The Philosophy Department welcomes all philosophy students back to campus for another year of study and conversation together. We welcome Bharath Vallabha, the new addition to the philosophy department faculty. Mr. Vallabha specializes in the philosophy of mind and will be offering courses in this field as well as in the history of philosophy, action philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.
The major tea will be held on Tuesday, September 16 in the Quita Woodward Room, 4-6 P.M. There will be food and drink. The faculty looks forward to seeing returning students and meeting new students interested in philosophy. All students are welcome.
Christine Koggel is on leave again this year as she continues to direct the Institute on Global Ethics at Carleton University in Canada. Michael Krausz is teaching the newly instituted year long senior seminar. Robert Dostal is acting chair of the department and major advisor again this year. We are pleased that Morgan Wallhagen has agreed to return to us this year. This fall he is teaching Concepts of the Self (Phil 229); in the spring semester he will be teaching the history of modern philosophy (Phil 201) and metaphysics (Phil 212). Morgan will be assisting the Provost in conducting the Middle States review of the College.
The philosophy major representative this year is Shelly Gupta.
Check out the new departmental website. It provides better and more up to date information about the department—its faculty, students, alums, programs, news and events. It serves as a portal for doing research in philosophy.
We will continue the practice of a weekly lunch together in Haffner, Tuesdays at noon beginning on September 9. The faculty encourages students to join us for lunch at this time. For whatever reason over the past year or two, few students come. We would like to encourage conversation outside the classroom and whatever is of interest to the students.
Please check the department website for the schedule which will be posted soon. The first colloquia of the year will be the first Cauman lecturer, Professor Alexander Nehamas of Princeton. Professor Nehamas will give a public lecture on Thursday, October 2 at 4:15 PM entitled, “Because It Was He, Because It Was I: The Good of Friendship.” He will hold a seminar with senior philosophy majors on Friday morning at 10 AM.