Philosophy Club at UIUC

10/24/2022

10/22/2022

2018-2019

02/04/2020

Interested in what a post-work future might look like? We'll be discussing this possible future this Thursday (2/6) in Greg Hall, Room 331. All are welcome.

01/30/2020

Tomorrow (1/30) we'll be discussing the pros and cons of effective altruism. Join us in Greg Hall, Room 331.

01/23/2020

Join us tonight for a discussion on immortality! Greg Hall Room 331 ; all are welcome.

10/14/2019

FYI for Fall Semester, 2019: Meetings are every Thursday from 6-7pm in Greg Hall, Room 331

08/16/2018

... It's the end goal of every Philosopher. Come see us on Quad Day to kick off the new semester! Aug. 26th at 12-4pm on the UIUC Main Quad in front of the Illini Union!

03/06/2018

Hi fellow philosophers! This week we will be talking about the philosophy of language! This is the exact field where we will find things like the English language that we are so used to and accustomed to can have so many amazing connotations and interesting inferences. We will be engaging in several language puzzles that show the whimsical charms of philosophy as well as sophisticated theories in regard to the semantic content of language. It will be a great time! Here are this week's questions:
1. How does language gain its meaning? And what is the relation between them?
2. How does names refer to actual objects? Or does it refer at all?
3. Is language a subjective and private expression or a collective enterprise?
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/names/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/reference/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fiction/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descriptions/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/meaning/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rigid-designators/

Proper names are familiar expressions of natural language. Their semantics remains a contested subject in the philosophy of language, with those who believe a descriptive element belongs in their meaning (whether at the level of intension or at the level of character) ranged against supporters of th...

03/01/2018

Hello everyone,

We are going to be talking about political resistance this week. The questions we are going to be discussing are the following:

1. When are civil disobedience, revolution, and rebellion morally permissible?
2. What can a state morally do in response to them?
3. Must a person be willing to accept punishment in the case of civil disobedience?
4. When is violence permissible?

Here are some links to readings on the topic:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/civil-disobedience/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/revolution/

What makes a breach of law an act of civil disobedience? When is civil disobedience morally justified? How should the law respond to people who engage in civil disobedience? Discussions of civil disobedience have tended to focus on the first two of these questions. On the most widely accepted accoun...

02/21/2018

Hello Mathematicians! This week we are doing some paraconsistent logic!

This week questions are:

What are your opinions on the motivations of paraconsistent logic?
Is it possible for the world to be inconsistent?
What do you think of the viability of paraconsistent systems?

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-paraconsistent/

All other information is on the image. Hope to see you all there!

02/17/2018

Philosophers trying to solve the philosophy of law this week!

02/17/2018

Hey everyone, we have our movie in 1.5 hours at Nathan
s place on 502 W Illinois st in Urbana! We are watching Blade Runner at 7:30 pm. Hope to see you all there