Wheaton Blog

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…

On Monday, October 24, at 7 pm, Paul Medeiros will speak on idealism and environmentalism in the philosophy of George Berkeley.  He will share observations…

This question may be as old as philosophy itself.  Students will find a recent blog discussion to be helpful for thinking about career choices.  In…

Alumnae from four decades attended a gathering celebrating Austin Prize winners at the Austin House on April 7, 2011.

Come to the Philosophy Department Open House on Thursday, March 31 at 5 pm in Knapton Atrium.  Faculty and current majors & minors welcome new…

Prof. Sebastian Purcell presents “The Human Condition: A Latin American Approach.”

The Philosophy Club hosted a discussion and debate on “What does it mean to be human?” at the Lyons Den Coffeehouse.

Kendy Hess, the Brake-Smith Assistant Professor in Social Philosophy and Ethics at The College of the Holy Cross will be coming to campus on Wednesday,…

Professor Partridge presented recent research at the University of New Hampshire and the University of the West Indies, Barbados. He will return from a sabbatical…

Professor Khader is participating in an NEH Summer Seminar at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also completing her book, Adaptive Preferences and Empowerment.

Professor Kendrick was named the William and Elsie Prentice Professor of Philosophy. She will be presenting current research at a conference in Prato, Italy in…

Professor Christine Korsgaard of Harvard University spent a recent afternoon with students from Professor Mathis’ Senior Seminar. The class spent the term reading Professor Korsgaard’s…