I agree with Chris's take on this article. If philosophy is failing,
it's because administrators are caving to donors who want to see an
economic return on their investments. My department could teach many
more students than we do, but we don't have the economic support to
increase the size of our classes (which tend to fill up instantly when
enrollment begins). We have long waitlists. UNLV was about economics,
but David Schrader, APA Director, persuaded the administration to
reconsider (successfully -- at least, the dept was not abolished). --Claudia
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> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:08:26 -0500
> From: "Callahan, Joan"<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
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> This is worth looking at. Joan
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> http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
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> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:52:24 +0000
> From: Christine Cuomo<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
>
> Hi Joan,
> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and don't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I'd "blame" American culture and university administrators more than people in philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's highlighting a terrible trend. I for one would love to know what other folks on the FEAST list think...
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> Chris
> ________________________________________
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> This is worth looking at. Joan
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> http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
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> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:35:59 -0500
> From: Bat-Ami Bar On<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
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> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general
> and may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more general
> terms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local but felt
> in academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming administrators
> does not work either in the case of this crisis. The academy is basically
> undergoing a huge change (brought to us by the global socio-economic and
> political changes to which the academy is not immune) that may be effecting
> public and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming
> through this crisis untouched.
> ----------
> Bat-Ami Bar On
> Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
> Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
> Chair, Judaic Studies
> Binghamton University
> Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
>
> http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, Christine Cuomo<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joan,
>> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and
>> don't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I'd
>> "blame" American culture and university administrators more than people in
>> philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's highlighting a terrible
>> trend. I for one would love to know what other folks on the FEAST list
>> think...
>>
>> Chris
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] on
>> behalf of Callahan, Joan [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:08 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
>>
>> This is worth looking at. Joan
>>
>>
>> http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
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> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general an=
> d may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more general t=
> erms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local but felt in=
> academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming administrators doe=
> s not work either in the case of this crisis. The academy is basically unde=
> rgoing a huge change (brought to us by the global socio-economic and politi=
> cal changes to which the academy is not immune) that may be effecting publi=
> c and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming throug=
> h this crisis untouched.<br clear=3D"all">
> ----------<br>Bat-Ami Bar On<br>Professor of Philosophy and Women's Stu=
> dies<br>Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities<br=
>> Chair, Judaic Studies<br>Binghamton University<br>Binghamton, NY 13902-600=
> 0<br>
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> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, Christine=
> Cuomo<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
> </a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
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> Hi Joan,<br>
> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and don=
> 't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I&#=
> 39;d"blame" American culture and university administrators more =
> than people in philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's high=
> lighting a terrible trend. I for one would love to know what other folks on=
> the FEAST list think...<br>
>
> <br>
> Chris<br>
> ________________________________________<br>
> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [<a href=3D"mailto:FEAST-L@listserv=
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> U.EDU</a><br>
> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.<br>
> <br>
> This is worth looking at. =A0Joan<br>
> <br>
> <a href=3D"http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/=
> ?sid=3Dcr&utm_source=3Dcr&utm_medium=3Den" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
> /chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=3Dcr&utm=
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> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:42:54 +0000
> From: Donna Engelmann<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
>
> --_000_CF2A99A59D96F04F986149CC1F32F6531DBBCAEXMBSRV1empalvern_
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> Yes, the global context of higher education is changing, but it is still im=
> portant not to let the discipline of philosophy in the US off the hook for =
> contributing to its own irrelevance. In a piece of interesting timing, see=
> the article which came out today in Inside Higher Ed about the role of the=
> APA smoker in philosophy hiring practices.
>
>
>
> http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/12/women-job-candidates-philosop=
> hy-appalled-smoker
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>
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> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 3:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
> X-HOSTLOC: alverno.edu/10.0.60.34
>
> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general an=
> d may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more general t=
> erms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local but felt in=
> academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming administrators doe=
> s not work either in the case of this crisis. The academy is basically unde=
> rgoing a huge change (brought to us by the global socio-economic and politi=
> cal changes to which the academy is not immune) that may be effecting publi=
> c and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming throug=
> h this crisis untouched.
