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Lynne Tirrell: 2023 Suter Lecturer at Michigan State University

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Lynne Tirrell for being selected to be this year’s Suter Lecturer at Michigan State University. Dr. Tirrell’s lecture is titled “Toxic Speech: Resisting Extremist Rhetoric.”

Posted in Faculty

The Oxford Handbook of Moral Realism

Posted on October 13, 2023June 14, 2024 by Malley, Mary

Oxford University Press, 2023

Posted in Faculty Bookshelf

Alexandra Stamson: Recent Conference Presentations

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to one of our graduate students, Alexandra Stamson, for her recent conference presentations!

Posted in Graduate Students

Professor Emerita Margaret Gilbert: New Book, Podcast Interview and APA Pacific Division President

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Emerita Margaret Gilbert for her accomplishments as the 2023 – 2024 President of the APA Pacific Division, publishing her new book this year, and being interviewed on The Phi Beta Kappa Society podcast!

Posted in Emeritus, Media, Uncategorized

Michael P. Lynch: Collaborative Research and Intellectual Humility

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Michael P. Lynch for his work on intellectual humility and academic arrogance featured in Nature!

Posted in Faculty, Media

Alumna Mary Gregg: New Book “The Untold Help of Harmful Visual Jokes: No Funny Business”

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to fellow alumna, Dr. Mary Gregg, for her new published book, The Untold Help of Harmful Visual Jokes: No Funny Business, now available for purchase on Amazon!

Posted in Alumni, Publications

Katrina Kish: Recent Conference Presentations

Posted on September 22, 2023September 3, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to one of our graduate students, Katrina Kish, for her recent presentations at the Trust, Hope, and Rationality: Lung Early Career Conference and the Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy.

Posted in Graduate Students

Joel Lorenzatti: Published in Philosophical Psychology

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to our fellow graduate student, Joel Lorenzatti, for his article “Aphantasia: A Philosophical Approach,” being published in Philosophical Psychology!

Posted in Graduate Students, Publications

Lewis Gordon: New Interview with Tavis Smiley

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Lewis Gordon for his most recent interview with Tavis Smiley on The “Tavis Smiley” Podcast!

Posted in Faculty, Media

Ting-An Lin: Plenary Speaker of the 2023 Public Philosophy Network Conference

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Associate Professor Ting-An Lin for being chosen as one of the Plenary Speakers for the 2023 Public Philosophy Network Conference!

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