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05/14/2014
Professor Alice MacLachlan (BU Philosophy PhD 2008) does a fantastic job in a debate concerning free speech issues on Canadian television.
Free Speech: At What Cost? Freedom of speech is thought of as a key part of our democracy. But is one person's version of free speech the same as another's? What if an individual disag...
And on Friday afternoon there's a very exciting panel scheduled as well:
Epistemic Injustice in Science
Friday, April 4, 2014
Center for Student Services 100 Bay State Road, Room 545
1–5 pm
Varieties of Testimonial Injustice
Miranda Fricker
Philosophy, University of Sheffield
Epistemic Injustice and Responsible Trust in Science
Heidi Grasswick
Philosophy, Middlebury
Hermeneutical Injustice and Agnotology in Science
Miriam Solomon
Philosophy, Temple University
Race, Gender and Neutral Science
Evelynn Hammonds
History of Science and African American Studies, Harvard University
03/28/2014
Next Friday morning as part of an interdisciplinary conference on "Female Authority" at Boston University, there will be a panel on philosophy including Susan James and Martina Reuter. Please attend, it will be terrific!
03/27/2014
Philosophy's Popularity Soars: Devotees Find It's More Than 'An Interesting Path to Poverty' When students decide to major in philosophy, they are often greeted with shock, bewilderment and parental dismay. And always a few jokes. Such as: “How do you get a group of philosophers off your doorstep? You order pizza and then throw it outside your yard.”
Lynne Tirrell (UMass Boston) is speaking at 4 PM today in the Departmental Colloquium (745 Commonwealth Avenue, 525) on "Genocidal Language Games and Post-Conflict Recovery". Please come!
03/07/2014
Decision Concerning MS "A Treatise of Human Nature"// Author: Mr David Hume, Esq. Dear Mr Hume, I write regarding your recently submitted MS "A Treatise of Human Nature: Being An Attempt To Introduce The Experimental Method of Reasoning Into Moral Subjects". I regret to inform y...
03/03/2014
In a new ranking of philosophy departments, BU Philosophy is ranked 18 for overall placement, 15 for Tenure Track placement! This backs up our own sense that we have an excellent record, and is very encouraging news both for our present graduate students, and prospective graduate students.
02/27/2014
Why Study Philosophy? 'To Challenge Your Own Point of View' An interview with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex
02/09/2014
Charles Griswold on Forgiveness. http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2014/02/09/forgiveness/
Forgiveness Forgiveness, philosopher Charles Griswold argues, is a deeply personal matter. So if we live so much of our online lives
11/18/2013
Live like a Stoic week! http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/stoicismtoday/2013/10/29/stoic-week-2013-press-release/
Stoic Week 2013: Press Release Can the ancient philosophy of Stoicism help us to lead better and happier lives? Philosophers from Birkbeck, University of London, and the University of Exeter, and psychotherapists are calling on ...
12/18/2013