Dr. Mark Vopat presented his paper “Children, Rights and Sexuality” at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Applied Philosophy held at the University of Zurich, in Zurich, Switzerland. As stated on their webpage: The Society for Applied Philosophy was founded in 1982 with the aim of promoting philosophical study and research that has…
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The Face of Buddhist Terror | Freedom News Group
Our own Dr. Michael Jerryson was recently interviewed by Time Magazine on the violence in Myanmar. The Face of Buddhist Terror | Freedom News Group: “”
Daniel Dennett’s seven tools for thinking | Books | The Observer
A short excerpt from Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C Dennett. If these seven tools are any indication, the book might be worth a look. Daniel Dennett’s seven tools for thinking | Books | The Observer
Dr. Victor Wantatah Discusses New Book
Our colleague Dr. Victor Wantatah recently discussed his new book Religion and Politics in Presidential Elections with the YSU News Center. Click the link below to read the full interview. Prof talks about new book on religion and politics in elections Ι YSU News Center | Youngstown State University
Philosophy Pays
No, seriously, there are numbers and everything… Undergraduate > School of Philosophy > USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
On the benefits of a philosophy major
Next time you wonder if a major or double major in philosophy is valuable… On the benefits of a philosophy major | Pleas and Excuses
2012 Giordano Bruno Party Revisited
In November the department had our annual Giordano Bruno Party. The yearly event celebrates the life of the Giordano Bruno. Bruno “was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. His cosmological theories went beyond the Copernican model in proposing that the Sun was essentially a star, and moreover, that the universe contained an infinite…
Student wins full-ride fellowship from Harvard Ι YSU News Center | Youngstown State University
Our own Cary Dabney wins full-ride to Harvard University. Student wins full-ride fellowship from Harvard Ι YSU News Center | Youngstown State University:
Dr. Tessier Gives “Last Lecture”
Youngstown State University, Student Government Association’s Last Lecture Series 2013 featuring Dr. Linda “Tess” Tessier April 22, 2013. (And don’t worry this isn’t her actual last lecture): [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/65079677 w=500&h=284] 2013_Tess_LastLecture from YSU Phil and Rel Studies on Vimeo.