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Comic Relief

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Philosophy professor Roy T. Cook shares his unique research on comic studies.

Remembering Robert M. Pirsig

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The author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance studied philosophy at UMN.

Liberal Arts Majors get a Career Boost at the University of Minnesota

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Assistant philosophy professor Michael Bennett McNulty discusses the challenges of communicating about the liberal arts in ways that appeal to students, parents, and employers.

It's a Woman's World: Philosophy, the Quest for Knowledge

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Assistant philosophy professor Jessica Gordon-Roth was a featured guest on the TV show "It's a Woman's World," where she converses about philosophy and its application to our daily life.

Philosophy in Unexpected Places

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2015 graduate Divya Palanisamy has found her background in philosophy to be anything but impractical. From science to healthcare to education, she has found wide application for the skills she developed as a philosophy student.

From Personhood to Philosopherhood

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Professor Jessica Gordon-Roth works tirelessly to diversify and expand philosophy's early modern canon to include traditionally ignored figures in order to portray a more accurate picture of the period and also show the diversity of the discipline.

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Philosophy, Sports, and the Public Sphere

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If there is anything that philosophy has nothing to say about, one might think it’s sports. But in Spring 2017, philosophy professor Bennett McNulty showed otherwise, teaching a course entitled Sports, Reason, and Society. Highlighting the moral problems that arise in professional sports, McNulty shows how philosophy is especially suited to foster a sense of social, civic, and ethical engagement.

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Dessa Hits a Career Milestone with Orchestra Hall Performance

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Philosophy alum Dessa’s sold-out orchestral debut was met with broad acclaim. The concert’s narrative about jettisoning old love was fueled, in part, by a neuroscience collaboration with the University’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research. Associate Professor Cheryl Olman (psychology) and researchers Andrea Grant (radiology) and Philip Burton (CLA) started working with Dessa last November to turn her brain into art for an evening of entertainment and education.

Most Philosophers Favor Efforts To Broaden The Discipline

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Last year, Valerie Tiberius, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, conducted what she called “The Value of Philosophy Survey.” Over 2,500 philosophers responded to the survey, which asked 24 questions, and in her Presidential Address at the Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) last month, Professor Tiberius discussed the results.

The Well-Being of Philosophy

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Valerie Tiberius’s Presidential Address at the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association on March 3, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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September 29, 2017

"Idealism and the Harmony of Thought and Reality" Thomas Hofweber, UNC,...

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Title: "Idealism and the Harmony of Thought and Reality", Thomas Hofweber, UNC, will be giving a talk CSOM: TBA Abstract: Although idealism was widely defended in some version or other...

October 13, 2017

Rebecca Kukla "Structural Bias and the Commercialization of Medicine"

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“Structural Bias and the Commercialization of Medicine” Rebecca Kukla, Department of Philosophy, Georgetown University The rapid and massive commercialization and privatization of medical...

October 27, 2017

C Kenneth Waters: "An Epistemology of Scientific Investigation"

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An Epistemology of Scientific Investigation C Kenneth Waters, Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary Basic accounts of scientific knowledge typically present it as a system for...

November 10, 2017

Robert DiSalle “Absolute space, relative motion, and the method of Newtonian physics”

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"Absolute space, relative motion, and the method of Newtonian physics” Robert DiSalle, Department of Philosophy, Western University, Canada Philosophical discussions of Newton’s theory of...

November 17, 2017

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December 1, 2017

Nora Berenstain “Active Ignorance and the Rhetoric of Biological Race Realism”

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“Active Ignorance and the Rhetoric of Biological Race Realism” Nora Berenstain, Department of Philosophy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Biological race realism is frequently assumed in...

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