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  History of Philosophy Roundtable Fall 2024 Meetings

  The History of Philosophy Roundtable will hold two talks this semester: On September 27, Lucas Angioni (UNICAMP) will give a talk entitled "Full responsiveness to the targeted explanandum (or what unifies Aristotle's Posterior Analytics)". This talk will take place from 3:30pm-5:30pm on the Fourth Floor of the Information Commons. A reception will follow in the Crown Center Third Floor lobby. On November 8, Marissa Venturi (LUC) will give a talk entitled "Quantification, Due Measure, and The Craftsmanly: Teasing out the Unity of the Four Kinds in Plato's Philebus". This talk will take place from 2:45pm-4:00pm in Crown 530 (tentative).
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  PRG Event: Husserl Workshop

  The Loyola Phenomenology Research Group is hosting a workshop to discuss recent work on Edmund Husserl. The workshop event will take place Friday, September 13th, on the 4th floor of the Information Commons between 9:55am and 3:30pm.
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  Philosophy Undergraduate Reception

  Please join us on Wednesday, September 4 from 4:15pm to 5:45pm for the Philosophy Undergraduate Reception. The reception will be held in the Crown Center Second Floor Lobby and all are welcome. We hope to see you there!
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  Dr. Mendelsohn's paper selected for the Philosopher's Annual 2023

  The Philosophy Department is delighted to share that Dr. Joshua Mendelsohn's paper "Aristotle's Argument for the Necessity of What We Understand" from Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy has been named one of the ten best papers published in philosophy in 2023 by the Philosopher's Annual! The paper will be included in volume 43 of the journal, to be published online soon. Please click here to read an abstract of the paper.
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  HOPR Talk: "Full Responsiveness to the Targeted Explanandum"

  The Chicago Consortium in Ancient Philosophy Speaker Series 2024-5 will welcome Professor Lucas Angioni (Unicamp, Brazil) on September 27. Professor Angioni will be giving a talk entitled "Full responsiveness to the targeted explanandum: or what unifies Aristotle's Posterior Analytics". The talk will take place on Friday, September 27 on the 4th floor of the Information Commons, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. It is free to attend and all are welcome. A reception will follow in the Crown Center Third Floor lobby. We hope to see you there! This talk is sponsored by the History of Philosophy Roundtable.
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  Conference: Medieval Theories of Consciousness 1200-1350

  Medieval scholastic philosophers at the universities of Paris and Oxford from 1200 to 1350 engaged in complex discussions of the nature of conscious experience. This conference aims to connect these insights and arguments from medieval texts to current philosophical discussions on consciousness. The conference will take place August 19-21 at the Water Tower Campus, and on Zoom. For more information, and to register for in-person or online participation, please click here.
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  Congratulations to our 2024 Award Winners!

  The Department of Philosophy celebrated outstanding undergraduate students from Philosophy and Bioethics at our 2024 Awards Ceremony, held on Friday, April 26. Click here for a full list of all the students recognized for their achievements.
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  Visiting Scholar Lecture: “Breaking the Heart of the World: The Meaning of Romanness in Hegel, Heidegger, and Hannah Arendt” by Gabriele Parrino

  Please join us for Gabriele Parrino’s Visiting Scholar Lecture, “Breaking the Heart of the World: The Meaning of Romanness in Hegel, Heidegger, and Hannah Arendt.” His talk will consider how Arendt’s appropriation of Roman political thought offers a plural conception of political foundation that challenges the nationalism of Hegel and Heidegger. The lecture will take place on Friday, April 26 from 4:30–6:00pm in Cuneo 302.
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  Philosophy Department Colloquium: "Epistemic Rehabilitation: From Suspicion to Hopeful Inquiry"

  Please join us for a Philosophy Colloquium on April 19th! Amber Bowen (Notre Dame/Eastern University) and A.K. Flowerree (Notre Dame/TTU) will be presenting on their co-authored paper "Epistemic Rehabilitation." This event will be held from 3-5 PM on April 19th in Cuneo Hall, Room 210. It is free to attend, and all are welcome to join! A reception will follow the event in the Crown Center Third Floor Lobby. We hope to see you there! This event is sponsored by the Loyola Department of Philosophy.
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  "Kinesthesia 'in action'": A Talk by Dr. Susanne Ravn

  The Loyola Phenomenology Research Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Susanne Ravn for the upcoming Phenomenology Talk. Dr. Ravn is joining us from the University of Southern Denmark. She will be giving a talk entitled "Kinesthesia 'in action': a Critically Loaded Phenomenological Approach for Analyzing the Dynamic Qualities of Movement." The talk will take place April 5, 2024, on the 4th floor of the Information Commons from 3-5 PM. A reception will follow in the lobby outside of the Philosophy Department on the third floor of Crown Center. We hope to see you there!
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  "This is The Way," a new podcast from Dr. Richard Kim

  Dr. Richard Kim of the Department of Philosophy has recently launched a new podcast on Chinese Philosophy. We invite you to check it out! Announcing a new podcast on Chinese Philosophy, "This Is The Way," co-hosted by Dr. Richard Kim (Loyola Chicago) and Dr. Justin Tiwald (Hong Kong University) "This Is The Way" is a podcast on Chinese philosophy, exploring philosophical themes by reflecting on significant Chinese texts and through interviews with scholars of Chinese thought. We aim to offer discussions that are informative and accessible to a broad audience.
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  Philosophy Course Offerings for Fall 2024

  The Philosophy course offerings for Fall 2024 have been released. A number of Philosophy courses fulfill the Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements for Philosophical Knowledge and Inquiry. Click here to learn more, or visit our course offerings page!

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