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. 

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.

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) has published an article, "People and Their Animal Companions: Navigating Moral Constraints in a Harmful, Yet Meaningful World," in the journal Philosophical Studies.

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Senior Lecturer Greg Janssen has been awarded The College of Liberal Arts Faculty-in-Residence/Lecturer Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2022. Congratulations!

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,…