Stephen Brackett, educator, activist, hip-hop artist, and CSU philosophy alum, is the Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker for the College of Liberal Arts on Sunday, May 19th. On being a Philosophy major, Brackett says: “Every day I was working on how I thought; I was challenged on every idea I ever held and how I even […]
The Philosophy Department is hosting a student workshop on Friday, April 26th, at 3 pm in Eddy 6 (Jann Benson Ethics Center): “Creating Your Own Path: How to Survive the Bumps and Setbacks of Post-Grad Life.” The workshop will feature a panel of three recent alums: Michael Cooley, Galen Donoviel, and Emily Ward. All three […]
Please join us for the final Brew with a Brain event of the semester– 5 pm on April 3rd in Ramskeller in Lory Student Center. Dr. Moti Gorin will discuss, “Libertarian Paternalism: What is it, and is it Wrong?”
Check out this CSU Magazine feature on philosophy major, Joshua Griffin. Joshua Griffin has served 12 years in the Army, with 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne, based at Fort Carson, Colo., and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the Night Stalkers. Griffin remains on active duty as he studies philosophy at CSU, with […]
Joshua Shepherd will present “The Value of Consciousness: Implications for Moral Status” on Wednesday, February 20th at 4:30 pm in Eddy Hall, room 200. All are invited to attend. Joshua Shepherd (MA, 2009) does work in the philosophy of mind and action, and in practical ethics. After a Master’s degree at CSU and a PhD […]
Jonathan Wolff (University of Oxford) is the featured Bodaken Symposium speaker for Spring 2019. His public lecture, “Can We Fix Institutional Injustices: Racism, Sexism, Poverty?” will take place on Wednesday, March 6th at 6 pm in the CSU Lory Student Center Theatre. Please RSVP by March 3. Jonathan Wolff is the Blavatnik Chair in Public Policy […]
All students are invited to join the Philosophy Club for its Brew with a Brain Series at Ramskeller on February 6th from 5:00-6:30 pm. Brew with a Brain will kick off with a presentation by Dr. John Didier, “Astrology, Astronomy, and the Development of Polytheisms, Monotheisms, and Philosophical Monisms in Ancient and Classical Eurasian Civilizations.” […]
Story by Shannon Dale Ancient Greek symposia were once a gathering of prominent members of society for an evening of music, food and vibrant discussion on literature, politics and philosophy. Symposia were held in private houses, providing an intimate setting for scholarly debate often portrayed on Greek urns and in theatre productions, as well as […]
Andre Archie is working on a book manuscript on Plato’s political theory. He continues to enjoy teaching within the Honors Program each spring semester and developing this significant campus partnership. His newly developed Honors seminar, “Friendship: Ancient and Modern, East and West,” broadens the traditional discussion of friendship by incorporating non-Western philosophical sources and more […]