Dr. Hershfield Retires, Fall 2024

After a long career in the WSU Department of Philosophy, Dr. Jeffrey Hershfield is retiring at the end of the Fall 2024 semester. Recipient of the John R. Barrier Distinguished Teaching Award in Humanities and Social Sciences, he has most recently served as the Director of the Legal Education Accelerated Degree (LEAD) program, the Director of the MA in Liberal Arts (MALS) program, and as the Pre-Law Advisor for Philosophy. Please join us in wishing Dr. Hershfield all the best in his retirement.

Choosing Well and Living Well: How Friendships Matter in Engineering Ethics

On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 3:30pm in McKinley 218, Dr. Jason Matteson will give a talk on the importance of "common values friendship" in professional fields like engineering.

In Memoriam: Dr. Jay Mandt

Jay (Almer) Mandt, philosophy Professor Emeritus, passed away on June 20, 2024. Services are being provided by Downing and Lahey.

Emeritus Professors Deborah Soles (left) and David Soles (right)

Emeritus Professors David Soles and Deborah Soles to present colloquium "Considerations on Loyalty"

Please join us on Thursday, September 7th, when Emeritus Professors David Soles and Deborah Soles will deliver a talk entitled "Considerations on Loyalty." The talk will begin at 3:30pm in RSC 301 (Gridley Room).

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Dr. Hepburn wins the Barrier Award for Excellence in Teaching!

Please join me in congratulating our own Brian Hepburn for winning this year's John R. Barrier Distinguished Teaching Award in Humanities and Social Sciences. Well done, Brian! Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Hepburn has succeeded in impressing one of his students as a "beast", in the best possible way. To see the whole Commencement ceremony and Dr. Hepburn's spotlight in it, visit https://www.youtube.com/live/PK3JFwGOkvQ?si=EdTXeC1LW2qFs_Wu.

Best wishes to JS Johnson-Schwartz on her next adventure

Dr. JS Johnson-Schwartz has resigned her position at WSU. We wish her all the best in all her upcoming projects and plans.

Curtis D. Gridley

Celebrating the life of Curtis D. Gridley

Curtis D. Gridley, a great friend to the Philosophy Department, sadly passed away last month.

Schedule now available for the 41st meeting of the Kansas Philosophical Society

The schedule for the 41st Kansas Philosophical Society meeting is now available. The meeting will take place at WSU on Saturday, April 13. Click this story for the schedule and additional information about this year's meeting.

Cover art for Reclaiming Space edited by James Schwartz, Linda Billings, and Erika Nesvold

Professor Schwartz's Anthology "Reclaiming Space" Appearing March 2023

Professor James Schwartz is the lead editor of a new Oxford University Press volume, "Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration," which platforms marginalized and underrepresented perspectives on space exploration. The volume will appear in late March and is available for pre-order.

Cover image of The Moral Psychology of Hate, edited by Noell Birondo

Former WSU Philosophy Professor Earns Choice Magazine Award

Former Chair and Professor Noell Birondo's edited collection "The Moral Psychology of Hate" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) was recently awarded Choice magazine's award for 2022 Outstanding Academic Title. Congratulations, Prof. Birondo!