Philosophy Undergrad Paul St. Cyr wins Karbank Fellowship, Pens Promethean Play
The Department is proud to share that one of our Karbank Fellows this year, undergraduate student Paul St. Cyr, used the support from the Karbank Fellowship to write a play, and recently put it on for the public for the first time. The play, called “False Idols and Glass Titans,” is a reimagining of the […]
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 […]
Graduate Student Cansu Hepcaglayan to Present at Eastern APA 2023
The Department is pleased to share that Cansu Hepcaglayan has had a paper selected for presentation at the American Philosophical Association’s 2023 Eastern Division Meeting. Cansu will present in the Concerned Philosophers for Peace group session, and her paper is titled, “How to Cultivate Civic Friendship in Polarized Societies”. The Meeting takes place this upcoming […]
Philosophy of the Geosciences Group Co-Authors Paper, Speak at Conferences, and More
Members of Professor Alisa Bokulich’s Phi-Geo Research Group published a co-authored paper on “Are We in a Sixth Mass Extinction? The Challenges of Answering and Value of Asking”. The paper started as a project of philosophy undergraduate (now alumna) Gloria Grand-Pierre, funded by the BU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program in the 2020-2021 academic year, and […]
Grad Student Federica Bocchi Selected for 2022 Abner Shimony Prize
The Department is thrilled to congratulate graduate student Federica Bocchi for winning the Abner Shimony Prize this year. The Abner Shimony Prize is a permanently endowed fund named for Professor Emeritus Abner Shimony that provides annual awards to one or more undergraduate or graduate students of the College of Arts & Sciences. The student is […]
Grads Jordan Kokot and Rebeccah Leiby to Lead Teaching Hub Session at 2023 Eastern APA
The Department is pleased to share that two of our graduate students, Jordan Kokot and Rebeccah Leiby, have been selected to organize a Teaching Hub Session at the 2023 Eastern American Philosophical Association conference. Jordan and Rebeccah will lead “Teaching Narratives and Narrative Teaching” at the January meeting, and write this about their session: “The […]
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 […]