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Looking for info about the Department's spring course offerings? See the flyer at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x6irk6wxg5s2wsd/CMCphilcoursesSP23.pdf?dl=0

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "Gender, Knowledge, and Humankind": Louise Antony in conversation with Briana Toole. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

An upcoming webinar on October 31 with Briana Toole (our own "Dr. B") and philosopher Louise Antony.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "Gender, Knowledge, and Humankind": Louise Antony in conversation with Briana Toole. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The Philosopher presents "Gender, Knowledge, and Humankind": Louise Antony in conversation with Briana Toole This event will showcase Louise Antony’s influential contributions to feminist and analytic philosophy, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. Antony’s broadly interdisciplinary work h...

Join us on Friday, November 4 for a talk by Elizabeth Camp.

Thanks to Profs Basu and Johnson (and Kripke and Kali) for hosting the Department’s fall party!

Philosophy Department Fall Party! RSVP at https://forms.gle/HFcj9T2sEEf6xuCa8

CALL FOR PAPERS
26th ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 28-29, 2023
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Keynote talk by Manuel Vargas (University of California at San Diego)

The 26th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held April 28th-29th, 2023. The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the presentation of philosophical work of undergraduates to their peers. Papers are required to be of philosophical content, but there are no specific restrictions on subject matter within the arena of philosophical discussion itself. Papers should be approximately 3000 words (10-12 pages). Electronic submissions are required and should be sent to Ian O'Loughlin at [email protected] by February 1st, 2023. Submissions should include both the full paper and an abstract of no more than 200 words. Please send your paper, prepared for blind review, as an email attachment. The attachment should be a single word document with title, abstract, paper, and bibliography. In the body of the email, please include the title of your paper, your name, and your university. Selected papers from the conference will be published in the International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.

This is strictly an undergraduate conference, with only undergraduates allowed on the conference program. The single exception is the keynote speaker. Past keynotes speakers have included: Paul Churchland, Hilary Putnam, John Searle, Keith Lehrer, Catherine Elgin, John Perry, Hubert Dreyfus, Jerry Fodor, Alvin Plantinga, Cora Diamond, James Sterba, Peter Kivy, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Daniel Dennett, Elliott Sober, Alva Noë, L.A. Paul, Susan Haack, and John Martin Fischer. This year’s keynote talk will be by Manuel Vargas.

For further information, contact Ian O’Loughlin via email ([email protected])

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BECOME AN EXTERNAL REVIEWER | Stance Site (2022)

**An opportunity that may be of interest to some of our philosophy students.

CALL FOR EXTERNAL REVIEWERS

Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal seeks undergraduate philosophy students to serve as manuscript reviewers.

Stance reviewers hone their writing, researching, and analysis skills by evaluating original papers by some of the world’s most talented undergraduate scholars. Reviewers must have advanced undergraduate experience in philosophy, strengths in writing and editing, and the self-motivation necessary to complete work by given deadlines. A letter of recommendation from a professor who is familiar with the student’s philosophical abilities is required.

Stance has two types of manuscript reviewers. “External Reviewers” evaluate two or three manuscripts, typically in late January or early February. “Assistant Editorial Board Members” serve on our major review teams. Assistant Editorial Board Members consider approximately 20 -30 papers in December. All reviewers receive training material that explains what is expected in the formal review and are guided by an experienced Stance staff member. Reviewers are credited in both the print and electronic versions of the journal.

To apply, please visit https://www.stancephilosophy.com/become-an-external-reviewer and follow the instructions provided on the Call for Reviewers.

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions you may have.

Deadline: October 11, 2022

BECOME AN EXTERNAL REVIEWER | Stance Site (2022) External Reviewers and Assistant Editorial Board members are trained by Stance staff members to evaluate multiple manuscripts. Stance is grateful to External Reviewers and Assistant Editorial Board Members for helping ensure that the articles published in Stance are of the highest quality.

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Some cool opportunities from the Gould Center!

Bioethics

Here's a post-bac opportunity in Bioethics that some of our seniors or recent graduates might be interested in.

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The NIH Department of Bioethics welcomes applications for fully funded two-year postbaccalaureate and postdoctoral research fellowships. Fellows are central to the activities and intellectual life of our interdisciplinary department, including weekly bioethics seminars, case conferences, ethics consultations, IRB deliberations, and other educational opportunities at NIH. They study ethical issues related to biomedical research, clinical practice, genetics, biotechnology, public health, health policy, and other important issues in bioethics. They also conduct mentored theoretical and empirical research. For a typical fellow, this research yields multiple first-authored publications in academic journals. We do not require or expect bioethics experience and encourage anyone with a strong interest to apply.

Fellowships begin in September 2023. Stipends are determined by NIH Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) guidelines.

