Professor Sam Wheeler’s essay, “Does ChatGPT refer with Names? Design Intention and Derivative Reference in Large Language Models,” is forthcoming in the December issue of nonsite.org. You may also read a near final version here. Congratulations, Professor Wheeler!
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Ting-An Lin : “AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things” Wins Best Paper Award at AIES
Please join us in congratulating Assistant Professor Ting-An Lin, who’s co-authored paper (with Linus Ta-Lun Huang), “AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things” has just won a Best Paper Award at AIES (the AAAI/ACM conference on AI, Ethics, and Society), a top interdisciplinary conference on AI ethics. The extended abstract can be read here.
Lewis Gordon: Featured in Podcast “Philosophy Bites”
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Global Affairs Lewis Gordon has recently featured in the podcast Philosophy Bites, in which the focus of discussion is the Martinican revolutionary philosopher, psychiatrist, and sociologist Frantz Fanon. The podcast is called Lewis Gordon on Frantz Fanon, listen to it here! Congratulations, Professor Gordon!
Lewis Gordon: Delivered Keynote at North American Sartre Society Meeting at ULV
In September of 2025, Lewis Gordon delivered the keynote speech at the American Sartre Society Meeting, which took place at LaVerne University. The conference focused on the thought of Sartre and Fanon. Click here for the conference schedule. There was also a session on Gordon’s work, which featured two alumni of the UConn Philosophy Department: […]