Author: Huenemann

There’s been some discussion around the web about physicist Lawrence Krauss and his claim that physics, not philosophy, is the way to go about solving philosophical problems. (I had a go at the topic here, but there’s more information and links here). Anyway, here is a link to a funny cartoon on the topic (hat tip to Brian Leiter).

Some years have passed since we made the “Philosophy: Think about it” t-shirts. We figure it might be time for a new batch of T-shirts, and we’d like some broader input on two matters. First, let’s consider whether we should have T-shirts at all. Some have expressed the worry that it cheapens the degree, or might induce people into the Philosophy major who really don’t belong there. More substantive comments on this issue are welcome, but let’s have a poll:

Next, supposing we were to go with T-shirts, what should they say? Ideas?

Something to think about for the summer! The theme for the conference is “Nietzsche and Bourdieu (who? See here!), but papers are welcome in all areas.
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Come support and join in discussion with several philosophy undergraduates who are presenting at the 9th annual Student Research Symposium, hosted by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies. The philosophy talks are as follows:

Friday, April 20
Session 1, Main 006, 3:30-4:20
• Mathias Fuelling, “The Perceptions of Riverrun: Finnegan’s Wake as a Literary Metaphor for David Hume’s Bundle Theory of the Mind”
• Camron Lee, “Observing the Shifting of Cultural Values in Literature”

Session 9, Main 006, 4:30-5:30
• Beau Peterson, “David Hume and the Theory of Personal Identity”
• Justin Solum, “Hume on Imagination”
• Shashank Chauhan, “The Question of Justice”

Last roll of the school year.