Posted in Action Theory, Epistemology, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Moral Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Race and Gender, Social Philosophy on August 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Interesting stuff right here.
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And you thought translating German was hard!
According to this article, the title of this post is a single Oneida word that means, “the two of them went around to the other side of the altar again.”
The word is formed, according to linguist Cliff Abbot, by “add[ing] nine prefixes to the simple root verb “-tase-“, which [...]
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A while back, I interviewed Professor Emerita Kate Lindemann about the website women-philosophers.com.
Professor Lindemann has added many new women philosophers to the website since that time and I encourage you to check out all the interesting information on the site.
There is also information about how to incorporate the work of women philosophers into your courses. [...]
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That’s a quote from United States vs. Lucero (1869). As is this:
“The idea that a handful of wild, half-naked, thieving, plundering, murdering savages should be dignified with the sovereign attributes of nations, enter into solemn treaties, and claim a country five hundred miles wide by one thousand miles long as theirs in fee simple, because [...]
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I’ve mentioned boarding schools* before with regard to forced assimilation policies.
The Canadian Government is issuing compensation to survivors of the schools. As I’ve noted, many of the people who went to those school experienced atrocious abuses. Survivors are eligible for additional compensation on top of what’s called a collective experience sum if they experienced exceptionally [...]
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Here’s an issue going on right now that’s relevant to my sporadic ongoing series on American Indian political issues.
You can listen to this recent broadcast of Native America Calling to get a sense of the issues. (And there are many: tribal borders, jurisdiction, and environmental impacts, to name a few.)
From the Native America Calling website:
More [...]
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Via the wonderful SWIP-L list, I’m informed of a new collection of essays called Global Ethics: Seminal Essays (Eds. Pogge and Horton). Here’s a blurb from the publisher:
In recent decades, there has been an explosion of interest in global ethics — the study of ethical issues with significant global dimensions. This book, a companion volume [...]
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Well, read this, then!
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Off blog obligations have kept me from writing about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples here. But fear not, dear readers! I shall not miss the opportunity to pass along this article discussing the new era of indigenous rights.
Here’s a snippet:
Over the past 30 years, indigenous peoples around the world have expressed greater [...]
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In my most recent writing on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, I looked at Articles 1 and 2. Today, I’m going to jump down a little bit to Article 10 simply because forced relocation has been on my mind lately.
Article 10 is this:
Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands [...]
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All of the commentary on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples I have read says that the Declaration creates no new rights. For now, I’m going to assume that’s true.
What does the Declaration do then, if not create new rights? Well, it affirms that rights that exist elsewhere (like in other UN documents [...]
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In comments, I mentioned the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that was adopted by the United Nations this past September. For those unfamiliar with a document of this sort, it is not legally binding but sets a minimum standard that States should aim at and could be the foundation for future law.
The Declaration [...]
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I know what you’ve been thinking. You’ve been staying up at night tossing and turning, wondering to yourself, “What is a reserved right in a treaty?”
Well, say goodbye to sleepless nights for I shall tell you what a reserved right is. Not only will you then be able to sleep, you will also understand why [...]
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Some arguments from biology try to reduce a woman to what she is in society. However, no man or woman within society has escaped its powers to shape them as people. And as people are in society is in no way related to biology. One can hardly imagine a woman in the state of nature [...]
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January 9th marked Simone de Beauvoir’s 100th birthday.
(HT: SWIP-List)
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In mid-December, Russell Means and a group of Lakota people declared they are withdrawing from treaties entered into with the United States, including but not limited to the Fort Laramie treaties. This declaration made some headlines, but apparently wasn’t widespread news.
At the time Means made the declaration I did some internet searches to see how [...]
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Today, December 29, is the anniversary of the Massacre at Wounded Knee. As Tim Giago reports, in an article earlier this month:
December 29, 2007 will mark the 117th anniversary of the slaughter of innocents at Wounded Knee. As is their custom, the Lakota people will gather at the mass grave where the bodies of men, women [...]
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While searching for something related to research on Bernard Williams, I got sidetracked by this interview with Martha Nussbaum (from last year, Sept 2006) that I hadn’t seen before. I thought I’d link it here for those who are interested; it has a transcript and webcast.
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Here are a few items of interest.
First is an article on the Collegium of Black Women Philosophers. It sounds like it was a wonderful event. For those who may be unfamiliar with her, note that Joyce Mitchell Cook is in the photo accompanying the article. She is the first black woman to obtain a PhD [...]
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The Florida Student Philosophy Blog warmly welcomes Kate Lindemann to the blog to chat about her new website, Women-Philosophers.com.
FSPB: Hi, Kate, welcome to the blog!
You have just launched a website called Women-Philosophers.com. What exactly is the idea behind it? What, in other words, is the website about and what information can be found there?
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Posted in Action Theory, Continental Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Late Modern Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Metaphysics, Moral Psychology, News & Notes, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Religion, Race and Gender on September 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Class is officially in session for the 53rd Philosophers‘ Carnival!
Since we at the Florida Student Philosophy Blog have recently returned to class, we thought you should too. We would like to thank all those who submitted, and we hope that you find the current selection as engaging as we did. Courses (or posts if you [...]
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Posted in Comparative Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Epistemology, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, News & Notes, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Race and Gender, Social Philosophy on September 6, 2007 | No Comments »
With the Fall semester fully in swing there are great articles and discussions abound. Here are some for your consideration:
In his most recent post, Efficiency and Value, Richard from Philosophy, Etc. wonders whether supporting high-efficiency superstores provides more value than less efficient craft oriented systems.
Over at Brains, the most recent post is a [...]
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Does anyone ever feel like their reading lists or syllabi are a bit estrogen deficient? If you are curious about what women philosophers have been up to then you might find that this website gives you some of the answers you are looking for. The website lists over twenty women who are contributing significantly to [...]
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In the article “Gay Marriage” in Philosophy and Sex[1] Frederick Elliston, dissects several arguments against gay marriage. I would like to revisit a few of them in this essay, and will begin with the argument from shared morality. Elliston describes two arguments of Devlin, an “a posteriori argument to establish that the law is and [...]
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A couple of weeks ago I told a college bound male I know that he might have an advantage when applying to college. His advantage? His gender.
After a generation of co-education, women apply to colleges at higher rates than men. This lack of gender balance in applications seems to be quite pronounced at liberal arts [...]
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