the discipline are so linked to the structures of powerful corporate capitalism they run the risk of becoming ideological props. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-32391505276554596912015-09-15T23:36:02.430+01:002015-09-15T23:36:02.430+01:00+1, 2:00+1, 2:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-74812374737355907312015-09-15T22:00:33.086+01:002015-09-15T22:00:33.086+01:00As someone who works in metaphysics and philosophy...As someone who works in metaphysics and philosophy of language, and for what it's worth, I can vouch for the fact that Ofra Magidor truly kicks fucking ass. <br /><br />Seriously, from one Metabro to another: don't make a complete fool of yourself by insinuating that this had anything to do with anything else other than that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-43937588791002451322015-09-15T20:40:14.354+01:002015-09-15T20:40:14.354+01:00OP here. They have waited before, so I think they ...OP here. They have waited before, so I think they are happy with their choice. And if they appoint I-cannot-write-one-clear-sentence-Peacocke, they can very well appoint Magidor as Waynflete Professor.<br /><br /><br />But why do so many philosophers who generally pride themselves as being socially conscious have no problem switching to a private university if they could teach at a public one, especially one like Oxford? Are Oxford professors starving?<br /><br />And where would Oxford be in terms of star power (something the entire profession cares deeply about) if it wasn't for Williamson?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-55935410692587596552015-09-15T20:09:07.021+01:002015-09-15T20:09:07.021+01:0010:24, please elaborate. Did you not mean to say: ...10:24, please elaborate. Did you not mean to say: "I'm reading some continental philosophy, and it mostly sucks. Plenty of image, but little substance."?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-78138267336854349052015-09-15T20:05:42.892+01:002015-09-15T20:05:42.892+01:00re "It's a reasonable bet they couldn'...re "It's a reasonable bet they couldn't get someone more established", how about only fulfilling such a position if you can find someone worthy of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-28882619635026431402015-09-15T19:50:58.218+01:002015-09-15T19:50:58.218+01:00After they appointed Edgington milliseconds before...After they appointed Edgington milliseconds before mandatory retirement age, and in the present climate, they had to shore up their 'feminist' credentials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-74544470399441970792015-09-15T19:34:51.679+01:002015-09-15T19:34:51.679+01:00It's a reasonable bet they couldn't get so...It's a reasonable bet they couldn't get someone more established, but as investments in the future go, this is probably a sound one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-5648426369521635522015-09-15T19:10:49.610+01:002015-09-15T19:10:49.610+01:00http://heterodoxacademy.org/
This has been needed...http://heterodoxacademy.org/<br /><br />This has been needed for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-2315034778147790342015-09-15T18:59:40.875+01:002015-09-15T18:59:40.875+01:00Magidor the new Waynflete Professor, second female...Magidor the new Waynflete Professor, second female, first (?) non-British philosopher to fill this position. Pretty young (under 40?) to get to this position.<br /><br />Your thoughts? Worthy successor of Hawthorne? Probably not yet as accomplished, but her cv is very impressive with already a couple of books.<br /><br />I would have expected Oxford to raid another British department to get someone similarly famous as Hawthorne or go for an American big shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-80987111559218126842015-09-15T18:24:56.306+01:002015-09-15T18:24:56.306+01:00I'm at Oxford, and it mostly sucks. Plenty of ...I'm at Oxford, and it mostly sucks. Plenty of image, but little substance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-36876823284927020062015-09-15T17:40:35.290+01:002015-09-15T17:40:35.290+01:00That's why I hate continental philosophy.That's why I hate continental philosophy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-26623251512083467692015-09-15T13:58:45.749+01:002015-09-15T13:58:45.749+01:00Thanks for your reply, 11:10, and sorry about the ...Thanks for your reply, 11:10, and sorry about the insane ranting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-88151386018139200922015-09-15T07:39:06.359+01:002015-09-15T07:39:06.359+01:0011:10, that seems very clearly to be what's go...11:10, that seems very clearly to be what's going on (now that you've pointed it out, that is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-42851170244646412552015-09-15T07:10:17.710+01:002015-09-15T07:10:17.710+01:0010:30 PM,
There isn't an inconsistency here;...10:30 PM, <br /><br />There isn't an inconsistency here; there's just an ambiguity in the phrase "<i>x</i> is a distinct substance from <i>y</i>". What the author means to say, I'm assuming, is that for Leibniz, a person's mind and body are <i>numerically distinct</i> substances - which is compatible with them being numerically distinct substances <i>of the same kind</i>. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-62136302911435033952015-09-15T07:00:47.356+01:002015-09-15T07:00:47.356+01:00Wait: I'm not 'scatofem,' or whatever ...Wait: I'm not 'scatofem,' or whatever you were calling that person. But you have called me 'tinfoil hat' before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-80474535079586466662015-09-15T06:57:27.666+01:002015-09-15T06:57:27.666+01:00Really? I hate bad things too! Awesome! Really? I hate bad things too! Awesome! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-84051626860259744042015-09-15T06:57:27.305+01:002015-09-15T06:57:27.305+01:00"... butts twerk ..."
Tinny's back...."... butts twerk ..."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.v4p3r.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/TinfoilHat.jpg" rel="nofollow">Tinny</a>'s back. Tinny has made earlier scatological appearances. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-48316804302011911092015-09-15T06:56:17.536+01:002015-09-15T06:56:17.536+01:00Also: bad things suck and I'm against them.Also: bad things suck and I'm against them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-25237796117813436042015-09-15T06:53:56.990+01:002015-09-15T06:53:56.990+01:00http://twerkingbutt.comhttp://twerkingbutt.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-88872265877957875352015-09-15T06:52:40.717+01:002015-09-15T06:52:40.717+01:00Greetings metablobbers! I could use a little help ...Greetings metablobbers! I could use a little help here. From the SEP:<br /><br />"Leibniz held that there is only one type of substance in the world, and thus that mind and body are ultimately composed of the same kind of substance (a version of monism), he also held that mind and body are metaphysically distinct...on any plausible interpretation it is safe to assume (as Leibniz seems to have done) that for any person P, P‘s mind is a distinct substance (a soul) from P‘s body."<br /><br />"..one type of substance...mind and body"<br /><br />"mind is a distinct substance..."<br /><br />WTF?<br /><br />Maybe there's some "mind-warp" I'm a fool for not noticing, but if something this obviously bad can be published, it calls into question our trust in the SEP.<br /><br />Asshole comment: This fits with my general impression that the SEP has become a sandbox for pets to shit in.<br /><br />http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leibniz-mind/#DenMinBodIntAssPreEstHarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-21825144786677621222015-09-15T06:48:30.128+01:002015-09-15T06:48:30.128+01:00F's have sakes and butts twerk: http://twerkin...F's have sakes and butts twerk: http://twerkingbutt.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355563160992600607.post-24572719051533205712015-09-15T06:45:52.544+01:002015-09-15T06:45:52.544+01:00And twerkingbutt, for F-sake, go back to the kiddi...And twerkingbutt, for F-sake, go back to the kiddie pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com