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Dennis Arjo

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Professor of Philosophy at Johnson County Community College and author of Paradoxes of Liberalism and Parental Authority. Views, typos, errors, etc. are mine.

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Our political philosophy research group at CEU is going strong. You can also join us online! events.ceu.edu/2024-11-25/res…

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And the world was much better place for it.

📺On November 17, 1973, 'Schoolhouse Rock's' 'Conjunction Junction' first aired on ABC



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A big thanks to @The_JOP for publishing a blog post about my recent article on Confucian meritocracy! For those of you who may not have the time to read the full article, here’s a quick overview!

📖Several political theorists have claimed that Confucian meritocracy offers a desirable alternative to democracy. This blog post by @bwwong1984 argues that Confucian meritocracy is implausible because of its instability. Read more⬇️ jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/whats-wrong-wi…



What a time for a silly beef. I'm a member of the AAUP but I have problems with both organizations here and there. Surely though it's time for all hands on deck and finding common cause. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…


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Academic freedom and institutional neutrality maximize faculty freedom to discuss and debate, research and teach — even, especially, when they hold minority or deeply unpopular views. Any framework allowing a majority of faculty to strip dissenters of their core expressive rights…


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An on-line and timely (?) talk at UPenn at noon on Nov. 21 (EST): Of the People, for the People, but not by the People -- Confucian Meritocracy as a Correction of Democracy: amc.sas.upenn.edu/event/people-p…


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My co-edited book, Relationality across East and West (Routledge), will come out soon. This book is the 11th volume in "the Routlledge series of Political Theories in East Asian Context" in my charge.

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Hey, this is me!

"Academic Standards in an Age of Mistrust" by @DennisArjo (4/4) aaup.org/JAF15/academic…



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We have it all this month! A visiting scholar, a national champion. outreach in central Kansas, CEAS funding opportunities, and study abroad! Check out our newsletter to learn more! mailchi.mp/4b1678669489/9…

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Two articles for the Journal of Academic Freedom examine the disparate impact of “antiwoke” legislation on Black scholarship and the study of Black history and offer perspectives on how to counteract these restrictive measures. aaup.org/reportspubs/jo…


Just gave Songs of a Lost World a listen--didn't think we'd hear the Cure sounding like that again. Good stuff.


Late Fall morning at Lewis and Clark, getting ready for some philosophy. #NorthwestPhilosophyConference

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Two new articles in the Journal of Academic Freedom discuss recent legislative attempts to curtail gender studies and underlying structural inequities in #highered. aaup.org/reportspubs/jo…


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TOMORROW!

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Submissions are invited for the 60th annual conference of the @PhilOfEdGB to be held at New College, Oxford University in Oxford, UK on Thursday 27 March – Sunday 30 March 2025. buff.ly/4f7ILH7


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Anand Vaidya, who died on Friday, wrote a remarkable and sobering piece earlier this year on the transformative experience of terminal illness: philosophersmag.com/terminal-illne…


Terribly sad news.

Philosopher Anand Vaidya (San José State Univ.) has died. dailynous.com/2024/10/12/ana…



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“The AAUP’s transformation into just another political organization is highly discouraging.” thefire.org/news/aaup-cont…


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Calling all #SciFi fans, get ready for a science fiction convention that’s out of this world! 👽🛸 Writers, enthusiasts, and pop culture fanatics are welcome to join us this Saturday for JoCo Con—a FREE celebration of all things sci-fi. Register here: ow.ly/xUJr50TIbp7

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