Congratulations to our fellow graduate student, Joel Lorenzatti, for his article “Aphantasia: A Philosophical Approach,” being published in Philosophical Psychology!
Check out Joel’s article below!
Publications
Lewis Gordon: Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge
Congratulations to Professor Lewis Gordon for publishing his new book, “Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge,” that consists of his key philosophical writings.
Check out Professor Gordon’s new book below:
Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge by Lewis R. Gordon
Christopher Rahlwes: Published in the Journal of Indian Philosophy
Congratulations to Visiting Assistant Professor, Christopher Rahlwes, for his article “Silence and Contradiction in the Jaina Saptabhangi” in the Journal of Indian Philosophy!
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Chris Rahlwes: Published in the Asian Journal of Philosophy
Congratulations to Chris Rahlwes for their article, “Nagarjuna, Madhyamaka, and Truth” being published in the Asian Journal of Philosophy!
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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 life creating its order so as to confront the daunting depths of existence.
You can read the full article here.
Professor Emerita Margaret Gilbert: New Published Work
Check out Professor Emerita Margaret Gilbert’s new published work Life in Groups: How We Think, Feel, and Act Together.
Life in Groups: How We Think, Feel, and Act Together develops and applies the author’s perspective on topics she relates to joint commitment. This kind of commitment unifies those who participate in it, guides their actions going forward, and determines their relations to one another in important ways. In particular, it grounds in each of the parties a set of rights and obligations of a central kind. This volume contains thirteen essays, together with a substantial introduction, which serves both to explain joint commitment for those unfamiliar with it and to advance discussion in light of some questions it has prompted, and a reflective conclusion. The essays range over collective beliefs and intentions; rational choice and collective preference; group lies and corporate misbehavior; remorse and other emotions in a group context; rights, obligations, and freedom.
Lewis Gordon: Seminary Co-Op Book for 2022
Congratulations to Professor and Department Head Lewis Gordon‘s, whose book Fear of Black Consciousness has been chosen as one of the Seminary Co-Op Notable books for 2022!
Now in its seventh year, the Seminary Co-op Notables list celebrates the books published in 2022 that helped define scholarship and inquiry. With the release of this annual list, it continues to advocate for the increased visibility of the crucial work of serious presses and authors and aims to invigorate and inspires readers.
Tracy Llanera: Symposium on “Richard Rorty”
Alexandra Stamson: “Narcissist Fathers and Powered Daughters”
Alexandra Stamson, one of our talented philosophy graduate students, has a book chapter coming out titled “Narcissist Fathers and Powered Daughters: Examining Narcissism and Gender” in N. K. Jemisin’s The Obelisk Gate in February.
“This chapter is a deep-dive into kinship and the links between the patriarchal figure, the patriarchy system, and the agency of daughters within that system, and how narcissism plays into the roles of family by looking at the ways that the father/daughter relationship plays out in N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy.”