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Philosophy Toledo The Philosophy Toledo page is for friends and family of the department and all things philos Tues. Nov. 1--9 A BIG EVENT! A. Candidate in Philosophy. II.

WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY AT UT

I. “Beneficence in Gotham” (Field House 2420, 9:30-10:30 am)
Walter Scott Stepanenko, M. In the past year, major US publications such as Rolling Stone and Forbes have described Christopher Nolan's recent iteration of Batman as an homage to Ayn Rand's John Galt. I pose the question "Whose ideal does Batman most closely resemble, Rand's or Kant's?" and argue that the

evidence points strongly in favor of Kant. A. “Philosophy Meets Identity in Popular Culture”
(Field House 2420, 10:45-Noon)

A Panel Discussion with M.A. Candidates in Philosophy: Ben Andrews, Jim Lethbridge, Stephanie Van-Wye Lee; Kasandra David, Moderator. Special guest panelist: Dr. Andrew Antis, Ph.D. Philosophy and Religion
(Asian and Comparative Studies), the California Institute of Integral Studies. Professor Antis’s works include
--Translation of the Texts of the Takenouchi Schoo
l of Classical Japanese Martial Arts (Edwin Mellen) .
-- “Chirping Birds, Butterfly Dreams, and Cackling Geese: Myths, Metaphors, and Analogs of Spiritual Transformation through Chuang Tzu”. B. “Bursting the Bubble: The Problem of Filter Bubbles in the Consumption of Internet Media, and How to Solve It." (CHANGED TO: Scott Hall 0137, 10:45-11:45)
Uriah Burke, M.A. III. “Kierkegaard, Kafka, and the Existential Comic"
(Field House 2420, noon-1 pm)
Professor Nicholas Rogerson, M.A. Philosophy, The University of Toledo. IV. World Philosophy Day 2013 Address,
“Democracy Inside: Participatory Innovation in Unlikely Places”
(Field House 2420, 1:30-3 pm)
Distinguished Guest Dr. Albert Dzur, Professor of Political Science and of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University. A widely published and socially engaged scholar, Dr. Dzur received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Author of Democratic Professionalism: Citizen Participation and the Reconstruction of Professional Ethics, Identity, and Practice (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008) and
Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury (Oxford University Press, 2012), as well as numerous articles. V. Reception for students, 3-3:45 pm (Field House 2420)

Philosophy: Now more than ever.
07/06/2026

Philosophy: Now more than ever.

A.I. labs are hiring contrarian, chin-stroking, finger-steepling sages. Who’s underemployed now?

This is something that is happening even as institutions are closing pathways for students into a major that shows the h...
06/25/2026

This is something that is happening even as institutions are closing pathways for students into a major that shows the highest mid-career salary growth in any field.

The technology presents all sorts of thorny problems—a philosopher’s favourite kind

New for next spring:
03/25/2026

New for next spring:

UT Philosophy was well represented at the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association. Professor Allred a...
02/21/2026

UT Philosophy was well represented at the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association. Professor Allred and current MA students Bekah Asp participated in a panel on teaching philosophy, organized by former MA student, Michael Hyde, now in the PhD program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. And former MA students Gus Skorburg (who now has a PhD from the University of Oregon and is a tenured professor at Guelph in Canada) gave an excellent talk on philosophy and AI ethics.

If I missed any UT philosophy affiliated folks, please tag yourself!

02/20/2026

Nine philosophers explore the various issues and questions raised by the newly released language model, GPT-3, in this edition of Philosophers On, guest edited by Annette Zimmermann. Introduction Annette Zimmermann, guest editor GPT-3, a powerful, 175 billion parameter language model developed recen...

I hope some of you will consider donating to the Philosophy progress fund as part of today and tomorrow's day* of givi...
02/18/2026

I hope some of you will consider donating to the Philosophy progress fund as part of today and tomorrow's day* of giving. I've been particularly grateful to be able to launch an Ethics Bowl team this year - it was as a genuinely great experience for the students who participated, and we're already planning for next year. Any donations we receive will help us continue to cover the costs for students to participate free of charge.

And if you association with the Philosophy program here at UT has benefited you, please share this message with your social networks.

Join me and make a gift to Rocket Forward 2026

As we tackle changes to society brought by technology and especially by AI, philosophy has an important role to play in ...
11/07/2025

As we tackle changes to society brought by technology and especially by AI, philosophy has an important role to play in raising underlying ontological and ethical concerns, and philosophers at UT are at the forefront of both.

Thanks to John Sarnecki for a fascinating presentation on philosophical problems as part of UT’s interdisciplinary conference on AI and medicine.

Happy World Philosophy Day 2024!
11/21/2024

Happy World Philosophy Day 2024!

21 November

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