January 18, 2002
175 Philosophy Professors Blast Ranking of Graduate Programs
A national ranking of graduate philosophy programs is under fire, the target of an open letter signed by 175 philosophy professors from across the country.
The letter charges that the annual "Philosophical Gourmet Report" misleads students and harms the profession "by promoting a narrow and inappropriate standard of departmental excellence."
That critique prompted a scathing, 19-page reply from the report's author, Brian Leiter, who holds a joint appointment in law and
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