College of Wooster Philosophy Department

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Psst.

https://fastfoodclub.com/p/13-charming-ohio-towns-that-feel-like-they-were-made-for-a-weekend-escape/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASKt1ZjbGNrBIq3AWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgUfcIIk7y6PEJrihbYMO-6WehU2M8ZfxwINKt8U2JcjGk1Hgk6D2DCA67KV_aem_oHClmrTFzN9fcHrpSLPhoQ

Ohio is full of surprises, and some of the best ones come in small packages. Tucked between rolling hills, river valleys, and lakeshores, the Buckeye State is

06/01/2026

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-best-independent-bookstores-in-america?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashsocial.com%2Fcntraveler%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F666966955&fbclid=IwVERDUASKqV9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4OjzqqxC757-0lN7lDdwL2QH5dn2tdpiEKN0fBFQP8Xbu_fqyhoSJ9Jak4pg_aem_TqDjIDe7acvY_cXcVRAndg

Our guide to some of the most treasured bookstores in the country—from California to Alaska to Minnesota.

06/01/2026

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg27035972-000-capitalism-has-warped-our-understanding-of-ecology-and-lifes-origins/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASKhEljbGNrBIqEPmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHrJuwkDVbtFzt535Y6qZzEm05kDKnSYSkehY1mJyGJuLL2Yc3LASLkGvd6g8_aem_T7ksk7s5x4s8hI92GECv8w&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e227_tv2_tp2_a1demo0ecg7rma

The ideas of survival of the fittest and winning at all costs are closely entwinned with Darwinism, but they shouldn’t be. A rethink from a more communal perspective is in order

06/01/2026

Um.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/california-state-university-openai-deal-disaster?fbclid=IwdGRjcASKgkpjbGNrBIqCKWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHjNXFfbOxxalcbHvZIgqBrhFxvPufhgFXl90wBodAZZTEYaIeyLnuBeZFw4D_aem_VR3fXPKlVu3sYnvowbUdAg

The university inked a major deal with OpenAI to provide its AI chatbot to nearly 500,000 students, but many students aren't interested.

05/31/2026

Seriously, read, ponder, and discuss.

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the…

05/30/2026

This.

05/30/2026

https://aeon.co/essays/why-we-need-to-think-again-about-ecosystem-failure?fbclid=IwdGRjcASHl_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6xpgH84e2sYOQmLXXwjxLw38M8C1Hwz6Ipis5FJnMp-1fZRBeCYoFMepblnw_aem_X7yXWXbMq1zAevCilerijw

We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like airplanes or human hearts

05/28/2026

https://dailynous.com/2026/05/27/does-your-department-have-an-ai-policy-heres-edinburghs/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASE9f9jbGNrBIT1q2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHncytLbInUjIeqNj_jlSmh_1YeeIdNbtaMnpmOqgZgh8LoRZvZ4YgUlcryZn_aem_H3AEsg7OM9x1Q4_ddqjtFg

Has your department instituted an AI policy? If so, whom does it govern, and what does it say? What should such a policy say? Has your department considered an AI policy but held off on writing or implementing it? If so, what issues, disputes, or questions have contributed to the delay? Does your de...