Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Feminism and the Open Borders Debate" for the Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series at Arizona State University.

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) published a chapter titled, "The virtues and vices of germline editing research," in Biotech Animals in Research: Ethical and Regulatory Aspects (Routledge). Abbate's chapter explores some of the moral issues pertaining to the use of animals in germline editing research through a virtue ethics framework.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave a virtual keynote address for the 6th Annual National Congress on Normal School Education held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Her address focused on strategies for supporting and understanding "children's philosophy" within the K-12 school system.

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…

James Woodbridge (Philosophy) presented a talk titled "That's Just How it Is: A Pretense Account of Property-Talk" at the Atelier Ontologie/Ontology Workshop, sponsored by Sorbonne Université and CNRS, at the Institut Mémoires de l’Édition Contemporaine, Abbaye d’Ardenne, Normandie, France, Sept. 29, 2023.

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…

For his work with graduate students in philosophy from Ukraine, David Beisecker (Philosophy), has been elected an honorary member of the Kazimierz Philosophical Twardowski Society of Lviv. The society is a Ukrainian-Polish initiative, the main goal of which is "to revive, support and develop the intellectual tradition of the Lviv…

For his work with graduate students in philosophy from Ukraine, Associate Professor David Beisecker (Philosophy) has been elected an honorary member of the Kazimierz Philosophical Twardowski Society of Lviv. The society is a Ukrainian-Polish initiative, the main goal of which is "to revive, support and develop the intellectual tradition of the…

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