Author Archives: Simon Cabulea May

About Simon Cabulea May

Simon Cabulea May is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. He received his PhD from Stanford University. His present research project generally concerns conflicts of moral convictions in public deliberation.

Princeton Grad Conference in Political Theory 2013

CFP Deadline: January 11, 2013 The Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University will be held from April 5-6, 2013. The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers addressing any topic in political … Continue reading

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2013-14 Stanford Postdocs

Two great postdoc fellowship opportunities at Stanford. The application deadline is 10 January 2013: The Center for Ethics in Society Post Doctoral Fellowships For 2013-2014, we seek up to four new post doctoral fellows.  We are also expecting to be able … Continue reading

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Reading Group on Corey Brettschneider’s When the State Speaks, What Should It Say?

I’m happy to announce that from 12 November we’ll be hosting a reading group on Corey Brettschneider’s new book, When the State Speaks, What Should It Say?: How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality. From the publishers: How should … Continue reading

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CFP: Princeton Graduate Political Theory Conference

Princeton University, 5-6 April 2013 | CFP Deadline, 11 January 2013 The Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University will be held from April 5-6, 2013. The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers … Continue reading

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Visiting Assistant Professor Positions at Virginia Tech (incl. Political Philosophy)

I am updating this posting since the university HR webpage for the political philosophy position has changed. To apply for the position please click here. The Department of Philosophy at Virginia Tech is still accepting applications for this position. — … Continue reading

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CUNY Graduate Center Postdoc

CUNY Graduate Center 2012-23 | Deadline: 12 April 2012 This looks like a great postdoctoral fellowship associated with the Center for Global Ethics and Politics at CUNY GC: The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the Ph.D. … Continue reading

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Public Reason Graduate Tech Assistant(s)

I’m looking for one or two graduate students to take over the technical nuts and bolts administration of the website, i.e., sign up new members, keep the site WordPress and theme up-to-date, fix broken links, keep a lookout for new … Continue reading

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CFP: Oxford Political Theory Grad Conference

Oxford: 19-20 April 2012 | CFP: 15 January 2012 Via Marius Ostrowski: Political Theory and the ‘Liberal’ Tradition Graduate students are invited to submit paper proposals for the inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory, to be held at the … Continue reading

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CFP: Princeton Graduate Conference in Political Theory

Princeton: 6-7 April 2012 | CFP: 16 January 2012 Via Ted Lechterman, this year’s CFP for a great graduate conference in political theory: The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any topic … Continue reading

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Open Letter to US University Chancellors and Presidents

Matthew Noah Smith has written the following open letter from the faculty of US universities and colleges to to their chancellors and presidents regarding the use of violence against student protesters. If you would like to add your name to … Continue reading

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Scanlon on Libertarianism in Boston Review

Tim Scanlon has an essay up at Boston Review on libertarianism and liberty: “Libertarianism presents itself as a simple, clear, and principled view. It appears to provide a moral basis, in the value of individual liberty, for a specific political … Continue reading

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Stanford Center for Ethics in Society Postdocs 2012-13

Stanford 2012-13 | Application deadline 11 January 2012 A message from the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford regarding their postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for 2012-2013: For 2012-2013, we  seek up to four new postdoctoral fellows. We welcome … Continue reading

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TT Assistant Professor Position, Virginia Tech

This year, we’re looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Moral and Political Philosophy with interdisciplinary research and teaching interests. It’s a 2/2 load, including a graduate seminar. Applications should be received by 14 November and applicants MUST complete the … Continue reading

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2012-13 Tulane CEPA Fellowships

Tulane University Center for Ethics and Public Affairs | Deadline: 15 November 2011 This is a great fellowship opportunity in a great place: The Murphy Institute’s Center for Ethics and Public Affairs at Tulane University invites applications for up to … Continue reading

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Grad CFP: “From Meydan Tahrir to Wisconsin”

Cornell University, 27-28 April 2012 | CFP Deadline: 1 Nov 2011 Via Pinar Kemerli at Cornell: “From Meydan Tahrir to Wisconsin: Rethinking Revolution, Democracy and Citizenship” An interdisciplinary graduate student conference, hosted by the political theory graduate students in the … Continue reading

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iPad 2

A lazy question to mark the beginning of summer: Suppose an academic were to (a) succumb to Apple’s marketing prowess and (b) invest a great deal of time and energy researching/discovering the best ways to make use of his/her new … Continue reading

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Symposium on Corey Brettschneider’s Democratic Rights

I’m very happy to say that a symposium on Corey Brettschneider’s Democratic Rights has now been published in Representation. The symposium is based on the contributions to the reading group on the book that took place here in late 2008. … Continue reading

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Women in Philosophy Blog

A quick note that What Is It Like to Be a Woman in Philosophy? is back in business, along with a new site: What We’re Doing About What It’s Like. It’s no doubt impossible to sum up the problems facing … Continue reading

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The Art of Theory

Via Jason Swadley at Brown, a new online political philosophy quarterly: The Art of Theory. This issue contains an interview with Michael Sandel, pieces by John McCormick and Sharon Krause, and a roundtable discussion of Ryan Patrick Hanley’s Adam Smith … Continue reading

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Tulane Center for Ethics and Public Affairs Fellowships

New application deadline: 7 March 2011 The deadline for the 2010-11 fellowships at Tulane’s Center for Ethics and Public Affairs has been extended until 7 March 2011. Please also note that the fellowship amount is $60,000 for the two semesters. … Continue reading

