The Philosophers' Cocoon
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Category: Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
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By Sam Duncan The thing I object to most strongly in rankings is that I think they all have value judgments baked in and that by using them one is accepting those judgments without thinking about or taking responsibility for a value judgment. Now I won’t lie, I find the values baked into the PGR…
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In our March "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I've had this question for a while and hesitated to ask for fear of an unhelpful thread, but here goes. I am deeply committed to using correct pronouns for my students. I've tried many different strategies to ensure that I do so. Sadly,…
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm anticipating having a nursing infant during flyout season. How have women with nursing babies approached campus visits, and how has that gone? This is an excellent question, and I hope that readers with experience choose to share what they did and how…
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In our September "how can we help you?" thread, a reader writes: I've noticed that in recent papers, philosophers are starting to include more diverse (non-Anglophone) names for people in their examples and thought experiments. This seems reasonable but also challenging (how to choose when writing? how to pronounce when discussing?). What's the normative status…