Michael Otteson, a teaching postdoctoral fellow in philosophy at USU, is hosting a series of podcasts in which he discusses public square issues with people he’s come across. (Think Socrates, with headphones!)
You can check them out here: Aggie Agora
Two upcoming events to consider entering into your calendar:
A hearty welcome to students new or returning! We hope the semester is off to a good start for you. We are planning to have multiple kinds of events through the coming year to nourish your yearning for philosophy. Best wishes, good luck, and stay safe!!!
This note received:
Greetings from the Annual Philosophy Conference @ NYU (AUPC @ NYU)! We sincerely invite you to join our virtual conference on May 22nd & 23rd. We hope you can share this invitation with your philosophy students.
Introducing the Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference 2021 at NYU
AUPC@NYU envisions not only offering a platform for undergraduate philosophy students to share their work and have thought-provoking discussions with their peers, but also fostering a supportive network among philosophy students. Along with paper discussion sessions, AUPC@NYU will also host guest speeches, graduate study panels, and networking events.
In the times of a global pandemic, we see the value of asking and exploring important questions. Witnessing the world looking to achieve a new equilibrium, we believe that fostering philosophical discussions is of unique value.
Speakers & Events
Speaker Series
AUPC @ NYU 2021 has the pleasure of inviting great guest speakers with specialty in various philosophy topics to share their research and insights with undergraduate students. Speakers include Thomas Nagel, Paul Boghossian, David Chalmers, Ned Block, Sharon Street, Paul Thagard; more speakers to come!
Graduate Panel
PhD and Postdoc Philosophy students at NYU talking about their experiences of pursuing graduate studies at NYU.
Networking Events
Sign-up to team up for chill philosophy quizzes! And get to know fellow philosophy lovers from other universities.
If you have any questions, please contact us at conference@nyuaupc.org. You can find more information and sign-up for the conference from our website
Sincerely,
AUPC@NYU Organizing Committee
Undergraduate Teaching Fellows (UTFs) assist a professor in teaching a class. They are awarded $750 for the semester, and are expected to attend the class they are assisting with and work with the professor in helping the students with the material. For more information about USU’s UTF program, please see this site.
We will be looking for 7 UTFs in philosophy this fall. If you are interested, please complete the UTF application for philosophy.
NOTE: The deadline for applications is May 5th, 2021.
Wednesday, March 31
3-4 p.m. — Panel Presentation. The topic of this event is Ethics in the Future. The speakers are:
Dr. Paul Neiman “Defining Refugeehood in a Changing World”
Dr. Rachel Robison-Greene “Emerging Technology and Conceptual Shift”
This event will be held via Zoom. You can register here: https://weber.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkcuGgrzouG9Lxktw8aBekx-D9oq3lOhXJ
Thursday, April 1
6:00-7:30 p.m. — Ethics Slam! The topic is Radical Solutions to Environmental Problems.
This event will be held via Zoom. You can register here: https://weber.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvf-qsqz8jHtZaFhaDJUgX54xn2YSUJHox
Abstracts due April 2nd.
Huenemann will be doing his utmost to persuade you the answer is “no”: Thursday, March 11th, 4:30 pm.
Zoom link:
Topic: Grad school in philosophy
Time: Mar 11, 2021 04:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/84910453634?pwd=YUpBMXpobUpnYzlpUzluTGo1N2hRQT09
Meeting ID: 849 1045 3634
Passcode: 583910
For interested students, below is a tentative sketch of what we will be offering in philosophy in the fall semester. I am also posting below a pdf with course descriptions – some generic, some more specific. Again, this is tentative, so realize that there may be changes!
PHIL 1000: Introduction to Philosophy (BHU)
PHIL 1000: Introduction to Philosophy (BHU)
PHIL 1000: Introduction to Philosophy (BHU)
PHIL 1120: Social Ethics (BHU)
PHIL 1120: Social Ethics (BHU)
PHIL 1320: The Good Life (BHU)
PHIL 2200: Deductive Logic (QI)
PHIL 2400: Ethics (BHU)
PHIL 3150: Kant and the 19th Century
PHIL 3530: Environmental Ethics (DHA)
PHIL 3580: Ethics and Economic Life (DHA)
PHIL 3600: Philosophy of Religion (DHA)
PHIL 3700: Political Philosophy (DHA)
PHIL 3800: Philosophy of Literature (DHA)
PHIL 4400: Metaphysics
