About Us
There are hundreds of philosophy majors (plus many more interdisciplinary and related majors) and it's easy to get lost in the crowd. Our discussion sections are large, our lectures huge and it can be difficult to network with other students or find time to discuss an issue in depth.
We have plans for the fall semester that include guest speakers, films, student paper presentations, and we strongly encourage participation, suggestions and input from members. We want to spark and engage in philosophical debate but can only be vibrant and diverse through your participation.
Here's a little sample of the agenda:
First, we want to hear YOU. We are encouraging undergraduates to present or suggest papers for discussion. The paper can be one that you've written for a class or seminar, something that you would like to prepare for publication in Harvest Moon or other journals, or perhaps a potential writing sample for graduate applications. Alternatively, you may suggest a shorter essay or article by another philosopher which you find intriguing and would like to discuss. Generally, we will aim to post the paper for interested students to download. The presenter will prepare a summary so that reading is not necessarily required, although encouraged, since we will probably have a more fruitful and productive meeting if students have read the paper beforehand. Email us if you're interested in presenting or would like to suggest an article.
We will also arrange for graduate students and faculty to present papers to the forum.
We will regularly host a movie night in lieu of a presentation. We will watch a movie or TV show that raises some philosophical issue and follow with discussion.
In addition to the meetings, we will be working to strengthen ties between undergraduate and graduate students. We will arrange to have some graduate students meet with undergraduates interested in applying to grad school. They will answer questions, offer advice and suggestions, and (probably) tell funny and/or horrifying tales of the application process and life as a graduate student.
As some of you have undoubtedly noticed, there is a less-than-optimal number of philosophy classes offered next semester (the limitations of a smaller department). Although more offerings are probably on the way, we are encouraging de-cal generation to further enrich the undergraduate course of study. If you have an area of interest or knowledge, we will walk you through the process necessary to start and teach a de-cal.
Most of the philosophy students we've met have been bright, diligent, and engaging students (not to mention just downright interesting people). We look forward to meeting more of you and hope that you will join us.
We have plans for the fall semester that include guest speakers, films, student paper presentations, and we strongly encourage participation, suggestions and input from members. We want to spark and engage in philosophical debate but can only be vibrant and diverse through your participation.
Here's a little sample of the agenda:
First, we want to hear YOU. We are encouraging undergraduates to present or suggest papers for discussion. The paper can be one that you've written for a class or seminar, something that you would like to prepare for publication in Harvest Moon or other journals, or perhaps a potential writing sample for graduate applications. Alternatively, you may suggest a shorter essay or article by another philosopher which you find intriguing and would like to discuss. Generally, we will aim to post the paper for interested students to download. The presenter will prepare a summary so that reading is not necessarily required, although encouraged, since we will probably have a more fruitful and productive meeting if students have read the paper beforehand. Email us if you're interested in presenting or would like to suggest an article.
We will also arrange for graduate students and faculty to present papers to the forum.
We will regularly host a movie night in lieu of a presentation. We will watch a movie or TV show that raises some philosophical issue and follow with discussion.
In addition to the meetings, we will be working to strengthen ties between undergraduate and graduate students. We will arrange to have some graduate students meet with undergraduates interested in applying to grad school. They will answer questions, offer advice and suggestions, and (probably) tell funny and/or horrifying tales of the application process and life as a graduate student.
As some of you have undoubtedly noticed, there is a less-than-optimal number of philosophy classes offered next semester (the limitations of a smaller department). Although more offerings are probably on the way, we are encouraging de-cal generation to further enrich the undergraduate course of study. If you have an area of interest or knowledge, we will walk you through the process necessary to start and teach a de-cal.
Most of the philosophy students we've met have been bright, diligent, and engaging students (not to mention just downright interesting people). We look forward to meeting more of you and hope that you will join us.