Position Requirements:

Our post-baccalaureate fellowships are ideal for students interested in eventually pursuing an MD, JD, PhD, or other graduate degree. Applicants for the post-baccalaureate fellowship must have an undergraduate degree completed no more than 3 years prior to the start date of the fellowship or a master’s degree completed no more than 6 months prior. Only U.S. citizens or U.S. Legal Permanent Residents are eligible for post-baccalaureate fellowships.

Applicants for the post-doctoral fellowship must have completed a doctoral degree no more than 5 years prior to the start date of the fellowship. Postdoctoral applications are welcome from philosophy, law, medicine, social sciences and other disciplines. U.S. and non-U.S. citizens are eligible for post-doctoral fellowships.

Applications should include:
• Statement of interest up to 1000 words which explains your interest in bioethics, how the fellowship fits into your career goals (including how it would be valuable to you), and what potential bioethics topics you would like to investigate. While previous bioethics experience is not required, please explain why bioethics is of interest to you. For applicants with previous bioethics experience or training, explain how this fellowship would build on your previous efforts. You may also discuss any aspects of your background or experience that would bring a unique perspective or contribute to diversity in the department or the field of bioethics. We are dedicated to building a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive community in our department.
• One or two writing samples that total no more than 30 double-spaced pages and which demonstrate your analytical or critical thinking ability. They need not be on a bioethics topic and there is no preference for published work. Most successful applicants submit samples that defend a position or analyze an argument. Single-authored writing samples are preferred. If a co-authored sample is submitted, the applicant should describe their role in writing the paper.
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume/CV
• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
Apply online at:

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Philosophers convocating.

Philosophers convocating.

CFA: 6th Undergraduate Philosophy Conference – Bilkent Philosophy

CFA: 6th Undergraduate Philosophy Conference – Bilkent Philosophy We invite undergraduate students from all departments and universities to take part in the 6th Bilkent International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on Saturday, November 19, 2022, which will be held online via Zoom.

This monograph by Professor Kind, just published by Cambridge University Press, is freely available online for the next two weeks.

New Cambridge Element Imagination and Creative Thinking by Amy Kind out now! Read for free for 2 weeks http://ow.ly/ahbO50JSBIC

A new piece by Professor Basu: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebate/the-internet-never-forgets-how-google-shapes-and-cements-our-identities/

A real life Turing Test. (And Exhibit A in the case for Why We Need Philosophers.) https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is-lamda-sentient-an-interview-ea64d916d917

Happy to see one of our PPA majors turn up in the College's features on the Class of 2022. Congrats Harper! And congrats to all of our majors who recently graduated!

A Passenger’s One-Star Review of the Trolley Ride from the Trolley Problem

“When people hear about the trolley problem, they only consider the folks tied to the tracks. They don’t think for a moment about us, the passengers aboard a runaway trolley who are about to have the unsettling experience of listening to, and passively participating in, the bone-crunching death of another human, and on top of that, also ending up hours from our intended destination.”

A Passenger’s One-Star Review of the Trolley Ride from the Trolley Problem Where to even begin? I mean, first of all, we killed a guy. My general rule of thumb is this: if I have to witness someone’s death, you’re not gett...

David Chalmers - Could AI Systems be Conscious?

HMC alum Daniel Bashir (21), frequently along for CMC philo classes, interviews David Chalmers on AI and consciousness:

David Chalmers - Could AI Systems be Conscious? Listen now | An interview with David Chalmers, renowned philosopher of mind and professor at NYU.

Why do reparations arguments fail?

In a new piece at the APA Blog, CMC visiting professor of philosophy Joseph Frigault argues that a commitment to reparative justice suggests that we philosophers need to work to develop different kinds of arguments about reparations -- arguments that would be designed specifically to help move people beyond certain conspicuous forms of socio-argumentative resistance, and into a cognitive position from which the normative force of reparations arguments stands a better chance of registering.

Why do reparations arguments fail? This post is based on material that was presented at a colloquium session on Reparations at the 2022 APA Central. Frigault’s talk was entitled “White Privilege and Extrinsic Reparation.” Looking ba…

Philosophy party Spring 2022. Thanks to Profs Basu and Johnson for hosting! 💕

Our Speakers — Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Info about an undergraduate philosophy conference at NYU.
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Greetings from NYU Philosophy Forum, the undergraduate philosophy club at NYU. We sincerely invite you to join our virtual Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, taking place 10:00-17:00 EDT on April 30 & May 1.

[email protected] offers a platform for undergraduate philosophy students to share their work and have thought-provoking discussions with their peers, and to foster a supportive network among philosophy students. Along with paper discussion sessions, [email protected] also hosts events such as guest talks and graduate study panels. The conference is open to all undergraduate students free of charge. Please sign up here.

