Even as the semester went virtual, senior Elizabeth Sirianni remained positive. With the help of professors, peers, and her liberal arts education, she has hope for a bright future. “I know that this won't last forever, and we as a people will need to be there to pick up the pieces when it's over.”

“Is it okay to walk your pet through a cemetery?” Developed alongside the philosophy department by new assistant professor Dr. Cat Saint-Croix, the High School Regional Ethics Bowl helps teens develop positions on ethical topics and adapt them through thoughtful conversations.

Philosophy Professor Valerie Tiberius offers ideas on how, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we might think about the keys to achieving well-being: what our values are, what it means to fulfill them and whether we are living in ways that uphold those values.

In 1939, at the outset of World War II, the British writer and theologian C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) delivered a speech titled, “Learning in wartime,” where he said, “War creates no absolutely new situation: it simply aggravates the permanent human situation so that we can no longer ignore it.” Professor Alan Love co-writes this article for the LA Times.

Sara Parhizgari awarded a prestigious 2020-2021 Josephine de Karman Fellowship

As part of the directives from University of Minnesota president Joan Gabel, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the governor’s office, the Philosophy Department is now running a virtual office environment.

The goal of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Program is to advance the careers of new assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. The designation of “McKnight Land-Grant Professor” is held by recipients for a two-year period.

“How do I know if what I see is real?” “What makes an action good?” Big questions like these inspired new Department of Philosophy Assistant Professor Tamara Fakhoury to pursue a career in philosophy from her home in Lebanon to classrooms at the University of Minnesota. Fakhoury discusses how she came into philosophy, the nature of her research, and how philosophy fits into all aspects of her life.

When you find yourself wondering, for instance, how best to respond to a friend’s need for guidance, you might refer to Valerie Tiberius’s recent book, Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well, which presents her value-fulfillment theory.