Brian Leiter

Chicago

Professor, University of Chicago and Writer at Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog

I teach & write about moral, political and legal philosophy in the Anglophone and Continental traditions, at the University of Chicago. Views expressed are mine

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Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

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Thursday, June 26, 2025 This one from Notre Dame lawprof Derek Muller, which is worth reading in its entirety.
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

2 days ago | leiterlawschool.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 The full letter is here (earlier coverage). As Dean Kearney writes: [T]he Council’s proposal would mandate a startling redirection of resources.
Whisteblower report on efforts by Emil Bove (now nominated to 3rd circuit) and others to defy court orders

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Philosopher and Kant scholar Paul Guyer elected to the American Philosophical Society

5 days ago | leiterreports.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

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Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog

6 days ago | leiterreports.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

As the Athenians spoke to the Melians, so too does Trump speak to Iran: "Let’s work out what we can do on the basis of what both sides truly accept: we both know that decisions about justice are made in human discussions only when both side are under equal compulsion; but when one side is stronger, it gets as much as it can, and the weak must accept that."
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

1 week ago | leiterlawschool.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

Is this for real? [Harvard Law Review] Editors complained that a piece had cited "A LOT of old white men," attempted to guess whether a scholar was "Latina," complained that an author was "not from an underrepresented background," and praised an article for citing "predominantly Black singers, rappers, and members of Twitter." Another article was recommended, in part, because "it cites a Kendrick song in the Conclusion!"....
Some gallows humor from an Israeli academic friend

1 week ago | leiterreports.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

He writes: "A few hours ago a missile that was headed to Ben-Gurion University hit a hospital instead, and there is a lot of damage there. Many missiles are targeted at universities. (The joke among Israeli academics is that the Iranians understand the importance of higher education much better than the Israeli government does)."
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

1 week ago | leiterlawschool.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 At my philosophy blog, I'm collecting information, please contribute there.
Does your university/college have a faculty hiring freeze?

1 week ago | leiterreports.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

I have been posting periodically about the Trump war on higher education, which has led to a number of faculty hiring freezes that I have heard about: the University of California system, Northwestern, for example. Please post here about hiring freeze announcements at your higher education institution (you can post anonymously, but include a valid university email address, which will not appear--if you can link to a source, even better).
Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog

1 week ago | leiterreports.typepad.com | Brian Leiter

Philosopher Bryan Frances writes: Here’s an idea for a new philosophy journal, called “Germ”. All it publishes are the germs of ideas. No development, no stage-setting, no detailed arguments, no treatment or even mention of the relevant literature, and so on. Max word length would be something like 500. When submitting to the journal, the author has the option of including a 1000-word semi-development of the idea, just so the referees can see what the alleged benefits of the idea might be.