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  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    The Philosophy Department Celebrates MLK Day

    Though Dr. King is perhaps best known for his work on civil rights for African Americans, he also studied philosophy and was deeply moved by various philosophical lines of thinking. The Philosophy Department celebrates MLK day, including the ways that Dr. King was able to make philosophical ideas relevant to the public good.
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  • John Locke

    John Locke Society Conference to Be Held at Illinois

    The John Locke Society will be holding its Annual Conference at the University of Illinois, from June 13-15. Professor Shelley Weinberg, who sits on the Executive Committee, is organizing the event.
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  • Helga Varden, Sex, Love & Gender

    Professor Helga Varden's Book, Sex, Love & Gender: A Kantian Theory, Released in Paperback

    Professor Helga Varden's recent book, Sex, Love & Gender: A Kantian Theory (Oxford University Press 2020), was released today in paperback form. It is the first book to provide a comprehensive philosophical theory that brings together the many strands of Kant's practical philosophy to provide a Kantian account of how to be a sexual, loving, gendered being in moral and emotionally healthy ways.
    Read full story Professor Helga Varden's Book, Sex, Love & Gender: A Kantian Theory, Released in Paperback

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  • The Philosophy Department Remembers Bruce Rosenstock
    Bruce Rosenstock, one of our Affiliated Faculty Members who taught philosophy of religion, recently passed away in his home, surrounded by his family members.
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  • Professors Weinberg & Bojanowski Named Winners of the 2022 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
    The philosophy department is happy to announce that Professors Weinberg and Bojanowski are winners of the 2022 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
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  • Robert Vanderbeek named winner of the 2022 Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, bestowed annually on the department’s best graduate student instructor.
    Robert Vanderbeek has been named winner of this year's Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, bestowed annually on the department’s best graduate student instructor.
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  • Kohei Kishida

    Kohei Kishida

    Kohei Kishida is a logician and applied category theorist. He identifies and extracts logical structures to help scientists and philosophers tackle foundational and philosophical issues that arise in various sciences, including mathematics, theoretical computer science, quantum computing, and physics.
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    Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Kuo (Consulting Analyst/JD at Chicago)

    Jennifer Kuo is a Senior Consulting Analyst at Accenture and Incoming JD Candidate at the University of Chicago Law School. She graduated from Illinois in 2020 with double degrees in Philosophy and Finance.
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