Congratulations to Professor Mitch Green on successfully completing Volume 51 of Philosophia as Editor-in-Chief. Furthermore, he has expanded the journal’s reach to a global audience by introducing the new subtitle: A Global Journal Of Philosophy.
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Margaret Gilbert: Life in Groups Conference
Check out the Life in Groups conference in honor of Professor Emerita Margaret Gilbert and her work Life in Groups. The conference will be held on March 2nd, 2024, at UCI. Please see the flyer below for more information.
Tracy Llanera: Featured in The Daily Campus
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera on being featured in The Daily Campus! The article features Dr. Llanera’s presentation, “The Misfits of Extremism: Brides, Moms, and Daughters,” and discusses the premise of her upcoming book, which is currently in progress.
Tracy Llanera: Marginal Actors in Extremist Movements
Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Llanera, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and 2023-2024 University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) faculty fellow, for her recent feature in UCHI’s Spotlight Series discussing her recent project, The Misfits of Extremism.
Paul Bloomfield: “The Best Revenge” on 3 Quarks Daily
Congratulations to Professor Paul Bloomfield on his newest piece, “The Best Revenge,” which is now accessible through 3 Quarks Daily.
Reasoning with Attitude
Oxford University Press, 2023
Thomas Meagher: “Loving Commitment to Another”
Check out UConn Philosophy Alum Thomas Meagher’s newest piece on the Blog of the APA titled “Loving Commitment to Another: A Reflection by way of Howard Thurman”. Romantic love, then, as a nominiously loving commitment to another—a particular other, and not just any other—can be understood as a discipline of the spirit, a mode of […]
Katie Peters: Extreme Beliefs and Responsibility
Please join us in congratulating Philosophy graduate student Katie Peters for her acceptance to present during the workshop Extreme Beliefs and Responsibility at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam this June. She will be presenting her work “Out-Group Arrogance and In-Group Servility in Far-Right American Women”. Congratulations, Katie!
Tracy Llanera: Symposium on “Richard Rorty”
Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Tracy Llanera on the symposium on her book Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism! This symposium is now published (early view) in the journal The Philosophical Forum. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty’s writings, [Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism] challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise […]
Lewis Gordon: Best Philosophy Books for Beginners
Check out Professor and Department Head Lewis Gordon’s picks for the best philosophy books for beginners!