The UTRGV Philosophy Department seeks to develop a philosophically engaged life in our students, our colleagues, the Rio Grande Valley, and the world.
The 2022 Digital Worlds Virtual Workshop, co-chaired by Dr. Ian Werkheiser and Dr. Mike Butler, is happening this weekend, Friday, April 29, to Sunday, May 1! Please see the workshop program, which includes international scholars. For more information, visit digitalworldsworkshop.wordpress.com.
The Philosophy Society presents Dr. Paul Saka, who will give a talk titled "Life After Death: Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Reflections on Personal Immortality." His talk is on Monday, March 14th, 2022, at 8 pm, via Zoom. All are welcome!
Zoom link: https://utrgv.zoom.us/j/3060611725
Dra. Mariana Alessandri and Dr. Alex Stehn were featured recently in the 9th episode of Philosophic Dialogues from la Frontera with Dr. Kim Diaz and Dr. Jules Simon! Check it out!
The UTRGV Philosophy Department and Philosophical Dialogue Club are having a Philosothon simultaneously on both campuses on Thursday, Nov. 18th, 12 pm - 6 pm. Sign up to participate in up to 6 hours of philosophical dialogue and help raise money for a great cause!
How it works: Come out on November 18th to participate in up to 6 hours of philosophical discussion with students, faculty, and other members of the UTRGV community. Before you do though, sign up by clicking the "Participate in this Thon" button above (on mobile) or to the right (from desktop browser). This will allow you to collect pledges in support of Angry Tias and Abuelas of the RGV and Team Brownsville. Please go to the link below for more information.
https://anython.com/utrgv-philosothon
Are you interested in discussing ethics cases in a friendly environment? If so, then check out UTRGV’s Ethics Bowl team. Contact Dr. Christopher Gomez for more information.
Check out the Undergraduate Resources page to see some of Dr. Angelika Potempa's Senior Seminar students' outstanding and creative final projects!
Four faculty members--Drs. Stephen Leach, Alex Stehn, Michael Butler, and Brad Warfield--have won a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Notre Dame to redesign PHIL 1310: Ethics, Happiness, and the Good Life. The grant funds the implementation of student peer-led dialogue into the course.
Dr. Dale Wilkerson recently gave an interview on Friedrich Nietzsche with the website "HowStuffWorks."
Dr. Ian Werkheiser and Dr. Michael Butler are editing a special issue of Techné on Digital Worlds. Please see the CFP below!
Dr. Cory Wimberly's book is featured in the APA Blog, 'New Books in Philosophy' series. Dr. Wimberly writes, "It's a short look at some of the themes and ideas in it. And, as it's about propaganda, media, corporate power, etc., it's salacious enough to tickle your 'righteous anger' (as Aristotle called it). The book is How Propaganda Became Public Relations: Foucault and the Corporate Government of the Public."
Congratulations to Drs. Mariana Alessandri and Alex Stehn for winning the Inter-American Philosophy Award at this year's meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, which met in San Miguel de Allende! Their co-written paper was titled "La Mexicana en la Chicana: The Mexican Sources of Anzaldúa's Inter-American Philosophy."
"The Committee on Inter-American Relations will present the Inter-American Philosophy Award to the best submitted paper concerning Latin American, Latino/a, or indigenous philosophies across the Americas that is presented at the Annual Meeting. The Award includes a cash prize, and the winning paper will be published in The Inter-American Journal of Philosophy."