Todd Jones (Philosophy) presented a co-authored paper, “Which Are the Best Future Populations? What We Must Study, Rather Than Stipulate,” at the Designing Just Futures Conference at James Madison University. 

Professor emeritus Maurice Finocchiaro (Philosophy) has just published his 17th book, The Fallacy of Composition: Critical Reviews, Conceptual Analyses, and Case Studies. It is a volume in a book series of “Studies in Logic and Argumentation,” published by College Publications in London. This is the first book-length study of the fallacy of…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) was a speaker for the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Speaker Series at California Lutheran University. She gave a talk on feminist philosophy and the ethics of borders. 

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) delivered the Sixth Annual Tom Regan Memorial Lecture at Harvard Law School. In her talk, "The Philosophy of Animal Rights: A Way of Life or Religion?," she argued that the Philosophy of Animal Rights counts as a religion for all legal purposes (e.g., First Amendment and Title VII purposes) because it satisfies the most…

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) published a co-edited book titled, New Omnivorism and Strict Veganism: Critical Perspectives (Routledge). This book puts defenders of new omnivorism and advocates of strict veganism into conversation with one another to further important debates in food ethics. The contributors debate whether it’s…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published an op-ed, "Adults-only culture entails bad faith," in The Nevada Independent. 

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) was a keynote speaker for the 40th Annual International Social Philosophy Conference hosted in Portland, Oregon, by the North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP). Her presentation was titled, "Feminism and the Open Borders Debate."

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Al Morir, Nos Volvemos Muertos: Perspectivas Filosóficas sobre la Muerte de Niños y Niñas en Tienguistengo, Hidalgo" for the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Hidalgo, as part of their Semana Nacional por la Diversidad y la Interculturalidad, 2023.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Overturning Birthright Citizenship in a Post-Roe v. Wade United States: A Specter of Dehumanization" at the symposium "The Ethics of Birthright Citizenship: Latinx Perspectives," which was hosted by the department of philosophy and College of Liberal Arts at Penn State University.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) spoke on a panel about immigration and asylum that was hosted by Stanford University's McCoy Family Center for Ethics and Society as part of its Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership, which aims to provide students with tools to engage in constructive disagreement. Other presenters included Michael Fisher,…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "When We Die, We Become Muertos: Children's Philosophical Perspectives on Death in Tianguistengo, Hidalgo," in the Journal of Mexican Philosophy.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) participated in a symposium session titled, "Decolonizing Philosophy for Children," at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society.