Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan) and some of his students have put together a new listserve:
I would like to invite you to join Philosophy Updates; this is a mailing list meant to disseminate information regarding philosophical happenings in North America, as well as international happenings of broad appeal. To join, please click the link at the bottom of this email. Postings will be entertained regarding the following:
1. Conferences and workshops;
2. Calls for papers (whether for journals or contributed volumes);
3. Announcements of faculty positions, post-docs, and fellowships; and
4. Funding opportunities.
Some of the other sorts of postings that are prevalent on the UK and, to a lesser extent, Australian listservs will not be allowed, such as attempts to track down quotes, bibliographies, people, etc. The thinking here is that such postings are not of very broad interest and frustrate people who are then confronted with unwanted emails. If the group wants to hereafter expand the purview of the list, we can, but I would rather start narrowly enough so as to not ward off people who might otherwise be interested.
Postings can only be made by members of the list, and should be sent to [email protected]. Postings will, for now, be moderated, though they will be quickly approved if they pertain to one of the above topics. Once the group has established an appropriate “culture”, we might relax the moderation requirement.
I suggest that you set up mail filters so that postings from this group are sent to a separate folder which you may then peruse at your leisure. All incoming emails will be from [email protected], so you may set up a filter using that address.
Finally, let me comment on Google Groups. I chose this forum for various reasons, among which are its simplicity and ability to allow multiple moderators; my graduate students will be assisting with the project. If you register to the group on a Google account, then there are various administrative options available to you, including setting up digest mode. These options are available to non-Google account as well, though we have to configure them for you. If we can be of any help in that regard, please send an email to [email protected].
For more information, please see http://groups.google.com/group/philosophy-updates.
You can contact Professor Allhoff for more information or to join.
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