University administrators: The philosophers have only observed the world, but the point is to rightsize it.
Daniel Star
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Associate Professor of Philosophy Boston University https://www.daniel-star.net https://dstar.photodeck.com
“For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underrepresentation of discredited viewpoints in elite higher education.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...
We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots
“For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underreprese...
mcsweeneys.net
Fantastic interview that is very helpful for understanding the state of Israel and the extreme injustices it perpetrates. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/o...
Opinion | Reckoning With Israel’s ‘One-State Reality’
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Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside Norway comes for the #TechBros www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree vimeo.com/1168468796?f...
The Enshittificator
Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…
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Valentines’s Day recommendation: Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” in a superb new and complete recording conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Fun fact: Prokofiev originally gave the score a happy ending where Juliet wakes up before Romeo kills himself, but was forced to change it.
Summer photos: Madrid, Athens, Istanbul, Bodrum, in that order. dstar.photodeck.com/-/galleries/...
Scrivadelly Photography | Summer Travel 2025 Selection
Gallery: Summer Travel 2025 Selection on Scrivadelly Photography
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I’m finding it difficult to believe that these are both posts on the official White House .gov website, but they are.
This is not really the right place for this post, but just came across this hilarious image based on a series of children’s books.
"It is a spectacle of slaughter. All unfolding in plain sight, livestreamed and posted by Palestinian citizens and journalists, witnessed by outsiders, and described by Israelis themselves."
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
It may feel hopeless to see supportive states continue to back Israel, but bearing witness matters for future reckoning, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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In the Boston centered novel “Moonlight Mile,” Dennis Lehane has one of his characters visit Neptune Oyster Bar in the North End for a meal and the character declares they have the best lobster roll in New England. I agree. Seminannual lunch after teaching is completed.
Our department has been forced to suspend PhD admissions this year (and just for this year). I have commented on Daily Nous as DGS, and another faculty member has anonymously provided more details.
Justin Weinberg@dailynous.com · 2y agoIt looks like Philosophy and 11 other departments at Boston University will not be accepting new PhD students this year...
I have a new article out on love. It’s about why we should love people for their valuable qualities and why the importance of grace is often over-estimated. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Finite love
It seems like a problem to say that love can be merited – its value is located in its transcendence of comparative judgments. However, we commonly make judgments about who is and is not worth lovin...
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Enjoyed visiting LMU, Munich this week to give a talk. Also enjoyed visiting a few art museums.
“On Oct. 27, *three weeks* into Israel’s punishing counterattack in Gaza, top Biden officials privately told a small group assembled at the White House what they would not say in public: Israel was regularly bombing buildings without solid intelligence that they were legitimate military targets.”
How Biden became embroiled in a Gaza conflict with no end in sight
Biden embraced Israel after Oct. 7, but that has given him little influence with its leaders as Gaza collapses
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For me, 2023 was a year in which I especially enjoyed listening to classical music. Here are my four favorite classical piano albums released this year.
