Philosophy Department, Grand Valley State University

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Happy Birthday David Hume! Hume was a Scottish philosopher who claimed that one who practices philosophy “in this carles...
04/26/2026

Happy Birthday David Hume! Hume was a Scottish philosopher who claimed that one who practices philosophy “in this carless manner,... will be diffident of his philosophical doubts, as well as his philosophical convictions.” He also “argued” that reason can never be more than a slave to the passions. Biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Hume

Please join us tomorrow at 1:00 PM in Mackinac Hall BLL132 for the Celebration of Life event!
04/24/2026

Please join us tomorrow at 1:00 PM in Mackinac Hall BLL132 for the Celebration of Life event!

Happy Birthday Immanuel Kant! Kant was a German philosopher. He claimed that we can have synthetic a priori knowledge (a...
04/22/2026

Happy Birthday Immanuel Kant! Kant was a German philosopher. He claimed that we can have synthetic a priori knowledge (absolute certain knowledge of the word and morality) as long as it is our concepts which structure the world, not vice versa. Biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Immanuel-Kant

Happy Birthday David Chalmers! Chalmers is an Australian philosopher. He coined the term “The Hard Problem” to refer to ...
04/20/2026

Happy Birthday David Chalmers! Chalmers is an Australian philosopher. He coined the term “The Hard Problem” to refer to the fact that we can describe all the physical properties of the brain and never explain consciousness in the process. Biography: https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/david-chalmers-1966

04/17/2026

The Hoitenga Essay Contest submission period has passed. We wish all entrants good luck. May the odds be ever in your favor.

The submission period for the Hoitenga Essay Contest closes in 4 hours!
04/17/2026

The submission period for the Hoitenga Essay Contest closes in 4 hours!

The deadline for the Essay Contest is tomorrow at noon! If you plan to enter, this is your chance!
04/16/2026

The deadline for the Essay Contest is tomorrow at noon! If you plan to enter, this is your chance!

Our last colloquium of the semester is tomorrow! We hope to see you there!
04/16/2026

Our last colloquium of the semester is tomorrow! We hope to see you there!

04/15/2026

Philosophy Club will be meeting tomorrow night at 6:00 PM in Mackinac Hall B-1-138. The reading is "Death" by Beth Seacord from A Companion to Atheism and Philosophy. Please check your student email for the PDF of this reading.

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B3-105 Mackinac Hall, GVSU
Allendale, MI
49401

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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