Boston College Philosophy

Join us this Wednesday, December 6 at 12:00pm in Stokes N325 for coffee and our final PhilosopHERs event by Max Wade on Dora Marsden and Emma Goldman! Looking forward to seeing you there.

The Philosophy Department's faculty and PhD students were on a retreat this past weekend at Boston College's own Connolly House. The retreat included seminars on dissertating, teaching, being part of the academic community, and more!

Our next PhilosopHERs talk is Tuesday, November 14, by María Gallego-Ortiz!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Stanley Uche Anozie for his recent book chapter, "Gilles Paquet’s Hermeneutics of Belongingness: On Collaborative Ethics of Global Development," in the collection, "Well-Being in African Philosophy: Insights for a Global Ethics of Development"

The fifth annual meeting of the New England Philosophy of Religion Colloquium met at Boston College on October 20 and 21. NEPRC is run jointly by the Boston College and Fordham University departments of philosophy. NEPRC was founded by current BC doctoral student, Jared Highlen.

Dr. Elodie Boubil (Universite de Paris XII) gave the second annual Blanchette-Kennedy Lecture. Her topic was "Beyond Nihilism and Relativism. Individuation and the Spirit of Life in the Philosophy of Louis Lavelle." She also led a seminar on Edith Stein, soul, value and caring.

Our next PhilosopHERs event is happening on October 25! James Harper will be presenting on Mary Shelley: join us for coffee and Halloween-themed snacks!

On Tuesday, October 31st, at 6:00 PM, Professor Richard Kearney will be presenting his most recent novel Salvage at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. He will be interviewed by the President of the Library, Daniel Leonard. All are invited to attend!

Join us for our second Philosophy Department Seminar Series. Our guest speaker, Prof. Jeffrey Bloechl, will share his reflections on his engagements with the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, October 25th 🕒 Time: 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM 📍 Location: Stokes 228N

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Elodie Boublil as she visits BC to give a lecture on Thursday (10/19) and a seminar on Friday (10/20).

For more information on this exciting lecture, please visit the event page at this link: events.bc.edu/event/philip_j…

New book on the philosophy of film, Thinking Film: Philosophy at the Movies, edited by Richard Kearney and former BC doctoral graduate Murray Littlejohn (University of St John, New Brunswick), has been published by Bloomsbury, Summer 2023.

Professor Andrea Staiti, an alumnus of the philosophy department currently at the University of Parma, visited campus during the week of September 25-29. During this short time, he served on the dissertation committee of Michaela Sobrak-Seaton, gave a lecture, and led a workshop!

Join us next week in discussing Faculty's ongoing research! Our first speaker is Prof. Fried on Enacting a Polemical Ethics: Through the Lens of Fredrick Douglass. All are welcome! Date: Wednesday Sept. 27th, 2023, Time: 10:30-12:00, Room: Stokes 325N

Associate Professor of the Practice Dr. Tim Muldoon presents the Ignatian Values lecture at the University of Scranton on Thursday evening, September 21. scranton.edu/academics/first…

Our first PhilosopHERs presentation is happening this Wednesday at noon! See the poster below for details. Jordan Werner will be speaking on Divine Love in Marguerite’s Mirror of Simple Souls.

Brandon Kaiser, MA '23, has won an Honorable Mention for the annual Ted Kisiel Junior Scholar Award for his paper "Heidegger's Apocalyptic Destiny." His paper will be presented at the American Philosophy Association Eastern Division in January 2024. Congratulations, Brandon!

The journal Philosophy & Social Criticism has released a special issue which is dedicated to the Philosophy Department’s Kraft Family Professor Emeritus, James Bernauer, S.J., in honor of his retirement from full-time teaching. bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/humanit…

psychologytoday.com/.../invi…... Congratulations to Matthew Clemente, Ph.D. 2019, on his research connecting the humanities and psychology.