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CFP: Association for Legal and Social Philosophy 2011

Warwick: 4-6 July 2011 | CFP: 15 March 2011 The 2011 conference of the Association for Legal and Social Philosophy will be held at the University of Warwick on 4-6 July 2011. The theme of the conference is “Authority, Legitimacy … Continue reading

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Membership Updates

A quick housekeeping post: We now have about 650 registered users around the world. Most of these are registered as members, but quite a few are participants. (The former can publish new posts whereas the latter can comment only.) My … Continue reading

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CFP: Northwestern Ethics/Political Philosophy Conference

Northwestern SETPP: 19-21 May 2011 | CFP: 15 February 2011 The Northwestern University Society for Ethical Theory and Political Philosophy will hold their fifth annual conference on 19-21 May 2011. The keynote speakers are Philip Pettit and R. Jay Wallace.  … Continue reading

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CFP: Princeton Grad Conference in Political Theory

Princeton: 8-9 April 2011 | CFP: 10 January 2011 The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any period, methodological approach or topic in political theory, political philosophy, or the history of political … Continue reading

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New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility

NO WAR: 3-5 Nov 2011 | CFP: 1 March 2011 Dave Shoemaker is sending out a call for abstracts for the first biennial New Orleans Workshop on Agency and Responsibility (NO WAR), to be held in New Orleans, LA at … Continue reading

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Stanford Equality of Opportunity and Education Postdocs

[Stanford also have postdocs in the Program on Global Justice and the Ethics in Society program] Spencer Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Equality of Opportunity and Education at Stanford University (two positions) The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society is … Continue reading

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Stanford 2011-12 Postdocs

Stanford University 2011-12 | Deadline: 12 Jan 2011 The Stanford Center for Ethics in Society and the Program on Global Justice are seeking up to four post-doctoral fellows for 2011-12: “We welcome candidates with substantial normative research interests from diverse … Continue reading

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2nd Annual 3QD Philosophy Prize

Nominations Open: 21-31 August 2010 Via Abbas Raza, 3 Quarks Daily – the website you should be reading if you are not already — are hosting their second annual prize for the best blog writing in philosophy. Akeel Bilgrami will be the judge. … Continue reading

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Eastern APA: The Ethics of Compromise in Democracy

Eastern APA: 28 Dec 2010 For everyone intending to go to the Eastern APA in Boston this year, the Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs will be holding a session on the Ethics of Compromise in Democracy on Tuesday 28 … Continue reading

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Stuart White on Political Philosophy and the Left

Via Edward Lewis, the first part of a two-part interview with Stuart White on political philosophy and the left at the New Left Project. Topics include Cohen on luck egalitarianism and freedom.

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Political Essays

Here are two questions that strike me as worth thinking about. Say you wanted to teach a liberal arts-style freshman seminar that introduced students to the idea of reflecting on politics and society, but you didn’t want to turn it … Continue reading

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CFP: The Epistemology of Liberal Democracy

Copenhagen: 19-20 August 2010 | CFP: 1 April 2010 The second University of Copenhagen conference in epistemology will be held from 19-20 August 2010. The following is the description: We tend to think of liberal democracy as providing the most … Continue reading

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Visiting Position in Ethics at Virginia Tech

The Department of Philosophy at Virginia Tech invites applications for a one-year position, to begin August 10, 2010. Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor; AOS: Ethics; AOC: Open. Five courses per year, including one graduate seminar. Evidence of teaching ability and research potential required. Salary: competitive. … Continue reading

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Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute

Penn State: 25 July-1 August 2010 | Applications by 10 March (grad) or 15 April (undergrad) Via Eva Kittay: The Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute (PIKSI) is designed to encourage undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to consider future … Continue reading

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The Value and Limits of Rights

Newcastle University: 25-26 February 2010 The Newcastle Ethics, Legal and Political Philosophy Research Group are holding a conference in honour of Professor Peter Jones. The topic of the conference is “The Value and Limits of Rights.” The conference will be … Continue reading

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The Burqa in France

According to the BBC, in the latest twist in l’affaire du foulard/voile, a French parliamentary committee has recommended a ban on women wearing Islamic face veils in public [Correction: the proposal applies to public facilities, such as hospitals and mass transit, … Continue reading

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CFP: Cosmopolitanism: For and Against

The Monist 94 (4): October 2011 | CFP: 31 October 2010 Via Gillian Brock, a CFP for an issue of the Monist on cosmopolitanism due out in 2011: According to cosmopolitanism, every person has global stature as the ultimate unit … Continue reading

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CFP: 2010 SAP Conference

St. Anne’s College, Oxford: 2-4 July 2010 | CFP: 9 January 2010 Moving up to the top because the deadline is soon — SCM. The 2010 Society for Applied Philosophy annual conference will be held at St. Anne’s College from … Continue reading

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CFP: Princeton Political Theory Graduate Conference

Princeton: 9-10 April 2010 | CFP: 18 January 2010 The deadline for this conference has now been extended to 18 January 2010 — SCM. The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any … Continue reading

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CFP: The Responsibility to Protect: From Principle to Practice

Linköping, Sweden: 8-12 June 2010 | CFP: 8 March 2010 The European Science Foundation (ESF), in partnership with LFiU is organising a conference on the “Responsibility to Protect: From Principle to Practice” to be held at the Scandic Hotel Linköping Väst, Linköping, Sweden, from … Continue reading

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