Shanshan (Susan) Cao Uses Karbank Fellowship to Explore a Future in Philosophy
The question of what to do after college is something many undergraduates struggle with, Shanshan (Susan) Cao was no exception. In her search for answers she secured funding through the Karbank Fellowship, she talked with professors and graduate students in BU’s Philosophy Department, and made a film to document her journey. The project “To Think […]
Erazim Kohak (1933-2020)
The Department of Philosophy mourns the death of Erazim Kohak, a celebrated phenomenologist and environmentalist, who was part of the Department’s faculty from 1960-1995. After alternating between Prague’s Charles University and BU from 1990-1995, he returned to his native country in 1995. For more on his illustrious life, see here: Czech philosopher, writer Erazim Kohak […]
Edwin J. Delattre (1941 – 2019)
The philosophy department mourns the recent death of Edwin J. Delattre. Ed retired from Boston University in 2006 and was named Professor of Philosophy Emeritus as well as Dean of the School of Education Emeritus. For a moving account of his extraordinary accomplishments and life, please see here.
Professor Bokulich Appointed Regular Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh
Congratulations to Professor Alisa Bokulich who has been named a Regular Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Her appointment is through the Eidyn Research Centre, the premiere research center in philosophy in the U.K.