There’s a good essay in Prospect covering the trolley problem in philosophy, and variations. For better or worse, every philosophy student should be aware of it as a thought experiment. It will alter how you look at other people as you wait for the train to arrive….
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The article by Galen Strawson, together with the suicide note of Mitchell Heisman, caused me to write a longer reflection about why I want to continue to be. Read it here, if you like.
In honor of the recent beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman, USU philosopher Richard Sherlock will present a lecture on Newman and the Idea of a University. He will explore Newman’s defense of liberal arts education.
Monday, October 11, 4pm in Main 121.
All are welcome.
We’re selling philosophy books outside Main 204. Proceeds go to benefit Phi Sigma Tau, our honor society. Just imagine the thrill of reading your professors’ old books and psychoanalyzing their marginalia! Do it while it’s still legal in Utah!
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