Philosophy Major, Joshua Griffin, is featured in CSU Magazine cover story

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 presents “The Value of Consciousness”: February 20th

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 will present Bodaken Symposium Lecture on March 6

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 […]

Brew with a Brain Launches on February 6 at 5 pm

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.” […]

Inaugural Bodaken Philosophy Symposium launched March 26 with lecture by bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel

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 […]

Faculty Notes: An Overview of the Year’s Activities

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 […]