Nyu philosophy forum

Join us for our second Death cafe and first event of the semester this Friday! ☕️We will build upon our first discussion and seek to delve into more intimate and specific questions than last time, while maintaining the same open approach.

Friday, March 7 5:00 - 6:30 PM
5 Washington Pl (Philosophy Dept)
The room only has a capacity of 20 people, so spots will fill up fast! RSVP in bio.

Meet our guest speaker for Friday’s event, Professor Sophie Gibert. Professor Gibert is currently a Bersoff Faculty Fellow at NYU and will be an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania next year. She received a Ph.D. in philosophy from MIT. Her research is in ethics, the philosophy of action, and bioethics. She is especially interested in questions about how we can permissibly influence other people’s behavior and where our rights against other people’s influence come from.

Alongside her research, she has done a variety of work in ethics pedagogy for STEM students. Most recently, she was an Ethics Pedagogy Fellow at Harvard’s Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and a SERC Scholar at MIT’s College of Computing. Previously, she served as co-director of the Experiential Ethics program at MIT and was a graduate teaching fellow for the Embedded EthiCS program at Harvard.

Before graduate school, she was a pre-doctoral fellow in the Clinical Center Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health and completed her undergraduate degree at Wellesley College in philosophy and biology.

🕊️ Introducing Death Café 🕊️

“To philosophize is to learn how to die” - Michel de Montaigne

In a world where death is often shrouded in silence, the NYU Philosophy Forum invites you to join us for Death Café—a space to engage in open, honest, and reflective discussions about life, death, and mortality- as well as everything in between. With coffee, tea, and cake provided 🍰☕, we create an environment where individuals can share their thoughts and experiences without judgment.
🗓️ Date: October 25th
🕒 Time: 5:30pm
📍 Location: 5 Washington Pl, Room 302
RSVP in Bio

Whether you’re seeking to explore your own feelings about death, looking to discuss philosophy of death, or simply want to listen, all are welcome. Costumes welcome but not required!

Join us for our first event of the semester, this Friday at 5 PM in Silver 207 for a screening of the film “Examined Life”, which features interviews with philosophers Cornel West, Avita Ronnell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Žižek and Judith Butler in a series of excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. The film will run for around 1hr 30min and will be followed by a discussion; snacks will be provided.

Hi all! We’re excited to announce our upcoming event next Friday, April 12: Writing Philosophy is a workshop open to undergraduate students completing term papers/writing assignments in philosophy. Topics include prompt analysis, paper structure, philosophical language, and/or time management. Activities involve case studies and peer support. The workshop will be held from 4:30-5:30pm in Room 302 of the Philosophy building. All areas and levels of familiarity are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Hi everyone! We’re excited to announce our next event, a talk with Professor of Classics and Hellenic Studies and Affiliated Professor of Philosophy Phillip Mitsis!

Professor Mitsis will be discussing the importance of hate in ancient moral philosophy, particularly its role in the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. Questions such as whether we must hate the bad in order to truly love the good will be considered.

The event will take place this Thursday, Feb. 29 from 5-6:30pm in room LL145 of Bobst. Space in the room is limited, so make sure to RSVP using the Google Form through the QR code or the link in the email announcement to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you there!