USUPhilosophy

Here is an interesting short essay on the subject by Brian Leiter, with a good number of thoughtful, substantive replies.

Jonathan Dancy on the Late Late Show.

… is interviewed on the Late Late Show here. It’s pretty funny. And what’s more, her father-in-law, the philosopher Jonathan Dancy, apparently will be interviewed on the same show tonight, following Letterman. Don’t miss it!

[from Brian Leiter’s blog.]

A philosophy student sent me a link to this article describing an experiment which seems to indicate that a magnetic field put in the right spot messes with one’s moral reasoning: “A person’s moral judgments can be changed almost instantly by delivering a magnetic pulse to an area of the brain near the right ear.”

You should apply for the Brett E. Blanch Memorial Scholarship. We have had to delay the deadline because the Philosophy faculty, in their haze of lofty thoughts, have forgotten to encourage students to apply. More information is available in Main 204, but here are the basic requirements:

• major in philosophy
• now a junior (more importantly: will be attending next year)
• at least 9 credits toward a major completed
• 3.7 GPA
• names of two Phil faculty to serve as references
• one-page essay articulating your view of why studying philosophy is important, and what you plan to do after graduation

New deadline: April 5th. Please obtain entry form (it’s only a page) from Main 204, and turn it in there as well.