> ----------
> Bat-Ami Bar On
> Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
> Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
> Chair, Judaic Studies
> Binghamton University
> Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
>
> http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami<http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/%7Eami>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, Christine Cuomo<[log in to unmask]<mailto:cuomo@=
> uga.edu>> wrote:
> Hi Joan,
> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and don=
> 't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I'd "bl=
> ame" American culture and university administrators more than people in phi=
> losophy departments), but I appreciate that he's highlighting a terrible tr=
> end. I for one would love to know what other folks on the FEAST list think.=
> ..
>
> Chris
> ________________________________________
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> X-HOSTLOC: alverno.edu/10.0.60.34
> This is worth looking at. Joan
>
> http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=3Dcr&u=
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> <p>Yes, the global context of higher education is changing, but it is still=
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> or contributing to its own irrelevance. In a piece of interesting tim=
> ing, see the article which came out today
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> lt in academic institutions throughout
> the globe. And blaming administrators does not work either in the case of =
> this crisis. The academy is basically undergoing a huge change (brought to =
> us by the global socio-economic and political changes to which the academy =
> is not immune) that may be effecting
> public and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming =
> through this crisis untouched.
> <br clear=3D"all">
> ----------<br>
> Bat-Ami Bar On<br>
> Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies<br>
> Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities<br>
> Chair, Judaic Studies<br>
> Binghamton University<br>
> Binghamton, NY 13902-6000<br>
> <br>
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> Hi Joan,<br>
> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and don=
> 't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I'd&qu=
> ot;blame" American culture and university administrators more than peo=
> ple in philosophy departments), but I appreciate
> that he's highlighting a terrible trend. I for one would love to know what=
> other folks on the FEAST list think...<br>
> <br>
> Chris<br>
> ________________________________________<br>
> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [<a href=3D"mailto:FEAST-L@listserv=
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> [log in to unmask]</a><br>
> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.<br>
> X-HOSTLOC: alverno.edu/10.0.60.34
> This is worth looking at. Joan<br>
> <br>
> <a href=3D"http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/=
> ?sid=3Dcr&utm_source=3Dcr&utm_medium=3Den" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
> /chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=3Dcr&utm=
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> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:07:26 -0500
> From: Joan Callahan<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
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> Well, this is certainly all true. But it's also true that philosophers are
> very busy writing for one another, and have not systematically resisted
> making ourselves more and more irrelevant to the realities "ordinary"
> people deal with day in and day out. We are a highly, highly
> professionalized group of (fine) scholars. But that will not save
> philosophy departments these days. We need to be making substantial
> differences to students' lives. When we are, they will rise up to keep us,
> don't you think?
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Bat-Ami Bar On<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general
>> and may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more general
>> terms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local but felt
>> in academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming administrators
>> does not work either in the case of this crisis. The academy is basically
>> undergoing a huge change (brought to us by the global socio-economic and
>> political changes to which the academy is not immune) that may be effecting
>> public and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming
>> through this crisis untouched.
>> ----------
>> Bat-Ami Bar On
>> Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
>> Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
>> Chair, Judaic Studies
>> Binghamton University
>> Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
>>
>> http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, Christine Cuomo<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Joan,
>>> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and
>>> don't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I'd
>>> "blame" American culture and university administrators more than people in
>>> philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's highlighting a terrible
>>> trend. I for one would love to know what other folks on the FEAST list
>>> think...
