Congratulations to Prof. Larry Krasnoff for his newly-published book “Kant’s Doctrine of Right in the 21st Century”.
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Prof. Coseru Awarded NEH Summer Institute Grant
Christian Coseru was awarded $164,585 to stage a two-week “Self-Knowledge in Eastern and Western Philosophies” Summer Institute in 2018. Professors Jay Garfield of Smith College and Harvard University, and Evan Thompson of the University of British Columbia will co-direct the institute, which will also involve contributions by 14 distinguished faculty from major universities in the United States, Denmark, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Prof. Hettinger presenting at the “Convergence & Divergence Between Animal & Environmental Ethics” conference in Montreal
Prof. Emeritus Ned Hettinger is presenting an invited paper on “Naturalness, Wild Animal Suffering, and Palmer on Laissez-Faire” for a conference on “Convergence and Divergence between Animal and Environmental Ethics” in Montreal, May 17-19, 2017.
Prof. McKinnon participated in an interview and podcast “Trump and the Age of Ignorance”
Prof. Hough’s OUPblog post one of most read Oxford University Press blogs of 2015.
Prof. Hough’s blog post promoting her book Kierkegaard’s Dancing Tax Collector: Faith, Finitude, and Silence was one of the most-read Oxford University Press blogs of 2015.
Prof. McKinnon’s Book The Norms of Assertion Published
Professor Rachel McKinnon’s book The Norms of Assertion: Truth, Lies, and Warrant has been published by Palgrave MacMillan Press.
From the publisher:
Suppose that you ask me what time an upcoming meeting starts, and I say, ‘4 p.m.’ Whenever we make claims like this, we’re asserting. If the meeting is really at 3:30 p.m., you’ll be late, and probably rather upset that I told you the wrong time. In some sense, it seems like I’m on the hook for having said something false. This sense that I’ve done something wrong suggests that there are certain standards of evaluating assertions: a way of distinguishing between good and bad, appropriate and inappropriate. We call these standards norms.
This book is about the norms of assertion. Various philosophers have typically attempted to articulate the level of epistemic support required for properly asserting. Some argue, for example, that one must know what one asserts. Others argue that one merely needs to justifiably believe what one asserts–an epistemic standing weaker than knowledge. The purpose of this book is to defend what I propose as the central norm governing our practice of assertion, which I call the Supportive Reasons Norm (SRN).
In rough outline, the standards for warrantedly asserting shift with changes in context, although knowledge is never required for warrantedly asserting. In fact, in some special contexts, speakers may warrantedly lie. This latter feature particularly sets apart my view from others in the debate.
Prof. McKinnon Interviewed for the UnMute Podcast
Professor Rachel McKinnon was recently interviewed as part of the philosophy podcast series UnMute. She discussed her recent work on allies and ally culture. The episode can be found here.
Congratulation to Our Newest Alumni
On a beautiful spring day (May 16), nine philosophy majors walked across the Cistern to receive their diplomas and join the ranks of CofC alumni. (Four additional students completed their degrees, but chose not to attend the commencement ceremonies). It is a privilege to be able to teach such fine young men and women. Congratulations to our 2015 graduates and award winners!
2015 Graduates: (double major noted in parentheses)
Chris Carron (Psychology)
Gabriel Davidson
Patrick Ferri
Matt Fiacco
Thomas Garrison
Jason Herman
Jillian Patton
William Price (Political Science)
Nick Schloss
Rebecca Stanley (Political Science)
Erin Trent
Jordan van Horn
Jake Webb (Math; Honors College)
2015 Award Winners: The following award winners were recognized at a departmental luncheon.
Outstanding Students: Jordan van Horn, Chris Carron
Departmental Honors: Jake Webb
HSS Scholars: Rebecca Stanley and Jake Webb
Career Plans: Gabriel Davidson and Jake Webb have accepted teaching positions (in Baltimore, MD and France, respectively). William Price will attend the University of Connecticut Law School. Chris Carron, Patrick Ferri, Thomas Garrison Rebecca Stanley, Jordan van Horn, and Jake Webb all plan to apply to graduate or professional schools, with interests in philosophy, psychology, law school, and the ministry.
Prof. Mckinnon giving keynote at McMaster University Sexual Harassment in Academia and the Workplace conference
Prof. Rachel McKinnon gave the keynote talk yesterday at the Sexual Harassment in Academia and the Workplace conference/workshop held at McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) held by CUPE 3906. Her talk was titled, “Allies Behaving Badly,” which will be appearing as a paper, “Allies Behaving Badly: Gaslighting as Epistemic Injustice” in the Routledge Handbook on Epistemic Injustice.
Prof. Nadelhoffer giving talk at the Moral Psychology Reading Group Workshop at Duke University
Prof. Thomas Nadelhoffer is giving the talk “Some Varieties of Humility Worth Wanting,” at The Moral Psychology Reading Group Workshop at Duke University: Durham, NC, February 12, 2015.