Department of Philosophy

• NEWS

Peter Lavine (Class of 2008) successfully defended his Philosophy Honors thesis, "William James: A Philosophy Fit to Live, " on Wednesday, April 16th.

The Philosophy Honors Ceremony was held Thursday, April 17th in the Drescher Community Room of the Panasci Chapel. Rochelle Bilow, Richard Cappotto, James Macris, Richelle Mazzeo, and Olesya Vernyi were inducted into Phi Sigma Tau. Also honored were Kara Libordi, winner of the Philosophy Department / Phi Sigma Tau Essay Contest, and Peter Lavine, winner of the Leonard P. Markert Medal in Philosophy.

Prof. Thomas Brockelman was recently promoted to Professor of Philosophy.

Prof. William Day has been selected to participate in the 2008 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar “Traditions Into Dialogue: Confucianism and Contemporary Virtue Ethics.” More information at http://neh08.wesleyan.edu/index.html.

• Faculty
• The Philosophy Degree
• Philosophy Courses

For Summer 2008 course offerings, see the following: Summer A 2008 Course Schedule - Philosophy,

Summer B 2008 Course Schedule - Philosophy, or Summer C 2008 Course Schedule - Philosophy,

For Fall 2008 course offerings, see the Fall 2008 Course Schedule - Philosophy

• Links to Philosophy Sites (including "Philosophy in the News" and "Philosophy in the News Parodies")

• Phi Sigma Tau (the philosophy honor society) and other Opportunities for Undergraduate Scholarship

• Symposium (the student philosophy club) - for information about Symposium, go to the Philosophy Symposium 2007-2008 Facebook page or contact Prof. Irene Liu

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Last updated: 1 July 2008

Pictured left to right, top row: Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, René Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche

Bottom row: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Stanley Cavell