Dennis Arjo
@dennisarjo.bsky.social
Interested in Philosophy of Education, Comparative Philosophy, Political Philosophy, things like that. Professor at Johnson County Community College. Views and thoughts are my own.
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Dennis Arjo
@dennisarjo.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Academic Standards in an Age of Mistrust
Dennis Arjo looks at a three-way debate between Robert Post, Judith Butler, and Stanley Fish over the role of academic standards in our understanding of academic freedom.
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Here’s a thing I wrote about academic freedom that got into the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom: www.aaup.org/JAF15/academ...
First snow of the season—bon hover to all who celebrate!
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
First snow of the season—bon hover to all who celebrate!
I guess academic freedom has its limits. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n....
GMU lecturer fired for drinking in class with undergrads, sources say
An adjunct faculty member at George Mason University was fired after openly drinking alcohol with undergraduate students in class last week, sources tell News4.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I guess academic freedom has its limits. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n....
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Even if justice requires the abolition of inheritance, procreative liability and parental love generate duties that justify some bequests, limited in size and form. Or so I argue in this paper, now forthcoming in Ethics:
philpapers.org/rec/GHEPPI
philpapers.org/rec/GHEPPI
Anca Gheaus, Parental Partiality in Unjust Circumstances: Inheritance as Insurance - PhilPapers
There is broad egalitarian agreement that inheritance results in distributive injustice and indirectly delegitimises the political process; we should abolish it. But until we do this, and put in place...
philpapers.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Even if justice requires the abolition of inheritance, procreative liability and parental love generate duties that justify some bequests, limited in size and form. Or so I argue in this paper, now forthcoming in Ethics:
philpapers.org/rec/GHEPPI
philpapers.org/rec/GHEPPI
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The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
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November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
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There’s still time to submit a paper for our annual Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain conference, Oxford University, 27-29 March 2026! Check out #CFPs
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Deadline Mon 8 Dec 2025 (no extensions) #academicsky #philsky #philofed
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Deadline Mon 8 Dec 2025 (no extensions) #academicsky #philsky #philofed
Annual Conference - Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain
Friday 27 March to Sunday 29 March 2026 New College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Call for Papers CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT Submissions are invited for the sixty-first annual conference of the Philosophy ...
www.philosophy-of-education.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There’s still time to submit a paper for our annual Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain conference, Oxford University, 27-29 March 2026! Check out #CFPs
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Deadline Mon 8 Dec 2025 (no extensions) #academicsky #philsky #philofed
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Deadline Mon 8 Dec 2025 (no extensions) #academicsky #philsky #philofed
Yes Academia email machine, I am the Dennis Arjo mentioned in that obscure paper from ten years ago. We’ve been through all this.
September 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Yes Academia email machine, I am the Dennis Arjo mentioned in that obscure paper from ten years ago. We’ve been through all this.
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It's that time again!
Submissions are invited for the annual conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, to be held at New College, Oxford University UK Fri 27th – Sun 29th Mar 2026
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Spread the word!
#philsky #academicsky
Submissions are invited for the annual conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, to be held at New College, Oxford University UK Fri 27th – Sun 29th Mar 2026
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Spread the word!
#philsky #academicsky
Annual Conference - Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain
Friday 27 March to Sunday 29 March 2026 New College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Call for Papers CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT Submissions are invited for the sixty-first annual conference of the Philosophy ...
www.philosophy-of-education.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's that time again!
Submissions are invited for the annual conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, to be held at New College, Oxford University UK Fri 27th – Sun 29th Mar 2026
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Spread the word!
#philsky #academicsky
Submissions are invited for the annual conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, to be held at New College, Oxford University UK Fri 27th – Sun 29th Mar 2026
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe...
Spread the word!
#philsky #academicsky
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📘 "an ambitious if idiosyncratic work which treats important topics in education in often novel ways..." Read more about Leslie Valiant's "The importance of being educable" in this review by Dennis Arjo @dennisarjo.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📘 "an ambitious if idiosyncratic work which treats important topics in education in often novel ways..." Read more about Leslie Valiant's "The importance of being educable" in this review by Dennis Arjo @dennisarjo.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
@princetonupress.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
@princetonupress.bsky.social
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
August 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
My college made the higher ed news, though for a less than great reason.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Community College Instructor Quits Over Barring Noncitizens From Adult Ed
Johnson County Community College now requires adult education students to show proof of immigration status. One instructor refused and quit in protest.
www.insidehighered.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
My college made the higher ed news, though for a less than great reason.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
You’ll be fine
August 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You’ll be fine
Makes me long for the good old days, when Republicans whined about being called ‘deplorable’.
A social media post by the President of the United States in which he calls for former President Obama to be indicted for treason, an accusation for which there is no evidence and a crime that could potentially carry the death penalty if convicted.
July 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Makes me long for the good old days, when Republicans whined about being called ‘deplorable’.
Why Everything Seems Worse
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Seems pretty spot on. I would argue, though, that Plato’s account of the inevitable decline of the Republic into tyranny was the original theory of enshittification.
