Bucknell Philosophy Department

11/11/2025

COMING UP NEXT WEEK!
Please join the Philosophy Department for the annual celebration of World Philosophy Day!

When: Thursday, Nov 20, 4:30-6PM
Where: Willard Smith Library
Food! Games! Giveaways! Swag!

Drop by anytime to grab some snacks and get your photo taken at the Philosopher Photo Booth, play a round of Pin-the-Mustache-on-Nietzsche or the Ladder of Love Toss! Grab some sweet philosopher buttons or temporary tattoos and don’t forget to challenge your friends to a round of Philosophy for Neanderthals (inspired by the popular Poetry for Neanderthals).

All students and faculty are welcome! Bring a friend!

World Philosophy Day was founded in 2005 by UNESCO to emphasize the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual.

08/16/2024

Today is truly the end of an era, as our well-loved and omni-competent academic assistant, Jane Baker, retires after 36 years at Bucknell. Thank you, Jane, for all you've done for Bucknell and, especially, for all you've done to keep the philosophy department running for 26 years. You will be sorely missed!! Jane K. Baker

07/23/2024

02/28/2024

Tuesday, March 5, 4:30-6PM
Voice Synthesizers: A.I. and Stealing Style
Philosophy colloquium with Darren Hudson Hick (Furman U.)

In this talk, I investigate one of the core complaints by artists about generative A.I.: that it is stealing their styles. After showing that the dominant family of philosophical theories about style—that style is essentially grounded in the artist's psychology—fails to align with our ordinary understanding of the term, or to explain artists' objection to style replication, I offer my own view of style as the formal result of a process of self-realization, as something that is truly of the artist, and not merely from the artist—a theory that I think does what the psychologist views do not.

Where: Traditional Reading Room, Bertrand Library

11/15/2023

Can you guess how many chocolate worlds??

World Philosophy Day
Willard Smith Library (125 Vaughan Literature)
Thursday, November 16
4:30-6:30 p.m.
All are welcome!
Games, prizes, giveaways!!

10/26/2023

I think Dining Services loves this event too!!

10/20/2023

‘Food for Thought’ Lunch Chat

“Fear, Creepiness and the Uncanny”

Thursday, October 26: Noon–1 pm ➯ Willard-Smith Library (125 Vaughan Lit)

Lunch available from 11:45 am; come when you can, stay as long as you like!

All are Welcome!!