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] on
>>> behalf of Callahan, Joan [[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:08 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
>>>
>>> This is worth looking at. Joan
>>>
>>>
>>> http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
>>>
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> Well, this is certainly all true. =A0But it's also true that philosophe=
> rs are very busy writing for one another, and have not systematically resis=
> ted making ourselves more and more irrelevant to the realities"ordina=
> ry" people deal with day in and day out. =A0We are a highly, highly pr=
> ofessionalized group of (fine) scholars. =A0But that will not save philosop=
> hy departments these days. =A0We need to be making substantial differences =
> to students' lives. =A0When we are, they will rise up to keep us, don&#=
> 39;t you think?<br>
> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Bat-Ami Bar=
> On<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">ami@bingham=
> ton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
> "margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general an=
> d may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more general t=
> erms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local but felt in=
> academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming administrators doe=
> s not work either in the case of this crisis. The academy is basically unde=
> rgoing a huge change (brought to us by the global socio-economic and politi=
> cal changes to which the academy is not immune) that may be effecting publi=
> c and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming throug=
> h this crisis untouched.<br clear=3D"all">
>
> ----------<br>Bat-Ami Bar On<br>Professor of Philosophy and Women's Stu=
> dies<br>Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities<br=
>> Chair, Judaic Studies<br>Binghamton University<br>Binghamton, NY 13902-600=
> 0<br>
>
> <br><a href=3D"http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/%7Eami" target=3D"_blank">http=
> ://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami</a><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, Christine=
> Cuomo<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" target=3D"_bl=
> ank">[log in to unmask]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
> e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
>
> Hi Joan,<br>
> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and don=
> 't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I&#=
> 39;d"blame" American culture and university administrators more =
> than people in philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's high=
> lighting a terrible trend. I for one would love to know what other folks on=
> the FEAST list think...<br>
>
>
> <br>
> Chris<br>
> ________________________________________<br>
> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [<a href=3D"mailto:FEAST-L@listserv=
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> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:08 PM<br>
> To:<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" target=3D"_blank">FEAST=
> [log in to unmask]</a><br>
> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.<br>
> <br>
> This is worth looking at. =A0Joan<br>
> <br>
> <a href=3D"http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/=
> ?sid=3Dcr&utm_source=3Dcr&utm_medium=3Den" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
> /chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=3Dcr&utm=
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>
>
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> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:50:10 -0500
> From: "McAfee, Noelle C"<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
>
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> to whatever extent the chronicle article is true, it is also true that there is much interest among a new cadre of philosophers to do work that is more immediately meaningful and relevant. In the space of about a year, the new public philosophy network already has more than 500 members, and we just had a very successful first conference in DC. visit our website and consider joining:
>
> http://publicphilosophynetwork.ning.com/
>
>
> Noelle McAfee, Associate Professor of Philosophy
> Associate Editor of the Kettering Review
> Department of Philosophy
> Emory University
> 561 S. Kilgo Circle
> Atlanta, GA 30322
> office: (404) 712-7358
> cell: (202) 531-1185
> http://gonepublic.wordpress.com/
>
> On Dec 12, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Joan Callahan wrote:
>
>> Well, this is certainly all true. But it's also true that philosophers are very busy writing for one another, and have not systematically resisted making ourselves more and more irrelevant to the realities "ordinary" people deal with day in and day out. We are a highly, highly professionalized group of (fine) scholars. But that will not save philosophy departments these days. We need to be making substantial differences to students' lives. When we are, they will rise up to keep us, don't you think?
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Bat-Ami Bar On<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general and may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more general terms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local but felt in academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming administrators does not work either in the case of this crisis. The academy is basically undergoing a huge change (brought to us by the global socio-economic and political changes to which the academy is not immune) that may be effecting public and private institutions slightly differently but no one is coming through this crisis untouched.
>> ----------
>> Bat-Ami Bar On
>> Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
>> Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
>> Chair, Judaic Studies
>> Binghamton University
>> Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
>>
>> http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, Christine Cuomo<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi Joan,
>> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and don't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, I'd "blame" American culture and university administrators more than people in philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's highlighting a terrible trend. I for one would love to know what other folks on the FEAST list think...
