UCA Philosophy and Religion

05/29/2026

We need humanities scholars to support thoughtful participation in democracy. To that end, the MLA Style Center has published the MLA Democracy Project, a collection of essays that addresses the interpretative skills required of participants in a democracy. Learn more: https://style.mla.org/the-mla-democracy-project/

05/18/2026

CAHSS celebrates Professor of UCA Philosophy and Religion, Dr. Jesse Butler, who has been selected to participate in the NEH Summer Institute, "Self-Knowledge for Humans and Artificial Systems," to be held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, from June 14–26. The institute states, "Questions about the scope and limits of self-knowledge have been and continue to be the focus of intense philosophical debate. This two-week interdisciplinary institute aims to explore the problem of self-knowledge from its classical roots in philosophy and contemplative traditions to contemporary discussions of metacognitive A.I."

05/16/2026

04/30/2026

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Reed Hastings, cofounder, former CEO, and now chairman of the board at Netflix, studied AI and computer science back in the 1980s. Decades later, he thinks today’s AI revolution could bring back an emphasis on the humanities as a field of study.

04/27/2026

04/15/2026

We need philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live.

03/20/2026

The AI, Robotics, & Ethics (AIRE) AEGIS residential camp at UCA gives Arkansas high school students hands-on experience in AI, machine learning, and robotics at no cost. Camp is from June 1–6, 2026 at the UCA Campus. Don’t miss your chance to program, compete, and explore the ethics behind emerging technology. Full application deadline is April 15th.

Go to https://faculty.uca.edu/wvslaton/AEGIS-Camp/ to apply today!

12/12/2025

Congratulations to our graduates and to all the graduates!