Resources

The Ethics Bowl is an intercollegiate debate competition organized by the APPE (Association for Practical and Professional Ethics). The Philosophy Department at UTRGV has been consistently sending teams to compete in the Texas Regionals for the past several years. Our aim is to win a bid for the National Competitions and place in the podium there. Texas regionals are held in November in San Antonio while Nationals are usually held in February in different venues. Our teams are composed of undergraduate students from any major, usually from both campuses. We hold training sessions during the spring and fall and occasionally hold public training debates. Parallel to our team’s efforts, students are running an Ethics Bowl Club that organizes events to train, promote and fundraise for our team(s), as well as to establish and promote the importance of ethics in general and to provide some generational continuity to our team(s). In these competitions, real world controversial cases are prepared and debated, so being part of the team or the club will allow you to prepare yourself for ethical argument construction and analysis and rhetorical delivery. Also, you might sharpen your knowledge of Ethical normative systems and your argumentative skills. If you are an undergraduate at UTRGV (any major) and you are interested in participating in the club or team, please contact Dr. Christopher J. Gomez at christopher.gomez1@utrgv.edu

For general information about Ethics Bowl:

APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl

For information about the Texas Regional Competition:

Texas Regional Ethics Bowl

The UTRGV Brownsville Philosophy Club is a student-run organization dedicated to the discussion of a different philosophical topic each week. We meet each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in BMSLC 3.225. Discussion topics change each week. Past topics include romantic love, Daoism, animal rights, the limits of artificial intelligence, the challenges of climate change, and the problem of school shootings, among others. There is no reading required. Pizza is provided.

For more information and/or accommodations, please contact club president Dani Morquecho at danahi.morquecho01@utrgv.edu or faculty advisor Dr. Brad Warfield at bradley.warfield@utrgv.edu.  

Current Advisor:

Dr. Bradley Warfield (Lecturer II in Philosophy)

Current Officers:

Dani Morquecho (President)

Nicole Holland (Vice-President)

Welcome, undergraduates!

On the left, you will find resources on the majors and minors associated with the UTRGV Philosophy Department, as well as resources on student research, study abroad, and the course catalog. You can find additional information below.

PHIL 4322 Wimberly Flyer

The APA recently held a webinar called "Tips on Applying to Graduate School in Philosophy." It is now available for those who are not APA members. If you're considering going to graduate school in philosophy, you should check it out here!

https://www.apaonline.org/mpage/tipsapplying

Check out some of Dr. Angelika Potempa's Senior Seminar students' final projects here:

Joseph Aguilar:

"Ascetic Ideals and the Degeneracy of Modern Humanity"

Tanya Braham:

"Something Wonderful"

Alex Valdes:

"PHIL 4380: Thus Spoke Zarathustra"

Rachel Yu:

"Nothing Left to Reveal"

This is a short list of links that will prove to be quite useful, interesting, and entertaining:

Encyclopedias

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Texts

• Project Gutenberg

News & Commentary

• Daily Nous
• " Companions in Misery" (An article by Mariana Alessandri)

Fun

• Existential Comics    

Wireless Philosophy

• wi-phi

“The History of Philosophy Without Gaps Kings College London”

• Home page

"The Partially Examined Life"

• Home page