In 2021, over 500 individuals joined our inaugural conference and 9 undergraduate students from 9 institutions presented their papers. We also had the honor of having over 10 distinguished guest speakers from five institutions. Our keynote speakers included Professor David Chalmers and Professor Thomas Nagel. The full list of distinguished guest speakers in 2021 is available here: https://www.nyuaupc.org/speakers.

Speakers & Events 2022

In addition to presentations by undergraduate authors whose papers have been selected from multiple rounds of blind reviews, the conference presents:

Speaker Series

[email protected] 2022 is honored to have great guest speakers with various philosophical interests and specializations to share their research and ideas with the audience. This year's guest speakers include: Saul Kripke (keynote speaker), Warren Goldfarb, Stefano Gualeni, Robert Hopkins, Jessica Moss. You may see their bio here.

Graduate Panel

PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in the philosophy department of NYU will talk about their experiences of pursuing studies in philosophy beyond their undergraduate educations.

Non-Academic Philosophy for Social Good Panel

Want to know how to use philosophy as a tool for promoting social good? Then this panel is for you. And get an idea about how philosophy helps certain careers and endeavors outside academia!

Please sign up here to join the conference on Apr 30 - May 1! And you can check out our website for latest updates on events, speakers, and agenda.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Our Speakers — Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference 2021 AUPC Speakers  Keynote Speakers   Thomas Nagel Thomas Nagel (B.A. Cornell 1958; B.Phil. Oxford 1960; Ph.D. Harvard 1963) is University Professor Emeritus at New York University. Nagel started teaching at NYU in 1980, first in the philosophy department and then jointly in philosophy and the la...

Demographic vs. Perspectival Diversity: The Case for Soft Standpoint Theory

Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University

Thursday, March 31, 5:00-6:30pm
Freeberg Forum (Kravis LC-62)

Oreskes, a world-renowned geologist, historian and public speaker, is a leading voice on the role of science in society and the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Her books include Merchants of Doubt (co-authored with Erik Conway), which exposed the tactics used by to***co and oil companies to obscure the truth about their products, Why Trust Science?, and Science on a Mission. She is currently working on a new book titled, The Magic of the Marketplace: The True History of a False Idea.

Oreskes talk is sponsored by the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies.

Next month at Scripps.

This Friday!

APA Announces Winners of the 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest - The American Philosophical Association

Congratulations to Professor Schroeder for being one of the winners 🏆 in the APA Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest for his piece, “How Many Have Died?” https://issues.org/covid-19-pandemic-deaths-excess-mortality/ Great news!

APA Announces Winners of the 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest - The American Philosophical Association The APA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest, which awards a $100 prize check per essay. Congratulations to all!

Undergraduate Diversity Institutes in Philosophy - The American Philosophical Association

Info on the diversity institutes that will host a program in summer 2022!

Diversity institutes support students from groups underrepresented in the discipline of philosophy as they hone their philosophical interests, become part of a community, and gain insight into the graduate admissions process. Though these institutes are typically residential programs that occur at university campuses, some institutes will be held virtually this year.

Undergraduate Diversity Institutes in Philosophy - The American Philosophical Association There are a number of undergraduate diversity institutes in philosophy. These institutes operate independent of one another, but share the overarching goal to encourage and support undergraduates from underrepresented groups in philosophy. Each institute normally accepts 10-20 students per year.

IDEAS summer program

AI, data science, and machine learning are increasingly a part of everyday life, and every sector of society. The headlines are filled with examples of AI and data science used for great benefits, but also leading to great harms. The IDEAS residential summer program will provide an opportunity for undergraduates to spend a week in either Boston or San Diego to learn from world experts on data science, ethics, computer science, philosophy, law, and more

IDEAS summer program Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) July 11-15, 2022 Organizer: Sina Fazelpour

NYU Bioethics - 2021-2022 Undergraduate Essay Contest

The Center for Bioethics at NYU is pleased to announce its third annual undergraduate essay contest. Undergraduates from across the world are invited to submit a 2,000-3,000 word essay addressing a contemporary issue in bioethics (broadly construed). The winning essay(s) will be eligible for publication in the Medical Dialogue Review and win a cash prize. Essays will be judged by the faculty of the NYU Center for Bioethics. More details:

- Author(s) must currently be an undergraduate
- Please submit essays in Word Doc or PDF format, double spaced, and in 12 pt font
- Submissions should be prepared for blind review and include a cover sheet with name, institution, and email address
- The winning essays will be eligible for publication in the Spring 2022 issue of the Medical Dialogue Review
- Submissions and inquiries should be sent to [email protected]
- The deadline is MARCH 1ST, 11:59PM EST

*EXPERIENCE. SHARE* A , with links, of and in which he speaks truth to power, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence, and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be. Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary.

