Philosophy at Denison
To do philosophy is to encounter some of the most fundamental questions that can be asked about human existence.
Philosophical investigation leads students to recognize the assumptions that underpin even our most ordinary ways of interacting with other persons and engaging in human projects. Such assumptions concern, for example, the nature of human knowledge, actions and values. Philosophy challenges students to move beyond uncritical patterns of thought, to recognize problems and to develop a well-consider
02/11/2020
Hello everyone!
The Department of Philosophy would like to share our events for the Spring 2020 semester. Please feel free to save and share our calendar with others who might be interested in these events. Thank you.
See you soon!
12/13/2019
We will have our last tutoring of the semester on Monday the 16th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
Feel free to drop by as you finish up the final paper!
Good luck on your finals everyone :)
09/24/2019
The Philosophy Department will be holding our annual BIG RED WEEKEND PHILOSOPHY COFFEE!! All faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and students are welcome to attend and participate or observe! Refreshments will be served. Please join us!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 2019
3:30 pm
KNOBEL HALL
AUTOMATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK
Advances in technology, including artificial intelligence, can increasingly displace the traditional workforce. How is automation liable to change our understanding and experience of work and other aspects of our lives? Automation is often defended as good or desirable because it improves efficiency. Join us for a conversation about what other values and principles should direct the adoption and design of automation in our social, economic, and political lives.
04/30/2019
On Friday, April 26, the Philosophy Department celebrated the 30th anniversary of our international journal of undergraduate philosophy EPISTEME, and also presented our year-end awards. Congratulations EPISTEME, and all our award winners!
04/05/2019
Congratulations to the 2019 Philosophy Department Senior Symposium!
03/26/2019
Hi all! We are very excited to welcome Dr. Jonathon Jacobs to campus. Dr. Jacobs will give a Titus-Hepp Lecture on Friday March 29th at 3:30pm in Samson-Talbot Hall 210. The the topic of the talk is as follows:
“Agency, Punishment, and the Liberal State”
In a liberal state (such as the U.S. or U.K.) there are important relations between the political/legal order and civil society; each can reinforce (or weaken) the other. Current practices and policies of incarceration in the U.S. and U.K. diminish offenders as agents in ways that diminish the civility of society and weaken the political/legal order. The diminution of agency is a centrally important issue in several respects. How can it be addressed from within the values and principles of the liberal state?
03/26/2019
Hi all! We are very excited to welcome Dr. Jonathon Jacobs to campus. Dr. Jacobs will give a Goodspeed Lecture this Thursday March 28th at 4:30pm in Higley Auditorium. The the topic of the talk is as follows:
"Jewish Tradition and the Judeo-Christian Tradition"
What are distinctive contributions of Judaism and Jewish tradition to the ‘Judeo-Christian Tradition’? Do Jewish thought and commitment to Judaism look very different from inside them and from the perspective of the Western cultural/intellectual heritage overall? Is the Judeo-Christian tradition significant mainly as a source and origin or are its contemporary resonances also of the first importance? In what respects does it remain a vital, living element of contemporary political and intellectual culture?
We hope to see you there!
02/25/2019
Our next Philosophy Coffee is this Friday, March 1 at 3:30pm. We will discuss the topic "Who is Mentally Healthy?" in the Shepardson College Room.
We hope you can make it!