Events
Workshop on Kant’s Practical Philosophy
The Philosophy department will be hosting a workshop on topics in Kant's practical philosophy. Karl Ameriks (emeritus, Notre Dame), Anne-Margaret Baxley (Washington St. Louis), Stephen Engstrom (Pittsburgh), and Markus Kohl (UNC) will present and discuss their work in progress. CLICK … Read more
Ethics Around the Table: Kim Strom-Gottfried
Integrity Amid Adversity Competitive pressures, unrealistic workloads, efficiency mandates, pressing deadlines, and bureaucratic red tape can all turn well-meaning workplaces into environments where integrity suffers. This session, created in honor of Global Ethics Day and the 2019 theme of Ethics … Read more
Philosophy @ the Movies: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
Caldwell 105 ,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1976) dir. Tobe Hooper
Parr Center Lecture: Robin Jeshion
Caldwell 105 ,"What's Wrong With Slurs?"
Philosophy @ the Movies: “Midsommar”
Caldwell 105 ,Midsommar (2019) dir. Ari Aster
Practice Job Talk: Macy Salzberger
Caldwell 213Philosophy @ the Movies: “Poverty, Inc.”
Poverty, Inc. (2014) dir. Michael Matheson Miller
Parr Center Lecture: Erin Kelly
Hyde Hall, University Room“The Failure of Retributive Justice” The belief that people convicted of crimes deserve punishment is commonplace. Yet the punitive conception of individual responsibility commonly associated with retributive justice exaggerates the moral meaning of criminal guilt, normalizes excessive punishment, and distracts … Read more