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What's Happening in the Department

Don't miss this upcoming event!

Friday, November 15, 3:00 pm, ASH 216, Dr. Kevin Ryan on "Songs, Solos, and Standards: The Role of Shared Intentions in Collective Music-Making"

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Philosophers at UNO's Metaphysics Workshop.
Philosophers at the Metaphysics Workshop


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2/2/2019

Nebraska Regional, National High School Ethics Bowl

9/7/2018

An Indigenous Rationalist Thinker and his Followers in Japan
Kiyoshi Ishii, President, Shizuoka University, Japan

2/20/2018

"Does the Brain Respect Basic Emotion Theory?" - Dr. Joseph McCaffrey

2/15/2018

"Changing Selves: Transformative Experiences and Decision-Making at the End-of-Life", Dr. Sarah Wieten

2/8/2018

"Why Good People Should Be Unhappy", Dr. Ian Tully

1/25 2017

Moral Realism, Practical Reasons, and the Argument from Epistemic Duties
Alex Hyun, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Wisconsin Madison

11/10 2016

Experientialism about Moral Concepts
Neil Sinhababu, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore

10/21 2016

The Metaphysics of Properties, A One Day Conference

9/30 2016

The Substantial Nature of Descartes' Human Being
Justin Skirry, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Nebraska Wesleyan University

4/21-22 2016

Philosophy of Emotion conference - TEN lectures and discussion - April 21 - 22, 9 - 5 pm, MBSC Chancellor's Room - see the details of the program here!

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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of our 2017-2018 student scholarships, Dustin Pennington (Gillespie Award) and Erin Wiebe (Cederblom Award)! Stay tuned for information about 18-19 winners.

CONGRATULATIONS to graduating Senior Philosophy major Erin Wiebe, who was selected as this year's Honors award recipient!

This year the UNO Philosophy department welcomes Dr. Joseph (Joe) McCaffrey, Assistant Professor (PhD University of Pittsburgh; PostDoc Washington University, St. Louis) and Mr. Kevin Patton, Instructor (MA, University of Nebraska Lincoln, BA, UNOmaha). We are delighted you have joined us!

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