Philosophy News and Events

Fall 2024 Guest Speakers

Cream poster with black text stating: "The Department of Philosophy Presents. Kyla Ebels-Duggan. Northwestern University." Inside an olive box is the title "The Extremely Difficult Realization That Something Other Than One's Self Is Real" in the middle of the poster is an olive line with "All Students Welcome!" underneath. Inside a Olive outline it says "Giffels Auditorium (MAIN 201) Friday, Sept. 13th, 2024 3:00 - 5:00pm". At the bottom of the poster is an olive tag with black text that says "For more information contact phildept@uark.edu or drop by MAIN318"            A light blue background with navy accents that says "The Department of Philosophy Presents, A Lynne and James Spellman Lecture in the History of Philosophy, Professor Barbara Herman From UCLA "Why Kant's Kingdom of Ends Needs a Doctrine of Means" Underneath in a Navy outlined box reads "GRAD 163 (Grad Auditorium) Friday, November 8th, 2024 3:00 - 5:00 pm" Inside the Navy accents is a abstract about the talk. At the bottom of the poster it reads "for more information contact phildept@uark.edu or drop by MAIN 318."

 

Spring 2024 Guest Speakers

A blue and red poster that says "The Philosophy Department Presents." "Why Political Polarization Will Get Worse If People Are Reasonable." "Friday, April 5th, 2024. 3:30 - 5:30pm." "Giffels Auditorium. MAIN 201" In the middle of the page is an abstract about the talk." "Dr. Thomas Kelly. Princeton University." At the very bottom of the page it says "Learn more: email phildept@uark.edu or visit us: MAIN 318."

 

Spring 2023 Guest Speakers

wedgwood
CraverFlyer
Clardy

 

Spring 2023 Graduate Student Conference

Grad Conference
 
 

 

Fall 2023 Guest Speakers

Bob Fischer talk
Della Rocca Talk
ManonGarcia

 

Summer 2022

Congratulations to Drs. Eric Funkhouser and Barry Ward

As of July 1st, 2022, Dr. Edward Minar resigned from the department chair position that he held for 8 years. The Philosophy Department thanks him for his service and for an easy transition into a new chapter here at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Eric Funkhouser has taken his place as department chair and Dr. Barry Ward has taken the Director of Graduate Studies role. We are excited to see what their vision is for our department!

Well Done Tori Cotton

One of our Master's students, Tori Cotton, attended an international philosophy conference in Europe this summer. The conference, hosted by the Philosophy Department at Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania and was sponsored by the European Social Fund. The conference was called Beyond Free Will: Variety in Understanding of Choice, Luck, and Necessity and Ms. Cotton's paper title was "Aristotle's Luck: Is the Consistently Lucky Man Happy?" We are very proud of Tori and her progress as a student.

Fall 2022

Welcome Aboard Dr. Ashley Purdy

The Philosophy Department is happy to announce an incoming Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Ashley Purdy from the University of Pittsburgh. She works primarily in normative ethics, with her research activity exploring the compatibility of some prominent normative ethical theories and other values such as friendship and the role of loyalty in friendship. Other areas of her research include philosophy of action, Kantian practical phlosophy, animal ethics, and bioethics. Dr. Purdy has taught introductory courses in early modern philosophy, ethics, and is interested in teaching political philosophy, bioethics, Kantian practical philosophy, and philosophy of action. Good luck and welcome to Fayetteville Dr. Purdy!

Fall 2022 Conference

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