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Professor Luvell Anderson Elected to Central Division Board of Officers of American Philosophical Association
The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announced that professor Luvell Anderson has been elected to the Central Division Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association. Anderson has been named the Executive Committee Member-at-Large and will serve a three-year term ending in 2028....
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How Can Digital Technology Contribute to Human Flourishing?: Interview with Professor John Schwenkler
Professor John Schwenkler talked with the University of Illinois News Bureau about the challenges and opportunities of living in a world shaped by digital technology and the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age.
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Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson
Professor Erlenbusch-Anderson is a critical theorist whose work is situated at the intersection of political theory, philosophy (with an emphasis on political philosophy and contemporary European...
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Luvell Anderson
Luvell Anderson is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After completing his PhD at Rutgers University in 2011, he joined Penn State as the inaugural Alain Locke...
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Causation in Physics (by Christopher Gregory Weaver)
This 2025 book demonstrates the importance of causation in the physical world. It details why causal mastery of natural phenomena is an important part of the effective strategies of experimental...
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Job Posting: John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Associate
The Department of Philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Ethics and/or Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.
This position is a one-year appointment; renewal of the position...
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Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age
Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age
Housed in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age supports
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Hosts 2024 Meeting of the Illinois Philosophical Association
The Department of Philosophy is delighted to host the 2024 meeting of the Illinois Philosophical Association. All sessions will be hosted in either the Illini Union or Lincoln Hall on October 25 and 26. See the schedule of events and learn more on their website. ...
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Essays on Kant's Ethics and Political Philosophy (by Helga Varden)
This 2024 collection of essays translated into Persian contains several articles on Kant's practical philosophy that were published between 2006 and 2021.
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