Wednesday, Sept. 27 | 4:30 p.m. | MacLean 167
Dr. Marilea Bramer will be presenting her colloquium “Why Infant and Toddler Autonomy Matters and What it Means for Caregivers” on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 167. All are welcome to attend! Please see flyer for more information.
On July 13, Dr. Marilea Bramer presented her paper, “The Importance of Autonomy Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children,” at the Philosophy and Childhood Conference at the University of Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. Then, from July 21-23 she attended the conference “Kant on Sex, Love, and Friendship” at the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Wednesday, April 26 | 7 p.m. | Langseth 118
Dr. Chang-Seong Hong, Ph.D. | Professor, Philosophy Department, MSU Moorhead
Lectures are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, Mar. 22 | 4:30 p.m. | MA 167
Dr. Marilea Bramer and Dr. Phil Mouch will be presenting their colloquium “Less than 100%: a Consideration of Mediocrity” on Wednesday, March 22 at 4:30 p.m. in MA 167. Please see flyer for more information. All are welcome to attend!
Wednesday, Jan. 25 | 4:30 p.m. | MA 167
Dr. Ted Gracyk will be presenting his colloquium “Defining Art/Defining an Art: Two Case Studies” on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 4:30 p.m. in MA 167. Please see flyer for more information. All are welcome to attend!
Wednesday, Nov. 30 | 4:30 p.m. | MacLean 167
Dr. Ted Gracyk will presenting a colloquium titled: Defining Art/Defining an Art: Two Case Studies on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 167. All are welcome to attend!
See the attached flier for more information.
The Fall 2016 Religious Studies Speaker Series has been announced. Read the rest of this entry →
Wednesday, March 30 | 4:30 p.m. | MacLean Hall 273
Dr. Laura Odom from the Philosophy Department will be presenting a colloquium on “Seduction and the Seductive – A Conceptual Analysis.” All are welcome to attend!
Dr. Ted Gracyk from the Philosophy Department will be presenting a colloquium on “Music and Imagination” on Wednesday, February 10, at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 167.
For centuries, people have claimed that art and music stir the imagination. But is this true? Given current understanding of the nature of imagination, it is difficult to establish the necessity of imaginative engagement when listening to music. All are welcome to attend.
Dr. Chang-Seong Hong, Philosophy, has been invited to become a regular contributor of his philosophical essays for a Korean-language Internet newspaper Media Buddha. Two of his essays have already appeared on this newspaper, and two or three essays are scheduled to be published every month. Dr. Hong is planning to contribute his essays to this newspaper at least for a year. His Korean-language essays can be accessed here.
Dr. Mario Garitta, Philosophy Department, MSUM, will be leading colloquium on Wednesday, December 2nd at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 167. He will be presenting “The New Atheism and the Paradigm of Deconversion” All are welcome to attend! Please see attached flyer for more information.
Please contact Dr. Chang-Seong Hong at cshong@mnstate.edu for further information. Read the rest of this entry →
Undergraduate Senior in Philosophy, Nicole Lorsung to present colloquium “Rights: Based on our Humanity or Gender?” on Monday, December 7th at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 167. All are welcome to attend! Please see attached flyer for more information. Read the rest of this entry →
Dr. Chang-Seong Hong, Philosophy Department, MSUM, will be leading colloquium on Wednesday, November 4th at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 273. He will be presenting “How does enlightenment lead you to compassionate actions?” All are welcome to attend! Read the rest of this entry →
Dr. Chang-Seong Hong, Philosophy Department, MSUM, will be leading colloquium on Wednesday, November 4th at 4:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 273. He will be presenting “How does enlightenment lead you to compassionate actions?” All are welcome to attend! Read the rest of this entry →
Philosophy Club Meeting!
October 21st 2015
@ 5:00 PM
MacLean 272, MSUM Campus.
Join us for a discussion of Back to the Future: Part II. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to fitzerjo@mnstate.edu.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!
John Fitzer, Philosophy major, has been chosen to present his metaphysics paper “Sailing on the High Seas” at the 4th Annual Columbia College Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on Saturday, October 17th in Columbia, Missouri. Read the rest of this entry →
Dr. Marilea Bramer, Philosophy Department, will be presenting the first Philosophy colloquium of this academic year “Are Infants Autonomous?” on Wednesday, September 30th from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in MacLean Hall 273.
Are Infants Autonomous?
Much of the philosophical literature on autonomy either assumes that children are not yet autonomous or that only older children (age 10 and up) are autonomous. Prevalent attitudes suggest that very young children, including infants and toddlers lack autonomy. Such attitudes are highly problematic because of how they contribute to our view of children, specifically infants and toddlers. Read the rest of this entry →
MSUM Philosophy Department’s Associate Professor, Marilea Bramer, PhD, presented her paper: “How to Conceive of Infant Autonomy: The Structure and Uses of Infant Autonomy in a Moral Framework” at the North American Society for Social Philosophy meeting at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO in July. Later that month, she participated in a Reading Group that discussed Kant and Plato on Love, sponsored by the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland.
It is with great excitement the Philosophy Department would like to congratulate Dylan O’Brien on his acceptance into Louisiana State University’s Master of Arts program in Philosophy for Fall 2015. Dylan double majored in Philosophy and Psychology and graduated Magna Cum Laude from MSUM in Spring 2013.
A man who has left a lasting impact on Minnesota State University
Moorhead was honored on Thursday.
The university unveiled a plaque in honor of Charles Magel. He founded the school’s philosophy department in 1963. Read the rest of this entry →
