UAA Department of Philosophy

UAA Philosophy friends! UAA Giving Day is here, and we just need 4 more donations to meet our challenge! 🎊

This challenge is good before 1pm Thursday, March 26! (Of course, we'll accept donations at any time.:) ).

Click this link to make a donation and support UAA Philosophy: https://givingday.alaska.edu/giving-day/112584/donate?des=759510&dept=112618

When 10 donors support the Excellence in Philosophy Fund, a $1,000 challenge gift—funded by faculty in the Philosophy department—will be unlocked.

Every gift, large or small, makes a difference. Thank you!!

Stephanie Bauer, Chair, UAA Philosophy Department.

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Congratulations to the students presenting at the conference this week. Come to a paper or a panel. Free..and free parking Friday.

Click on the link below for the conference schedule.

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UAA's 21st Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference!!
Attend a philosophy paper or panel! Thursday and Friday this week.

For a full schedule: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/philosophy/philosophy-conference-2025.cshtml

Free and Open to the Public!
Come here Dr. Timothy Brown from UW come and talk about neuroethics.

Friday, March 20th at 5:30pm, UAA RH 117

UAA's 21st Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference!

UAA's 21st Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference!!
Attend a philosophy paper or panel! Thursday and Friday this week.

For a full schedule: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/philosophy/philosophy-conference-2025.cshtml

A job using ontology?! An interesting option.

"Ontologists study how definitions, classifications and relationships should be formulated using the tools of logic and formal semantics in order to most effectively achieve these goals. Their research provides foundations for diverse technologies in areas such as information integration, natural language processing, data annotation, and the construction of intelligent computer systems."

New: Online Master’s Program in Applied Ontology - Daily Nous The University at Buffalo is launching a fully online program in applied ontology. Graduates will leave the program with an MS degree. The program, based in Buffalo’s Department of Philosophy, aims to “prepare students from around the world for work in this rapidly growing interdisciplinary bran...

Are you or someone you know interested in a student position at UAA? The Honors College & Office of Student Success are looking for a new student worker! Work responsibilities would include managing social media, backend data entry, and assisting in managing our new Peer Ambassador program! Check back in the next few days for where to apply.

This looks like a great opportunity for a student. Interested?

Are you or someone you know interested in a student position at UAA? The Honors College & Office of Student Success are looking for a new student worker! Work responsibilities would include managing social media, backend data entry, and assisting in managing our new Peer Ambassador program! Check back in the next few days for where to apply.

Free pizza!! Just what everyone needs a week before finals. :)

Join us for our final 50th Anniversary event! The Consortium Library will be hosting a discussion of the film, Oppenheimer, on December 7 from 6:00-7:30pm.

Panelists Paul Dunscomb (History), Paola Banchero (JPC/Media Studies), Stephanie Bauer (Philosophy), and Mychal Machado (Psychology) will be leading what’s sure to be a thought-provoking discussion about history, ethics, and human behavior.

The event will take place in LIB 307 and via Zoom:
https://tinyurl.com/opppanel

Save the date! The UAA Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Conference will take place Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1. Friday will be dedicated to keynote speaker Professor Lee McBride.

McBride specializes in American philosophy, ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of race, but has additional interests in feminist philosophy, decolonial philosophy, ancient Greek philosophy, environmental ethics, and philosophy of food.