BU Philosophers

05/14/2014

Professor Alice MacLachlan (BU Philosophy PhD 2008) does a fantastic job in a debate concerning free speech issues on Canadian television.

Freedom of speech is thought of as a key part of our democracy. But is one person's version of free speech the same as another's? What if an individual disag...

03/28/2014

And on Friday afternoon there's a very exciting panel scheduled as well:

Epistemic Injustice in Science
Friday, April 4, 2014
Center for Student Services 100 Bay State Road, Room 545
1–5 pm

Varieties of Testimonial Injustice
Miranda Fricker
Philosophy, University of Sheffield

Epistemic Injustice and Responsible Trust in Science
Heidi Grasswick
Philosophy, Middlebury

Hermeneutical Injustice and Agnotology in Science
Miriam Solomon
Philosophy, Temple University

Race, Gender and Neutral Science
Evelynn Hammonds
History of Science and African American Studies, Harvard University

03/28/2014

Next Friday morning as part of an interdisciplinary conference on "Female Authority" at Boston University, there will be a panel on philosophy including Susan James and Martina Reuter. Please attend, it will be terrific!

03/27/2014

http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2014-03-25/philosophys-popularity-soars-devotees-find-its-more

When students decide to major in philosophy, they are often greeted with shock, bewilderment and parental dismay. And always a few jokes. Such as: “How do you get a group of philosophers off your doorstep? You order pizza and then throw it outside your yard.”

03/21/2014

Lynne Tirrell (UMass Boston) is speaking at 4 PM today in the Departmental Colloquium (745 Commonwealth Avenue, 525) on "Genocidal Language Games and Post-Conflict Recovery". Please come!

03/07/2014

Spot on http://philosophersrejected.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/decision-concerning-ms-a-treatise-of-human-nature-author-mr-david-hume-esq/

Dear Mr Hume, I write regarding your recently submitted MS "A Treatise of Human Nature: Being An Attempt To Introduce The Experimental Method of Reasoning Into Moral Subjects". I regret to inform y...

03/03/2014

In a new ranking of philosophy departments, BU Philosophy is ranked 18 for overall placement, 15 for Tenure Track placement! This backs up our own sense that we have an excellent record, and is very encouraging news both for our present graduate students, and prospective graduate students.

02/27/2014

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/why-study-philosophy-to-challenge-your-own-point-of-view/283954/

An interview with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex

02/17/2014

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/socrates-and-glaucon-on-the-home-shopping-network

02/09/2014

Charles Griswold on Forgiveness. http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2014/02/09/forgiveness/

Forgiveness, philosopher Charles Griswold argues, is a deeply personal matter. So if we live so much of our online lives

12/18/2013

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11/18/2013

Live like a Stoic week! http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/stoicismtoday/2013/10/29/stoic-week-2013-press-release/

Can the ancient philosophy of Stoicism help us to lead better and happier lives? Philosophers from Birkbeck, University of London, and the University of Exeter, and psychotherapists are calling on ...