✔️Our featured writing is *The World House* chapter from ’s last book, ‘Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?’ Here’s an excerpt from that chapter, but we encourage you to read the entire book: https://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2010/01/martin-luther-king-jr-the-world-house-excerpt.html

✔️“Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation.” Acceptance Speech - https://youtu.be/az8VvmcgNpE

✔️“It's more difficult today because we are struggling now for genuine equality. And it's much easier to integrate a lunch counter than it is to guarantee a livable income and a good solid job.” From ‘The Other America.’ https://youtu.be/dOWDtDUKz-U

✔️“This problem of spiritual and moral lag, which constitutes modern man's chief dilemma, expresses itself in three larger problems which grow out of man's ethical infantilism.” From ’s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, ‘The Quest for Peace and Justice’ https://youtu.be/CzMFOljSYIk

✔️From ‘Paul’s Letter to American Christians’: “Oh America, how often have you taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.” https://youtu.be/7p5iOhXumaQ

✔️Not a speech or a sermon, but an interview in which Dr. King shares powerfully and brilliantly. https://youtu.be/D7Y8Q9nSK5A

✔️“I never intend to adjust myself to racial segregation and discrimination. I never intend to adjust myself to religious bigotry...” Brief, but still . Are you maladjusted and proud? https://youtu.be/hhCtkfImxuE

✔️ in 1967, sounding like he’s talking in 2021: “And so the collision course is set. The people cry for freedom and the congress attempts to legislate repression.” From ‘The Three Evils of Society.’ https://youtu.be/6sT9Hjh0cHM

✔️‘Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.’ Please spend some time with it. “If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read: Vietnam. It can never be saved so long as it destroys the deepest hopes of men the world over.” https://youtu.be/AJhgXKGldUk

✔️Not a speech or a sermon, but an interview with NBC in which Dr. King shares powerfully and brilliantly. https://youtu.be/2xsbt3a7K-8

✔️And now, ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail.’ A masterpiece. “You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.” https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

CMCers awarded prestigious Schwarzman Scholarships | Claremont McKenna College

Congrats to Stz-Tsung (Stone) Han ’21 (philosophy) and Andrew Ciacci ’20 (PPE) who have both been named Schwarzman Scholars.

CMCers awarded prestigious Schwarzman Scholarships | Claremont McKenna College Two Claremont McKenna College students have been awarded prestigious Schwarzman Scholarships, recognizing their exemplary leadership qualities and potential for bridging cultural and political differences. As Schwarzman Scholars, Stz-Tsung (Stone) Han ’21 and Andrew Ciacci ’20 will be fully fund...

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The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh (https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2022 PSP6: A Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups, which will be held in the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh from July 11 to July 15, 2022 (arrival July 10). We appreciate faculty sharing this information with undergraduate students.

We invite applications from undergraduate students who are highly motivated and show strong academic promise and interest in the philosophy of science, including but not limited to: women, LGBTQIA+, underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, first-generation undergraduates, and undergraduates from groups underrepresented in philosophy of science.

The Summer Program will feature two daily graduate seminars and some shorter lectures about core issues and cutting-edge topics in general philosophy of science and philosophy of the special sciences (physics, biology, cognitive science and neuroscience, social sciences). The seminars and lectures will be given by the internationally recognized faculty in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh as well as in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. Visiting lecturers include Quayshawn Spencer (U. Pennsylvania, Philosophy of Biology and on Race) and Serife Tekin (Daemen College, Philosophy of Psychiatry).

The Summer Program will feature two daily graduate seminars about core issues and cutting-edge topics in general philosophy of science and philosophy of the special sciences (e.g., physics, biology, cognitive science and neuroscience, social sciences). The seminars and lectures will be given by internationally recognized faculty in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh as well as in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. Housing, meals, and transportation (US travel only—the University will not provide transportation costs for travel into or outside of the US) costs will be covered, and all course materials provided. Applications are due March 15, 2022

Submit applications at the following link: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/pittsburgh-summer-program/psp-application/

Please include:

Cover letter describing your future plans after graduation and your interests in philosophy of science (including the philosophy of physics, biology, cognitive science, neuroscience, social sciences, etc.). Please briefly indicate relevant demographic information (racial/ethnic heritage, gender, etc.).
CV (including College/University affiliation, major, GPA, high school, awards & recognition, any philosophy courses taken).
Brief writing sample (2,000 words maximum) that will help the selection committee assess your academic and philosophical skills. Typically, but not necessarily, this will be a paper that was written for a college course. Philosophy of science papers are preferable, but a paper on a topic from any discipline will work if no suitable philosophy paper is available. The most effective paper to submit will be the one which best exhibits your academic and philosophical skills. The writing sample can be a selection from a larger paper.
One letter of recommendation from a faculty member who is familiar with your work and can speak to your philosophical skills and suitability for this program.

A faculty member should send separately the letter of recommendation on behalf of the applicant to Katie Labuda at: [email protected]

For further questions, please contact Edouard Machery ([email protected]), the Center’s Director, or Katie Labuda ([email protected]).

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