Apr 11, 2012 Justifying Academic Honor Codes Stephen Mathis presented a paper at the 36th Annual Midwest Philosophy Colloquium on April 6. Wheaton Blog Read More
Apr 06, 2012 Wheaton’s Best Buds & Philosophy Department Stephen Mathis and John Partridge played on the Faculty/Staff Softball Team on Tuesday, April 3. Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 29, 2012 Flash Seminar on Friendship Can you be friends with your cat? How about your dog? How many kinds of friendship are there, and what’s the difference between them? Professor… Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 26, 2012 Philosophy Open House on Thurs. 3/29 The Philosophy Department welcomes students to the annual Open House on Thursday, March 29 at 5 pm in the Knapton Atrium. Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 26, 2012 “A Picture Holds Us Captive” The Philosophy Department was pleased to invite recent alum, Robert Carry Osborne ’11, to give a lunchtime talk on March 23. Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 26, 2012 Philosophy and The Hunger Games Several students joined Philosophy Club Co-President, Haley Gallant ’12, and Philosophy Department Chair, Professor Partridge, to discuss The Hunger Games on March 7th. Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 16, 2012 Who is the Happy Person? he Philosophy Club hosted an exploration of this question on March 21, 2012, at 7 pm in Knapton 114. Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 16, 2012 Professor Celada conducts a symposium in Cambodia For two weeks January, 2012, Professor Celada worked with members of the National Institute of Public Health and the Ministry of Health in Phnom Penh,… Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 21, 2011 Is Philosophy the most practical major? So says the Atlantic in a recent article: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/10/is-philosophy-the-most-practical-major/246763/ Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 21, 2011 Prof. Celada presents new work on research ethics Prof. Teresa Celada is presenting a paper entitled “Specifying Health Risks and Their Impact on Research Participants” at the 2011 Northern New England Philosophical Association… Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 10, 2011 Announcing Phil 298 “Philosophy and Race” Spring 2012 “What is race? Is race real? What is racism? Is racism different from white privilege? If race is unreal, how is it that racists are… Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 10, 2011 Congratulations Carry Osborne ’11 Carry Osborne ’11 writes with exciting news. His paper, “Why Death is a Loss: The Asymmetry of Pre-Natal and Post-Mortem Non-Existence,” has been accepted for presentation… Wheaton Blog Read More