Sam Houston State University Philosophy Program

06/25/2018

Pro Tip of the day

06/23/2018

Pressing questions included "What is the meaning of life?" and "What does it mean to call food ‘authentic’"?

05/29/2018

What is hope?

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04/08/2018

The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast has just launched an Africana Philosophy series! A super fun way to learn about the history of philosophy.

• D.A. Masolo, “African Philosophers in the Greco-Roman Era,” in K. Wiredu (ed.), A Companion to African Philosophy (Malden: 2004), 50-65.

04/06/2018

A photo from yesterday's philosophy colloquium. Thanks to all of the students and faculty who came to learn about hope!

04/04/2018

Check out this brand new post in the Black Issues in Philosophy blog series over at the American Philosophical Association. Who has seen the movie "Get Out"?

Having recently viewed Jordan Peele’s award-winning Get Out (2017), political theorist Derefe Kimarley Chevannes was prompted to discuss the film with philosopher Lewis Gordon, whose writings inclu…

03/25/2018

03/22/2018

S. West Gurley on “Existentialism Talk with these Splashes of Nietzsche”

03/20/2018

Professor Stockdale would love to have you in her Feminist Philosophy course this fall! Check out the poster here:

03/19/2018

Discussion currently ongoing regarding Prof. Mitchell-Yellin's work on race and racism.

Welcome to the return of the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy discussion! We’re looking at Benjamin Mitchell Yellin‘s new article, “A View of Racism: 2016 and America’s Original Sin”. Tommy Curry kicks things off with a critical précis, which appears immediately below. Please join ...

03/18/2018

There will be some confusion starting tomorrow. Know your route in advance!