USUPhilosophy

Those students who are sick to death of my defense of Dennett’s theory of consciousness will take great delight in this article by Galen Strawson which defends the reality of conscious qualities (smells, tastes, colors, etc – the vivid stuff of life).

Of possible interest to some in the USU Philosophy community:

The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology will hold its 2018 annual meeting at USU.  Friday/ Sat March 16-17, 9-5pm.  University Inn Level 5, Rooms 507 and 510.  Theme: The Exaltation Revelations (D&C 76, 84, 88, and 93)

Click here for a full conference schedule. Talks on law, justice, open theism, human and divine nature, a critique LDS theology of gender, etc.

Do you have a favorite YouTube that has (arguably) some sort of connection to philosophy? A presentation of a problem, a figure, a conundrum, or a joke? Let’s get together and share. Thursday evening, 7 p.m., HH 280.

Philosophy and Futurama? Philosophy of Love? Ontology of Mathematics? Seminar on Nicholas of Cusa? World Philosophy? Facebook Filosophy? What courses, or kinds of courses, would you like to see offered? Feel free to comment here, or send me an email (charlie.huenemann[at]usu.edu).

Chasen Robbins is organizing a set of fun philosophy discussions.

“Is love really the greatest thing?”

Come have some cookies and discuss the mysteries of love. Wednesday, February 14th, 5-7 p.m., in the Hub (in the TSC).