Philosophy Club at Arkansas State University

02/27/2018

This Thursday: two guest speakers will talk about the social construction of health, bioethics, and fatphobia, as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness month. Liz Victor is philosophy professor at William Paterson University, and Shawna Felkins is finishing her Ph.D. in Women and Gender Studies at University of Kentucky. Hope to see some of you there!

02/20/2018

Join us today, in HSS 4321 at 3:30 pm, for a discussion about robots and whether they can and should have rights like humans. We will be joined by special guest, Dan Estrada, of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (via Skype) to discuss this article and other ideas he's had on the topic: https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2017/10/should-robots-have-rights-four.html

Please share with your friends - this topic is certainly not just for philosophers!

Ralph McQuarrie's original concept art for C3PO I always had a soft spot for C3PO. I know most people hated him. He was overly obsequi...

11/28/2017

Philosophy club will meet Wed., Nov. 29 at 3:00pm in HSS 3001. The topic of the meeting will concern what is called 'positive' and 'negative' liberty. Is the distinction between positive and negative liberty valid? How does this distinction affect ethical and political theories?

For background to this discussion, please read the following Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/

We hope to see you at the meeting!

-Caton

Negative liberty is the absence of obstacles, barriers or constraints. One has negative liberty to the extent that actions are available to one in this negative sense. Positive liberty is the possibility of acting — or the fact of acting — in such a way as to take control of one's life and realize o...

11/06/2017

Philosophy club will meet Wed., Nov. 8 at 3:00pm, at the Edge Coffee House (in the upstairs room). The Edge Coffee House is located next to the ASTATE campus, at 1900 Aggie Rd.

Our plan is to have an open-ended discussion on issues that you're thinking about---so bring your ideas!

We hope to see you at the meeting!

- Caton

10/25/2017

Philosophy club will meet Wed., Oct. 25 at 3:00pm in HSS 3001. The topic of the meeting will concern arguments for and against the moral permissibility of abortion.

For background reading, please read the following Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article:

http://www.iep.utm.edu/abortion/

We hope to see you at the meeting!
-Caton

Abortion This article gives an overview of the moral and legal aspects of abortion and evaluates the most important arguments. The central moral aspect concerns whether there is any morally relevant point during the biological process of the development of the fetus from its beginning as a unicellul...

10/24/2017

Meeting this Wednesday at 3:00 in room 3001 of HSS. We'll be discussing contemporary philosophical arguments concerning the ethical permissibility or impermissibility of abortion. The meeting is open to all students, and we hope to see some new faces!

10/18/2017

Meeting today at 3 at the Edge. Topic is next week's arguments for and against abortion. Bring your ideas! Expect another reminder closer to time.

10/04/2017

Meeting today, 3pm, at the Edge. Hope to see everyone there!

04/24/2017

Last meeting of the semester! This Thursday at 3:30 pm in HSS 4123, our own Dr. Merritt will talk to us about dogs, their sense of smell, and what this all might mean for the philosophy of cognitive science. Come join the fun! She has promised lots of cute dog pics.

04/06/2017

Hi Everyone,

Thought you might find this event interesting. It's a public event at the library, so all are welcome. Free and there is food!

03/29/2017

We will have a guest speaker tomorrow, Glen Hooks, who is president of the Arkansas Chapter of the Sierra Club. He will be talking about Environmental Ethics, the EPA, and the March for Science.

3:30 pm in HSS 4123. Hope to see you there!