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 […]
Steven Núñez-#SpookySZN, Autumn 2021 Collection
Check out PhD Student Steven Núñez, #SpookySZN- Autumn 2021 Collection, where he displays a collection of photo’s he has taken this fall around New England! His goal was to capture images that represented what fall is truly from the bright colors to the scenery around town.
Cody Turner: “Neuromedia, Cognitive Offloading, and Intellectual Perseverance”
Congratulations to graduate student Cody Turner, who’s recent paper titled “Neuromedia, Cognitive Offloading, and Intellectual Perseverance” was accepted for publication at the journal Synthese. To read more check out a preview of the pre-publication version attached below!
Lewis Gordon: Philosophy and Global Affairs, Vol. 1 Issue 2
Check out the second issue of Philosophy and Global Affairs, co-edited by Lewis Gordon and Jane Anna Gordon. You can also read their contributed articles, linked below. “A Forum on Creolizing Social and Political Theory” by Lewis Gordon The author discusses Jane Anna Gordon’s proposal, in the 2006 international meeting of the Caribbean Philosophical Association, […]
Lewis Gordon: The Crime Without a Name
Can new language reshape our understanding of the past and expand the possibilities of the future? Barrett Holmes Pitner seeks better words to reframe discussions about race and culture and to change the way we understand our diverse and rapidly evolving political climate. In his new book, he examines ethnocide in America, the systematic erasure […]
Lynne Tirrell: Understanding and Automating Counterspeech | Sept. 29, 2021
Check out this upcoming workshop, Understanding and Automating Counterspeech, hosted by the research project Giving Voice to Digital Democracies! Professor of Philosophy Lynne Tirrell will participate as a guest speaker along with others from around the world. This workshop’s goal is to bring together experts from different fields to address the issues with counterspeech. When: […]