Check out Dorit Bar-On’s recent article in Biology & Philosophy, “How to do things with nonwords: pragmatics, biosemantics, and origins of language in animal communication.” This article features Ruth Millikan’s biosemantic framework, and benefited from several ECOM-based collaborations. ***Abstract*** Recent discussions of animal communication and the evolution of language have advocated adopting a ‘pragmatics-first’ approach, according […]
Month: December 2021
Tracy Llanera: “The Misogyny Paradox and the Alt-Right” Accepted by Hypatia
Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera’s article, “The Misogyny Paradox and the Alt-right,” has been accepted for publication in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. ***ABSTRACT*** This essay offers a philosophical analysis of the misogyny experienced by women in the alternative right (alt-right) movement. I argue that this misogyny takes on a paradoxical form: the better alt-right […]
Junyeol Kim – Winner of the 2021 APA Routledge Taylor & Francis Prize
Congratulations to alumni Junyeol Kim, who has been awarded the 2021 APA Routledge Taylor & Francis Prize for the article “The Horizontal in Frege’s Begriffsschrift” (Synthese, 2020). This prize is awarded for the two best philosophical articles written by adjunct professors. ***Abstract from article*** This paper addresses an issue with the sign ‘’ in Frege’s mature […]
Colena Sesanker-“Concerns raised over Community Colleges”
Check out alumna Colena Sesanker (2017), quoted in a recent article titled “Concerns raised over community colleges” in the Willimantic Chronicle about the consolidation of the community colleges. ***Excerpt from article*** Colena Sesanker, a philosophy professor at Gateway Community College and chairwoman of the faculty advisory committee to the Board of Regents, challenged Gov. Ned […]
Philosophy Major Wins 2022 SHARE Award
Please join us in congratulating Jeremy Bachman, a sophomore Philosophy major selected to receive a 2022 Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award! With faculty mentor Keith Simmons, Jeremy (’24) will research Truth and Logic in Spring 2022.
Kensuke Ito: “Truth and Falsity in Communication: Assertion, Denial, and Interpretation”
Check out alum Kensuke Ito’s forthcoming article in Erkenntnis, “Truth and Falsity in Communication: Assertion, Denial, and Interpretation.” The abstract may be found here. ***ABSTRACT*** Our linguistic communication is, in part, the exchange of truths. It is an empirical fact that in daily conversation we aim at truths, not falsehoods. This fact may lead us to […]
Kensuke Ito: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Please join us in congratulating recent graduate Kensuke Ito, who has been awarded a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. Kensuke begins his fellowship in April at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, where he’ll join fellow UConn alum Ryo Tanaka–who won the same fellowship last year!
Drew Johnson: Proper Function and Ethical Judgement Towards a Biosemantic Theory of Ethical Thought and Discourse
Check out Philosophy Graduate Student Drew Johnson’s recent publication titled “Proper Function and Ethical Judgment Towards A Biosemantic Theory of Ethical Thought and Discourse.” You can read the full paper here. ***Abstract*** This paper employs Ruth Millikan’s biosemantic theory of representation to develop a proposal about the function of ethical claims and judgments. I propose […]