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Congratulations to our 2024 Award Winners!
The Department of Philosophy celebrated outstanding undergraduate students from Philosophy and Bioethics at our 2024 Awards Ceremony, held on Friday, April 26. Click here for a full list of all the students recognized for their achievements. -
Visiting Scholar Lecture: “Breaking the Heart of the World: The Meaning of Romanness in Hegel, Heidegger, and Hannah Arendt” by Gabriele Parrino
Please join us for Gabriele Parrino’s Visiting Scholar Lecture, “Breaking the Heart of the World: The Meaning of Romanness in Hegel, Heidegger, and Hannah Arendt.” The lecture will take place on Friday, April 26 from 4:30–6:00pm in Cuneo 302. Gabriele is visiting us from Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. His research interests include political philosophy, democratic theory, Roman political thought, feminism and queer theory. His current research focuses on the work of Hannah Arendt. His talk next week will consider how Arendt’s appropriation of Roman political thought offers a plural conception of political foundation that challenges the nationalism of Hegel and Heidegger. -
Philosophy Department Colloquium: "Epistemic Rehabilitation: From Suspicion to Hopeful Inquiry"
Please join us for a Philosophy Colloquium on April 19th! Amber Bowen (Notre Dame/Eastern University) and A.K. Flowerree (Notre Dame/TTU) will be presenting on their co-authored paper "Epistemic Rehabilitation." This event will be held from 3-5 PM on April 19th in Cuneo Hall, Room 210. It is free to attend, and all are welcome to join! A reception will follow the event in the Crown Center Third Floor Lobby. We hope to see you there! This event is sponsored by the Loyola Department of Philosophy. -
"Kinesthesia 'in action'": A Talk by Susanne Ravn
The Loyola Phenomenology Research Group is pleased to welcome Susanne Ravn for the upcoming Phenomenology Talk. Susanne Ravn is joining us from the University of Southern Athens. She will be giving a talk entitled "Kinesthesia 'in action': a Critically Loaded Phenomenological Approach for Analyzing the Dynamic Qualities of Movement." The talk will take place April 5, 2024, on the 4th floor of the Information Commons from 3-5 PM. A reception will follow in the lobby outside of the Philosophy Department on the third floor of Crown Center. We hope to see you there! -
"This is The Way," a new podcast from Dr. Richard Kim
Dr. Richard Kim of the Department of Philosophy has recently launched a new podcast on Chinese Philosophy. We invite you to check it out! Announcing a new podcast on Chinese Philosophy, "This Is The Way," co-hosted by Dr. Richard Kim (Loyola Chicago) and Dr. Justin Tiwald (Hong Kong University) "This Is The Way" is a podcast on Chinese philosophy, exploring philosophical themes by reflecting on significant Chinese texts and through interviews with scholars of Chinese thought. We aim to offer discussions that are informative and accessible to a broad audience. -
Philosophy Course Offerings for Fall 2024
The Philosophy course offerings for Fall 2024 have been released. A number of Philosophy courses fulfill the Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements for Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry. Click here to learn more, or visit our course offerings page! -
"A Phenomenological Account of Aesthetic Disagreement": A Talk by Fotini Vassiliou
The Loyola Phenomenology Research Group is pleased to welcome Fotini Vassiliou for the upcoming Phenomenology Talk. Fotini Vassiliou is joining us from the University of Athens, and is here as a visiting Loyola Fulbright Research Scholar. She will be giving a talk entitled "A Phenomenological Account of Aesthetic Disagreement." The talk will take place March 22nd, 2024, in Cuneo Hall Room 312 from 3-5 PM. A reception will follow in the lobby outside of the Philosophy Department on the third floor of Crown Center. We hope to see you there! -
The John Grant Lecture in Healthcare Ethics presents "Dying Well" with Dr. Steven Doran, MD
Please join us for a lecture presented by Dr. Steven Doran, MD, a neurosurgeon at MD West ONE in Omaha, Nebraska. He will be presenting on the topic of his newest publication, "To Die Well - A Catholic Neurosurgeon's Guide to the End of Life." The lecture will take place Wednesday, March 20th from 3-5 PM in the Galvin Auditorium, Sullivan Center. The lecture is free to attend by all, and a reception will follow. We hope to see you there! This lecture is cosponsored by the John Grant, MD, Endowment, the Department of Philosophy, and the Bioethics Minor Program. -
Dr. Jim Kreines, Ph.D, presents "Nothing Halfway: System Critique and Building in German Idealism"
Please join us Wednesday, February 28th for a talk led by Dr. Jim Kreines, a Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College. The topic will be "Nothing Halfway: System Critique and Building in German Idealism." This event is sponsored by the Chicago-Area Consortium in German Philosophy and the Department of Philosophy. The event will be held Wednesday, February 28th at 4 PM, in Mundelein Room 519. We hope to see you there!