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What Makes a Friend?

January 31, 2018

Nancy Kendrick, professor of philosophy, had her article “Mary Astell’s Theory of Spiritual Friendship” published in the British Journal for… More Info »

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Doing Things With Philosophy

April 15, 2017

Philosopher Helen De Cruz profiles people with philosophy degrees who work outside of academia. It’s fascinating to see how they… More Info »

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Mark Cuban says: “Study Philosophy”

April 15, 2017

In a recent interview, Mark Cuban stressed the value of “creative thinking.” He believes that there will soon be less… More Info »

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Wollstonecraft on Marriage

March 29, 2017

Prof. Nancy Kendrick writes “Wollstonecraft on Marriage as Virtue Friendship” for a new book on Mary Wollstonecraft.

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What is the value of Philosophy?

December 12, 2016

Recently Robert Audi said this: “I see philosophy as having a unique and essential role in education, in strengthening democracy,… More Info »

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The Locke Workshop

April 13, 2016

Professor of Philosophy Nancy Kendrick presented a paper at the Locke Workshop at the City University of New York Graduate… More Info »

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Teaching Philosophy in Tutorials

March 15, 2016

Professor Stephen Mathis has used tutorials to teach philosophy for some time. Earlier this month, Joe Nelson ’14, joined him… More Info »

The Philosopher as Artist

February 22, 2016

March 7, 2016Raphael Sassower, Professor of Philosophy at University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), has written on subjects from the avant-garde… More Info »