See the review of the translation by Marcus Rossberg and Philip Ebert of Frege’s Basic Laws of Arithmetic.
Dorit Bar-On: Fellow at the Berlin Institute of Advanced Studies for AY 15-16
Dorit Bar-On has been selected as a fellow for the Wissenschaftkolleg zu Berlin (the Berlin Institute for Advanced Studies) for Academic Year 2015-2016. The fellowship is for writing a book tentatively titled “Expression, Action, and Meaning”.
Lewis Gordon: Birkbeck College of Law Writer-in-Residence
Lewis Gordon has been selected by the PhD program at the Birkbeck College of Law at the University of London to be the 2016 writer-in-residence. Here is some more information about this honor: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/law/our-research/writers-and-artists-in-residence/writer-in-residence
Michael Lynch: Surveillance and Autonomy
Here is Michael Lynch’s widely-shared article from The Guardian about why surveillance diminishes autonomy: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/07/surveillance-privacy-philosophy-data-internet-things
“Night of Philosophy” in Manhattan
Three of us–Susan Schneider, Paul Bloomfield, and JC Beall–will be participating in the French Embassy’s “Night of Philosophy” in Manhattan on the night of April 24 to the morning of April 25. http://www.nightofphilosophy.com See the story in the New York Times mentioning Susan Schneider, Paul Bloomfield, and Jc Beall. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/arts/a-night-of-philosophy-12-hours-of-a-mental-marathon.html?_r=2
Jc Beall: Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Jc Beall has just been chosen by the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees to be a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, which is the highest honor that the University bestows on faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and service. This honor has been bestowed previously on two other members of the Philosophy […]
Jc Beall: CLAS Excellence in Research Award
Jc Beall has just been awarded the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence in Research Award for the Humanities Division.
Ruth Millikan: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Here is a story from UConn Today about Ruth Millikan’s induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2014/10/philosopher-ruth-millikan-inducted-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences/
Michael Robillard: Research Fellow at the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership
One of our graduate students, Michael Robillard has been chosen from a large pool of candidates to be one of three research fellows at the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership located at the United States Naval Academy. The Fellows program is a unique and multidisciplinary effort that brings together academics and military professionals to study […]
Race and Anarchy Conference
See the link below for details on the Race and Anarchy Conference to be held at UConn March 26 and 27. http://humanities.uconn.edu/2015/03/18/race-and-anarchy-conference-326-327-uconn/