Philosophy and Global Affairs 4, no. 1 (2024) is now available for download online at Philosophy Document Center.
To access each article, please click “view” under the article title, then “show document.”
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Benjamin Nelson: Published in Journal of Modern Philosophy
Congratulations to Alumnus, Benjamin Nelson, for his recent publication in Journal of Modern Philosophy! Check out their article titled, “Hume’s “Of scepticism with regard to reason” and the Degeneration of Knowledge in Practice.”
Congratulations, Benjamin!
Michael Hegarty: Publication in Erkenntnis
Congratulations to graduate student, Michael Hegarty, for being accepted for publication in Erkenntnis!
Check out the abstract for Michael Hegarty’s “Transformative Rationality” below:
Transformative Rationality and the Problem of ‘Creeping Rationalism’
According to ‘transformative’ theories of rationality, human rational mental capacities cannot be completely explained using the theories and concepts of natural science because rational mental states stand to one another in irreducibly normative relations of justification. Certain transformative theorists propose that a capacity counts as rational if a ‘Why?’ question is applicable to some exercises of that capacity. But ‘Why?’ questions are in principle applicable to any intentional action, like walking over there, or deliberately holding one’s breath. Transformative rationality therefore seems to entail that capacities for walking or breathing are rational and hence escape complete scientific explanation. Yet it would be surprising to learn that physiology, medicine, and biology could not completely explain such capacities. Given the ‘Why?’ question criterion for a rational capacity, there is a danger of ‘rationality’ creeping into capacities that (one might think) should submit to scientific explanation, and even into sub-individual processes. This is the ‘Problem of ‘Creeping Rationalism’’. After introducing the problem, I consider potential ways a transformative theorist could try to avoid the problem by limiting the scope of what capacities are ‘transformed’ by rationality. I argue that initially promising proposals to do this are either circular or are incompatible with core commitments of the theory.
Lewis Gordon: Spectrum Magazine & The Society of Seventh Day Adventist Philosophers
Congratulations to Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Lewis Gordon, for his work being featured in Spectrum magazine.
Spectrum, in collaboration with The Society of Seventh Day Adventist Philosophers, will be presenting reflections on Dr. Gordon’s Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization over the next few months leading up to his Londis Lecture in November in San Diego, CA.
Check out the article titled, Africana Thought: Adventist Philosophers on Gordon’s “Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization” – 1.
Lewis Gordon: Recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Lewis Gordon, for his recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in the U.K.!
Notable fellows of the Royal Society of the Arts include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, and Judi Dench.
Congratulations on this incredible recognition, Lewis!
Lewis Gordon: Featured Book Discussion in Small Axe
Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon‘s book, Fear of Black Consciousness, has been featured in a book discussion in the latest issue of Small Axe!
Check out the book discussion: “Book Discussion: Lewis R. Gordon, Fear of Black Consciousness“
Katie Peters: Featured in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
Congratulations to graduate student, Katie Peters, for her article, “Not My Fault: Far-Right Women and the Exculpatory Narratives of Misogyny and Infantilization” for being featured in a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly! The theme of this issue is “Revolutionizing Responsibility.”
Check out Katie’s article: “Not My Fault: Far-Right Women and the Exculpatory Narratives of Misogyny and Infantilization”
Hady Ba: Interview in the APA Series “Black Issues in Philosophy”
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Hady Ba, for his recent interview in the American Philosophical Association series Black Issues in Philosophy! Dr. Ba sat with UConn student, Rehana Konate, to discuss his insights into contemporary politics as a father and philosopher in Senegal.
Check out the interview: “If you become a monster, the fight is not worth it”: An interview with Dr. Ba
Hady Ba: Appointed Invited Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de la Rue d’Ulm – Paris
Congratulations to Dr. Hady Ba, who was formerly a Fulbright Scholar and is now a Research Associate Professor, for being recently appointed as “Invited Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de la Rue d’Ulm” (Paris)! Dr. Hady Ba’s new appointment is one of the two most prestigious appointments in the French academy! Dr. Hady Ba will be teaching his book on the Epistemology of the Global South, which he began writing during his Fulbright Fellowship at UConn.
Congratulations, Hady!
Lewis Gordon: Featured in New Episode of the Tavis Smiley Podcast
Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has been featured in a new episode of the “Tavis Smiley” podcast! Check out the latest episode titled, “Dr. Lewis Gordon joins Tavis Smiley” where they discuss Donald Trump’s “unified reich” video, ICC’s arrest warrants and other political news.