>>
>> Chris
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Callahan, Joan [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:08 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: On Philosophy -- From the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.
>>
>> This is worth looking at. Joan
>>
>> http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
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> <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
> -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">to =
> whatever extent the chronicle article is true, it is also true that =
> there is much interest among a new cadre of philosophers to do work that =
> is more immediately meaningful and relevant. In the space of about =
> a year, the new public philosophy network already has more than 500 =
> members, and we just had a very successful first conference in DC. =
> visit our website and consider joining:<div><br></div><div><a =
> href=3D"http://publicphilosophynetwork.ning.com/">http://publicphilosophyn=
> etwork.ning.com/</a><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Noelle =
> McAfee, Associate Professor of Philosophy</div><div>Associate Editor of =
> the Kettering Review<br>Department of Philosophy<br>Emory =
> University<br>561 S. Kilgo Circle<br>Atlanta, GA 30322<br>office: (404) =
> 712-7358<br>cell: (202) 531-1185<br><a =
> href=3D"http://gonepublic.wordpress.com/">http://gonepublic.wordpress.com/=
> </a></div>
> <br><div><div>On Dec 12, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Joan Callahan wrote:</div><br =
> class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Well, this =
> is certainly all true. But it's also true that philosophers are =
> very busy writing for one another, and have not systematically resisted =
> making ourselves more and more irrelevant to the realities "ordinary" =
> people deal with day in and day out. We are a highly, highly =
> professionalized group of (fine) scholars. But that will not save =
> philosophy departments these days. We need to be making =
> substantial differences to students' lives. When we are, they will =
> rise up to keep us, don't you think?<br>
> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Bat-Ami =
> Bar On<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>></span> =
> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
> .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
> The crisis of Philosophy is not unique to Philosophy but is more general =
> and may be described as a crisis of the humanities and even in more =
> general terms as the crisis of the academy. The crisis is also not local =
> but felt in academic institutions throughout the globe. And blaming =
> administrators does not work either in the case of this crisis. The =
> academy is basically undergoing a huge change (brought to us by the =
> global socio-economic and political changes to which the academy is not =
> immune) that may be effecting public and private institutions slightly =
> differently but no one is coming through this crisis untouched.<br =
> clear=3D"all">
>
> ----------<br>Bat-Ami Bar On<br>Professor of Philosophy and Women's =
> Studies<br>Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the =
> Humanities<br>Chair, Judaic Studies<br>Binghamton =
> University<br>Binghamton, NY 13902-6000<br>
>
> <br><a href=3D"http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/%7Eami" =
> target=3D"_blank">http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami</a><div><div></div><d=
> iv class=3D"h5"><br>
> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 15:52, =
> Christine Cuomo<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" =
> target=3D"_blank">[log in to unmask]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
> class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
> solid;padding-left:1ex">
>
> Hi Joan,<br>
> Thanks for posting, lots to discuss in this! I skimmed this morning and =
> don't think I agree with much as far as the analysis goes (personally, =
> I'd "blame" American culture and university administrators more than =
> people in philosophy departments), but I appreciate that he's =
> highlighting a terrible trend. I for one would love to know what other =
> folks on the FEAST list think...<br>
>
>
> <br>
> Chris<br>
> ________________________________________<br>
> From: Feminist ethics and social theory [<a =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" =
> target=3D"_blank">[log in to unmask]</a>] on behalf of Callahan, =
> Joan [<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" =
> target=3D"_blank">[log in to unmask]</a>]<br>
>
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:08 PM<br>
> To:<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" =
> target=3D"_blank">[log in to unmask]</a><br>
> Subject: On Philosophy -- =46rom the US Chronicle of Higher Ed.<br>
> <br>
> This is worth looking at. Joan<br>
> <br>
> <a =
> href=3D"http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/?s=
> id=3Dcr&utm_source=3Dcr&utm_medium=3Den" =
> target=3D"_blank">http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or=
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