Professor Boyle (College of Charleston) will be the Philosophy Department's Spring 2023 Distinguished Lecturer in the History of Philosophy. Boyle's research focuses on women philosophers in history of early modern and modern philosophy. She is author of Innate Ideas (Continuum, 2009) and The Well-Ordered University: The Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish (Oxford University Press, 2018). Check back in late 2022 or early 2023 for the date and time of Professor Boyle's lecture.
WSU Philosophy alumnus, Navy Lieutenant Commander, and Naval Academy Cyber Science Professor Joseph Hatfield recently published a paper entitled "Intelligence under Democracy and Authoritarianism: A Philosophical Analysis" in the journal Intelligence and National Security.
Dr. Robins (University of Kansas) will provide two lectures as part of the Department of Philosophy's Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Robins will give two talks. On April 7th she will give a talk entitled "The Memory Trace in Philosophy and Neuroscience" and on April 8th she will give a talk entitled "Why Philosophy Matters for the Mind-Brain Sciences". The April 7th talk will take place at 3:30pm in RSC 142. The April 8th talk will take place at 3:30 pm in CH 200. Both talks are free and open to the public.
The Philosophy Department is now receiving applications for its History of Philosophy Scholarship. Up to $2500 will be awarded, and applications are due by 5 pm on Friday, March 11. Click above for eligibility requirements and application instructions.
If you're a philosophy major at WSU, you should consider applying for the Craig Macy Endowed Scholarship in Philosophy! Applications are due November 8, 2021.
Kansas high school students seriously considering a law career can get a year’s head start at WSU with the LEAD (Legal Education Accelerated Degree) program, which provides a pathway to the University of Kansas School of Law.
“With philosophy you are going to find it everywhere,” Minor said. “Philosophy has always been there to sort out issues like ethical issues, and law and politics.”
