Philosophy
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UCSC to showcase UC-wide research in Humanities at Museum of Art & History
The UC Santa Cruz Institute of Humanities Research will host the 2nd annual gathering of the UC Society of Fellows in the Humanities on April 21, at the Museum of Art and History. A free public event, it will showcase the exceptional research efforts underway in the field of Humanities–both at UCSC and throughout the…
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Ethics lecture examines moral boundaries of scientific research
“Advances in Biotechnology and Medicine: Stretching the Moral Boundaries” is just the beginning of a new series of ethics lectures that will be presented by the UCSC Humanities Division.
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UCSC philosophy students win regionals in national Ethics Bowl competition
A team of UCSC philosophy students won first place this past weekend at the California Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament held in Chico, qualifying them to compete in the National Ethics competition on March 4 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Two UCSC humanities professors win President’s Research Fellowships
Two UC Santa Cruz professors have won UC President’s Research Fellowships in the Humanities. Noriko Aso, assistant professor of history, and John Bowin, assistant professor of philosophy, are among 15 fellows selected for 2008-2009.
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UC Santa Cruz professor investigates the extraordinary power of insults
What kind of injury is an insult? Is its infliction determined by the insulter or the insulted? What does it reveal about the character of both parties, as well as the character of society and its conventions? What is its role in social and legal life? How ready should we be to forgive? Those questions…
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UCSC to host weeklong philosophy conference on Wittgenstein
More than 40 scholars from across the country and abroad will gather at UCSC the week of June 21-28 for a conference on philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and his significance for contemporary philosophy of mind. The event will be hosted by UCSC associate professor of philosophy Daniel Guevara and assistant professor of philosophy Jonathan Ellis. “Wittgenstein…
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Assistant philosophy professor awarded President’s Research Fellowship
Assistant professor of philosophy Abraham Stone has been awarded a UC President’s Research Fellowship in the Humanities grant of $25,000. Stone joined the UCSC Philosophy Department in 2005. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University in 2000 and spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow in Israel, as well as four years as…
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to present annual Maitra Lecture at UC Santa Cruz
Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen will deliver the sixth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 7, at the Music Center Recital Hall. He will speak on the topic: “The Tyranny of Identity.” The lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a screening of renowned Indian director Satyajit Ray’s…