Chair Sally Sedgwick to Present at Society for German Idealism & Romanticism Conference in Berlin
This week, Department Chair and Professor Sally Sedgwick will be presenting a paper as part of the annual conference held by the Society for German Idealism and Romanticism. The Society for German Idealism and Romanticism “brings together philosophical and aesthetic investigations within the productive context of German Idealists such as Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, and […]
BU Philosophy Alumni In the Field: Ingvild Torsen & Keren Gorodeisky
Spotted: two BU Philosophy alumni who attended a conference in Germany together this past week, along with Department Chair & Professor Sally Sedgwick, and had the chance to reconnect at the Freie Universität Berlin. On the left is Dr. Ingvild Torsen (University of Oslo), a specialist in Heidegger and aesthetics. On the right is Dr. […]
Professor Paul Katsafanas to Speak at CFCP Summer Conference 2022
Professor Paul Katsafanas will be speaking this Thursday, June 16th, on the first day of the CFCP Summer Conference this year. The conference, held virtually by the Conceptual Foundations of Conflict Project, takes place annually and will focus this year on “The Philosophy of Conflict.” The CFCP writes that the conference “will bring together six […]
BU Philosophy presents Hegel: On Art as Social Practice this October
Please stay tuned and check out or Events Calendar for more information as we get closer to the conference!
Graduate Student Cansu Hepcaglayan Selected as Outstanding Teaching Fellow of the Year
The Department is pleased to announce that graduate student Cansu Hepcaglayan has been chosen for the award of Outstanding Teaching Fellow for the 2021-2022 Academic Year! Cansu was selected for this distinction for her extraordinary work in upholding the high standards of education in philosophy the Department offers and consistently contributing to our teaching mission. […]
Graduate Student Casey Grippo to Present at 2023 Eastern APA
The Department wishes congratulations to graduate student Casey Grippo on their paper’s acceptance into the 2023 American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division Meeting. Casey will present a paper titled, “The Relationship Between Disease and Symptoms” at the meeting held next January in Montreal. Congratulations, Casey!
Graduate Student Joel Van Fossen Presents Paper at North American Nietzsche Society Conference, Receives NANS Graduate Student Prize
The Department would like to congratulate graduate student Joel Van Fossen on his recent achievements: Joel presented his paper, “Love in the Deepest Sense,” at the 2022 North American Nietzsche Society Conference, and was selected for the 2022 Graduate Student Prize at the conference for his paper. The North American Nietzsche Society is a philosophical […]
Graduate Student Joel Van Fossen to Present at 2023 Eastern APA
The Department wants to wish graduate student Joel Van Fossen a warm congratulations on his acceptance into the 2023 American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division Meeting. Joel will present his paper, “Satisficing Love,” at the Eastern Division Meeting next January in Montreal. Joel is currently work on his dissertation and his areas of interests include normative […]
Graduate Student Andrew Butler to Present at 2023 Eastern APA
The Department wants to wish the newly graduated Andrew Butler a warm congratulations on his acceptance into the 2023 American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division Meeting. Andrew will present his paper, “Essence and Hyperintensional Knowledge in Husserl’s Method of Free Variation,” at the meeting to be held next January in Montreal. Congratulations, Andrew!
Chair Sally Sedgwick to Publish Book with Oxford University Press
The Department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor & Dept Chair Sally Sedgwick on announcing that Oxford University Press will publish her next monograph. The book, Time and History in Hegelian Thought and Spirit, is forthcoming. Despite its having yet to arrive in publication, the book has already been added to reading lists […]