Philosophy at Depauw

05/17/2023

Legal aid volunteer opportunity this summer. Calling all philosophy students!

05/16/2023

Congratulations to Schaenen Scholar Joseph Porter, who received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this past weekend. Well done, Professor Porter! We are so glad to have you as a colleague!

05/08/2023

Schaenen Scholar Joseph Porter gave a talk to DePauw's Philosophy Club on May 5. The topic was "power laundering," which Porter defines as "the morally objectionable process of making morally objectionable power or uses of power appear morally unobjectionable." Perhaps you've engaged in a bit of power laundering yourself!

04/20/2023

Philosophy majors Bodhi Hays, Ellie Harris, and Sara Das participated in the Midwest Ethics Symposium on money and democracy held at Prindle April 13-14. Bodhi presented a paper on popular criticisms of "effective altruism," and Ellie gave a response. The session was chaired by Sara. It was a lively and thought-provoking session! Well done, students!

04/11/2023

Congratulations to senior philosophy major Ellie Harris, who has been accepted into Columbia's Islamic Studies Master's degree program. It is a dual degree with Aga Khan University in London, so Ellie will spend one year in NYC, one in London, and at the end of it she'll have a Master's in Islamic Studies and another one in Muslim Cultures. She plans to write her thesis on Indo-Islamic Philosophy. We're very proud of Ellie. Philosophy can take you to wonderful places!

03/17/2023

05/17/2020

Congratulations to Luke Patty and Sophia Goettke, the two William S. Hamrick Award winners for 2020. The award recognizes outstanding graduating philosophy majors at DePauw.

05/15/2020

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Kant Attack Ad by James DiGiovanna and Carey Burtt

11/23/2019

“I didn’t even know that was a question I could ask.” That remark from a student in an introductory philosophy course of mine points to the primary body of knowledge philosophy produces: a detailed record of what we do not know. When we come to view a philosophical question as well-formed and ...

11/23/2019

It's World Philosophy Day! Celebrate *wisely*.

11/13/2019

Today is the DePauw Day of Giving.