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By rigorously examining the basic assumptions of every human endeavor—from seeking knowledge to deciding what is right or wrong—we enrich our understanding of what it means to be human and prepare students to think critically for a lifetime.
During the department’s work-in-progress workshop, philosophy graduate student Nada Mohamed gave a talk titled "The Exploitation of the Rule of Presupposition Accommodation and Speaker’s Authority."
Great talk, Nada!
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During the department’s work-in-progress workshop, philosophy graduate student Giacomo Coppola gave a talk titled "Prudential Evaluation at the Political Level: Scaling Up Theories of Well-Being"
Great talk, Giacomo!
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Join us on Monday, Nov. 17, at 11:15 a.m. for the Philosophy Department Work in Progress series, with philosophy graduate student Nada Mohamed's "The Exploitation of the Rule of Presupposition Accommodation and Speaker’s Authority."
Date: Monday, Nov. 17
Time: 11:15 am
Professor Carl Elliot is giving an online talk today for the Ontario Medical Association, discussing experiences of medical whistleblowers as illustrated in his latest book The Occasional Human Sacrifice.
Attend this free online event today 6:30pm CST
www.oma.org/news/events/november-doctors-lounge
Join us on Friday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. for the Philosophy Department Colloquium with Prof. Sumeet Patwardhan of Macalaster College for "The Informational Requirements for Consent are Up to Us."
Date: Friday, Nov. 14
Time: 3:30pm
Location: CSOM: 1-147
See you there
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Because sometimes an undergraduate contribution to class is so on point (in this case, on Section III of Kant's Groundwork) that one just has to cede the podium to them. Big shout out to Kennedy Aguocha!
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Join us Monday, Nov 3, 11:15 p.m. for a Philosophy Department Work in Progress with faculty member Jessica Gordon-Roth and grad student Natalie Anderson: "Running a tech-free classroom - How it's going thus far"
Date: Monday, Nov 3
Time: 11:15pm
Location: 731 Heller Hall
See you there
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We had a great turnout for Friday evening's May Brodbeck outreach event, made possible by the generous support of Don Brownstein ('69). Faculty, students, and the general public discussed philosophical issues surrounding, AI while enjoying snacks and a pint (or two).
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During the department’s work-in-progress workshop, philosophy graduate student Lepei Liu gave a talk today titled "Does Moral Deference Pessimism Rest on a Mistake?"
Great talk, Lepei!
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We are thrilled to announce that Áila K. K. O’Loughlin (graduate student) published a paper titled “Moral Challenges of Mining Indigenous Land for the Green Transition” in AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.
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During the department’s work-in-progress workshop today, philosophy graduate student Anton van der Merwe gave a talk today titled "The Jurisprudence of Nelson Mandela."
Great talk, Anton!
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During the department’s work-in-progress workshop, Professor Peter Hanks, our department chair, gave a talk on Monday titled "Stalnaker on Propositions".
Great talk, prof. Hanks!
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