Philosophy Department at Hamilton College

Philosophy Department at Hamilton College We are Justin Clark, Katheryn Doran, Meghan Espalin (our AOA), Todd Franklin, Marianne Janack , Russell Marcus, Alex Pho, and Alex Plakias

from one of our former students:
01/04/2026

from one of our former students:

By Alex Lawson Syracuse should make a bigger deal out of January 1. That’s the date of the Cook’s Coffee House Riot—the delightfully weird event that birthed the City of Syracuse. Before 1848, what…

starring Alex Plakias
12/19/2025

starring Alex Plakias

To be human is to be awkward. But there are some situations where you truly just want to sublimate into dust.

Book XI's latest issue, including stories about annoying personalities, language, prayer, and paths:
10/21/2025

Book XI's latest issue, including stories about annoying personalities, language, prayer, and paths:

In  “Holy Gluten: The Righteous Battle Over God’s Grain” Claire Pellegrino tells us that bread and suffering have always been connected, and her essay is about the debates about gluten-free Communion wafers, oat matzoh, and which grains are sacred.  The life of a devout celiac is a difficult...

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08/25/2025

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Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

https://writeordiemag.com/essays/writing-and-remembering
07/26/2025

https://writeordiemag.com/essays/writing-and-remembering

I. Plato’s Socrates tells the following story, which he says comes from “the Ancients”: “In the Egyptian city of Naucritus there was a famous old god, whose name was Theuth; the bird which is called the ibis is sacred to him, and he was the inventor of many arts, such as arithmetic and calcu...

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