Philosophy

Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago

Sally Haslanger, Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology Culture frames the possibilities for thought and action so that certain morally relevant facts are eclipsed and others distorted. This results in shared practices that are unjust and oppressive. Resistance may be made by individuals, but there are many reasons that it is best undertaken as a collective enterprise. My talk will elaborate this view and consider when social movements legitimately demand our support.

Philosophy lecture by Daniel Rodríguez-Navas, Mellon C3 Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy

Commencement Reception for Philosophy, Classics and Classical Studies Seniors and their families.

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

Remarks & awards for Classics & Classical Studies, Literary 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.

PHIL 0710 students will share their work on diverse topics. Please visit the Philosophy Department website for a full list of titles.

PHIL 0710 students will share their work on diverse topics. Please visit the Philosophy Department website for a full list of titles.

This conversation will explore oral history and its role in producing empathy and compassion in its audience. The structure will allow Professor Lorraine Besser of the Philosophy department and Professor Don Wyatt of the History department to discuss these issues as they see fit and in accordance with the flow of the conversation. Possible topics will include Martha Nussbaum’s writing on emotional refinement, the limitations and danger of sentimental education, and the methods by which oral histories may best be leveraged to produce social good.

A talk by Myisha Cherry, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.

The problem of racialized forgiveness includes instances in which: (a) Who is forgiven and not is determined by the race of the offender; (b) Praise and criticisms of forgiveness are determined by the race of the victim; and (c) Praise and criticisms of forgiveness are, at least implicitly, racially self-serving.