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Seems pretty spot on. I would argue, though, that Plato’s account of the inevitable decline of the Republic into tyranny was the original theory of enshittification.
Why Everything Seems Worse
Enshittification Isn’t Just in Tech Anymore—It’s Everywhere
open.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why Everything Seems Worse
open.substack.com/pub/stevenmi...
Seems pretty spot on. I would argue, though, that Plato’s account of the inevitable decline of the Republic into tyranny was the original theory of enshittification.
open.substack.com/pub/stevenmi...
Seems pretty spot on. I would argue, though, that Plato’s account of the inevitable decline of the Republic into tyranny was the original theory of enshittification.
Sorry to hear about Tom Lehrer. My father was a big fan so I grew up listening to him. Sadly I never got a chance to take a class with him at UCSC. Here’s one of my favorites.
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Sorry to hear about Tom Lehrer. My father was a big fan so I grew up listening to him. Sadly I never got a chance to take a class with him at UCSC. Here’s one of my favorites.
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
youtu.be/TjDEsGZLbio?...
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#CFP 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies, "Pasts and Futures: Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape." November 7-9, 2025 at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Proposals due June 1 for consideration.
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May 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#CFP 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies, "Pasts and Futures: Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape." November 7-9, 2025 at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Proposals due June 1 for consideration.
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No more History and Philosophy of Science major at the University of Utah. No Pride Flags allowed either. But you can get course credit for trying to convert people to Mormonism.
University of Utah Cans History and Philosophy of Science Major Amidst Political and Administrative Chaos - Daily Nous
One way public universities in Utah can earn back part of the $60 million in funding that the state legislature took from their budgets is by "showing that [the funds] will be reallocated for high-dem...
dailynous.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
No more History and Philosophy of Science major at the University of Utah. No Pride Flags allowed either. But you can get course credit for trying to convert people to Mormonism.
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I'm thrilled to share that @crispp.bsky.social has started to publish a nine-article symposium on my Food, Justice, and Animals and @matteobonotti.bsky.social and Anne Barnhill's Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy.
First up: This is Tom Bailey's introduction to the symposium.
(1/7)
First up: This is Tom Bailey's introduction to the symposium.
(1/7)
Healthy eating policy and political philosophy and Food, justice, and animals: synopses and critical issues
This essay introduces a symposium on two books that engage in debates in both liberal political philosophy and food ethics, Anne Barnhill and Matteo Bonotti’s Healthy Eating Policy and Political Ph...
www.tandfonline.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I'm thrilled to share that @crispp.bsky.social has started to publish a nine-article symposium on my Food, Justice, and Animals and @matteobonotti.bsky.social and Anne Barnhill's Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy.
First up: This is Tom Bailey's introduction to the symposium.
(1/7)
First up: This is Tom Bailey's introduction to the symposium.
(1/7)
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‘Eight hours’ by Ricardo Levins Morales
May 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘Eight hours’ by Ricardo Levins Morales
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See the new Academic Freedom Guide from @aaup.bsky.social which includes dox-defense resources.
www.aaup.org/programs/aca...
www.aaup.org/programs/aca...
Academic Freedom Field Guide
Increasingly, academic freedom is being threatened from a whole host of directions. Politicians in many states have passed laws banning the teaching of certain “concepts” and shuttering DEI offices. T...
www.aaup.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
See the new Academic Freedom Guide from @aaup.bsky.social which includes dox-defense resources.
www.aaup.org/programs/aca...
www.aaup.org/programs/aca...
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Postdocs in Louvain-la-Neuve, one of the best places to be!
www.uclouvain.be/fr/hoover/fe...
www.uclouvain.be/fr/hoover/fe...
Fellowships in Economic and Social Ethics | Université catholique de Louvain
Fellowships in the field of economic and social ethics.Applications to be sent no later than April 21st, 2025.The Hoover Chair in Economic and Social Ethics hosts every year a number of short-term vis...
www.uclouvain.be
March 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Postdocs in Louvain-la-Neuve, one of the best places to be!
www.uclouvain.be/fr/hoover/fe...
www.uclouvain.be/fr/hoover/fe...
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Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline
March 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline
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“If academic freedom in teaching & in scholarship can be overridden by the dicta of politicians & administrators, then the right to learn will not survive our present moment.”
Read AAUP President Todd Wolfson’s full letter to Governor Hochul on CUNY interference here:
www.aaup.org/news/governo...
Read AAUP President Todd Wolfson’s full letter to Governor Hochul on CUNY interference here:
www.aaup.org/news/governo...
Governor Should Withdraw CUNY Interference
After New York governor Kathy Hochul earlier this week ordered the City University of New York to remove a job posting for a professorship in Palestinian studies, AAUP president Todd Wolfson is urging...
www.aaup.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“If academic freedom in teaching & in scholarship can be overridden by the dicta of politicians & administrators, then the right to learn will not survive our present moment.”
Read AAUP President Todd Wolfson’s full letter to Governor Hochul on CUNY interference here:
www.aaup.org/news/governo...
Read AAUP President Todd Wolfson’s full letter to Governor Hochul on CUNY interference here:
www.aaup.org/news/governo...