Professor Juliet Floyd Appointed Director of the BU Center for the Humanities
The department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor Juliet Floyd, who has been appointed as the next Director of the BU Center for the Humanities (BUCH), effective July 2023. The BUCH was founded through a grant from the NEH in 1981, and its steadfast mission is to provide crucially needed financial support and […]
Chair Sally Sedgwick to Have Monograph Translated into Chinese
The Department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor and Department Chair Sally Sedgwick in announcing the translation of her book, Hegel’s Critique of Kant: From Dichotomy to Identity, into Chinese. The book, which was published by Oxford University Press in 2014, and is available for purchase. Click here for more info on the […]
Professor Victor Kumar co-authors Boston Globe Article
Professor Victor Kumar, along with his co-author Josh May, had an article published in the Boston Globe entitled, “The thing that could finally get us to eat less meat is — meat.” The article, appearing in the Perspectives section of the Globe’s Magazine, explains how new developments in cruelty-free and alternative meat production may finally […]
Professor Rachell Powell Promoted to Full Professor
The Department of Philosophy wishes to congratulate Professor Rachell Powell on her promotion to Full Professor. This recognition of her hard work in the field as a philosopher, in the classroom as a teacher, and in the community as an outstanding member of our department is well-deserved. Congratulations, Professor!
Professor Susanne Sreedhar Awarded Fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
The Department would like to congratulate Professor Susanne Sreedhar for being awarded a fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. She will be spending May and June 2023 in Amsterdam, working on a project entitled Political Theories of Involuntary Servitude within Europe (1600-1850). The project is summarized as follows: “Previous research has shown how republican […]
Professor Paul Katsafanas Announces Publication of New Book “Philosophy of Devotion”
The Department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor Paul Katsafanas in announcing the publication of his new book, Philosophy of Devotion: the longing for invulnerable ideals. The book will be published by Oxford University Press on February 22 2023, and is available for pre-order now. Click here for more info on the book and for […]
Chair Sally Sedgwick Announces Publication of New Book
The Department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor and Department Chair Sally Sedgwick in announcing the publication of her new book, Time and History in Hegelian Thought and Spirit. The book will be published by Oxford University Press on May 30 2023, and is available for pre-order now. Click here for more info […]
Professor Paul Katsafanas, Grad Students, & Alumnus Presenting in North American Nietzsche Society Conference
The Department is pleased to share that Professor Paul Katsafanas, graduate students Joel Van Fossen and Caroline Wall, and alumnus Ian Dunkle will be presenting at the 2022 North American Nietzsche Society Conference in two weeks. The Conference will be held on October 7th and October 8th, 2022, at Brown University. You can find the […]
Professor Victor Kumar Featured in BU’s The Brink: “Why It’s So Hard to Give Up Meat”
Professor Victor Kumar was recently featured in an article and Q&A on The Brink, a news outlet dedicated to sharing the pioneering research conducted at Boston University. The article, “Firing Up the Grill? Why It’s So Hard to Give Up Meat” features Professor Kumar’s work on “the psychology — and ethics — of switching from […]
Grad Student Lewis Wang and Dept. Chair Sally Sedgwick to Present Papers at UK Kant Society Conference
The Department is pleased to share that current graduate student Lewis Wang and Professor & Department Chair Sally Sedgwick have been selected to present papers at the UK Kant Society’s conference this September in London, titled “The Revolutionary Kant”. The UKKS, founded in 1994 by Graham Bird, “exists to encourage the study of all aspects […]