CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF VERSION) The Public Philosophy Network invites proposals for its fifth conference, Philosophy from All Walks of Life, hosted by Michigan State University, October 17-19, 2019. Starting from…
Organized by our graduate students Jessica Richardson and Charles Hayes, the theme for the conference will be "Philosophy of Home". Click here to read the call for papers! (Deadline February 1,…
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility…
Congratulations to Professor John Grey for winning the prize with his paper, "The Metaphysics of Natural Right in Spinoza"! An abstract and PDF of his article can be found on the Marc…
John Grey, Academic Specialist in the Department of Philosophy, is using his research and teaching experience to develop dynamic and engaging courses in logic, metaphysics and the history of philosophy. Grey first…
Congrats to Christopher P. Long on the publication of his book, Reiner Schürmann and the Poetics of Politics in 2018 with Punctum Books.
Heather Douglas will join the College of Arts & Letters on August 16, 2018, as an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy. A philosopher of science, Douglas’ research focuses…
Through the creation of the Engaged Philosophy Internship Program (EPIP), MSU’s Department of Philosophy is hoping to change how the world views philosophy. The program connects philosophers with projects and…
Congrats to Paul B. Thompson on the publication of his book, The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics (2nd Edition) in 2017 with Routledge.
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with someone on an important topic and you just keep talking past one another rather than addressing each other’s perspectives? “It’s a…
These days, Kyle Whyte is thinking about past and future generations. As a philosopher and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Whyte came to Michigan State University in the hope…
It would be difficult to disagree with Philosophy professor Kristie Dotson when she says her “investigation of knowledge and black women’s circumstances is unique.” Kristie’s expertise is focused in the…