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News: June/July 2010
Middlesex bowled out? • Soccer: Socrates crushed by Nietzsche • Venter team creates life • Haslanger is distinguished — News reports by Sue Roberts
Woman Philosopher of the Year
Professor Sally Haslanger has been chosen by the Society for Women in Philosophy (SWiP) as its Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2010. Haslanger is known for her work on theory of knowledge. The awarding committee writes that “Sally is one of the very best analytic feminists in the country and her work in feminist epistemology is lauded.” It also praises her efforts to change the culture at her university, MIT, to make it more ‘woman friendly’.
Philosophy teaching crisis
Middlesex University caused astonishment by announcing plans to close its most academically successful department – Philosophy.
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