Philosophy

Meeting of Philosophy Club.

No background is needed! All are welcome.

We will discuss the Nature and the Human: Friend, Enemies, or Best Buddies?

Meeting of Philosophy Club.

No background is needed! All are welcome.

We will discuss the Nature and the Human: Friend, Enemies, or Best Buddies?

Commencement reception for seniors and their families for the departments of Dance, Theatre, Classics & Classical Studies, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Religion, and Education Studies.

2nd Meeting of Philosophy Club!
No experience needed!
We will be discussing democracy, power, and human nature.

Building from the approach to decolonization and abolition in the Haitian Revolution as well as from Frantz Fanon’s view of combative decolonization and decoloniality, the presentation makes the case for the abolition of the humanities as a crucial component of the project for decolonizing knowledge today.

Social media is plagued with problems of disinformation, harassment, censorship, and digital colonialism. There is a moral and epistemic imperative for us to collectively imagine alternative futures for our social media communities.
Karen Frost-Arnold, Professor of Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Remarks & awards for Classics & Classical Studies and Philosophy seniors and their families at 5:15 p.m. in the Robison Concert Hall, during the joint reception ongoing from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. in the upper lobby of the Mahaney Arts Center.

Please join us for philosophical discussions of these works in progress, including independent research, on a wide range of fascinating topics.

Chris Branch: “Ancient Insights into Modern Mathematical Anxiety: Why We Should Welcome Being Stumped by the Math We Study”
Christopher Echeveste: “A More Just Way: Re-examining Justice and Punishment”
Finn Helgesen: “Philosophy of Researching Human Sexuality”

Please join us for philosophical discussions of these works in progress, including independent research, on a wide range of fascinating topics.

Cheryl Liu: “Regulating the Emerging Organ Market in the Era of Transhumanism and Medical Advancements”
Alex Maldjian: “On Stoicism and its Practicality Today”

Please join us for philosophical discussions of these works in progress, including independent research, on a wide range of fascinating topics.

Lea Hohenlohe: “The Duties and Limitations of Citizenship: Creating and Applying a Set of Criteria for Civil Disobedience”
Olivia Reposa: “#MeToo: The Recognition of Epistemic Injustice in Cases of Sexual Assault”
Alex Stimpson: “Inside Jokes: A Cognitive Model of Humor and its Applications”