College of Wooster Philosophy Department

06/24/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17pjkWGNYf/

06/23/2026

06/23/2026

https://proteanmag.com/2023/05/21/mute-compulsion-excerpt/

Republished here is an excerpt from Søren Mau's Mute Compulsion. Out from Verso, it's a lucid examination of economic domination, which, Mau argues, constitutes an independent structural force shaping the context of for subjects and capitalists alike.

06/22/2026

Psst.

https://aeon.co/essays/zhuangzi-and-the-case-against-meritocracy?fbclid=IwdGRjcASmhpRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5nf8VcmKU2Ot6-JuFqbRsvRCCkj4Ovd0WGkVap5tAgUjj7ci5ssuNzsGB8dw_aem_VrY7YMsB2686HzFdukbjuw

The idea that success is deserved has great traction in the world. But Zhuangzi argues that it is a deeply flawed notion

06/21/2026

Read carefully, then support *your* view with a valid argument.

https://philosophersmag.com/the-case-for-socialism/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASknOhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5JlzIbEnmfifRY8GeSKfLN6YRoT7LmcgprkVopzGNuKJK9Vm9lkYn_YNeK4A_aem_T05FtC52DyK9A9apuXk2Qw

Ian Olasov argues that the case for socialism rests on widely shared premises and values.

06/18/2026

Read and discuss.
https://bigthink.com/philosophy/forget-stoicism-skepticism-is-the-ancient-philosophy-we-need-today/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASgsBZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5mxxXv3dJzRu-dQu6k1gpGhWWUx9UGbLCz0NX-dThEncG9XSzwSgOsbNR_lw_aem_0YgUcEHE1iAozHCf6bl0GQ

Skepticism used to be an integral part of any liberal arts education. Here’s why we need to bring it back.

06/16/2026

https://woosterathletics.com/news/2026/6/16/field-hockey-six-wooster-standouts-part-of-womens-at-large-sports-academic-all-district-team.aspx?fbclid=IwdGRjcASewh5jbGNrBJ7CE2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuHr0YDcW5Z8d2PGdDA-mCJ-DyhwAiQM96zFoZ86ewJb4hscpfQVRAxjbdHW_aem_bzfrEOyNNrQwoBqWmP-fHw

The College of Wooster's Brooke Benjamin, Morgan Erdmann, Lizzie Hardy, Abby Haywood, Mizan Jacobs, and Natalie Katzenmeyer were named College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District® for women's at-large sports on Tuesday.

06/16/2026

Read critically and discuss.

https://philosophersmag.com/on-the-necessity-of-incivility/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASeDzxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4PYutC1VwIGHf5uGtU6Bq4XYO19uO2GKH2krlYr3rocwaDETMchYhUkskxOg_aem_e4KnerFz20pzO1beSjneBQ

Jamie Aroosi argues for the urgent necessity of ad hominem arguments.

06/15/2026

Alix Printup '23 (PHIL & PSYC double major)

The donor-funded Chief Mungo Martin Chair draws graduate students from afar to UVic for learning and mentorship, expanding research in Indigenous mental health.