Tag Archives: Feminism

Susan Haack (1945 – 2026). And I.

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Steven Yates

I learned a couple days ago (here and here) that British philosopher Susan Haack had passed away on March 10 at the age of 80. As a graduate student in the 1980s, I learned a great deal from her book … Continue reading →

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Academia Embarrasses Itself Again: the Hypatia Affair

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Steven Yates

The last time I wrote a piece of this sort, an exposé of academic philosophers embarrassing themselves, it caused me some problems. I try to learn from my mistakes, and what I learned from that occasion could be set down … Continue reading →

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May 1 – International Workers Holiday or International Diversion

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Steven Yates

It’s May 1. Here in Chile, it’s a national holiday, the official name for which is Día Internacionale de Trajabadores (International Workers’ Day). The holiday isn’t celebrated in the U.S., of course, or in Canada, because of its association with … Continue reading →

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April Book Potpourri: Kipnis, Stanley, Jorjani, More …

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Steven Yates

Over recent months and weeks any number of items have come to my attention that could have been blog entries, had I complete information about them. For example, there is the just-released book by Laura Kipnis, Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campuses (Harpers, 2017), as of this writing listed as #1 bestseller in feminist theory on Amazon.com. Continue reading →

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