What we're up to
SPRING 2026
Department events
FEBRUARY 2026
3 First Tuesday bagels
3 Sophomore information session
14 Night Owls — Making Yourself Beautiful
MARCH 2026
3 First Tuesday bagels
27 Sophomore welcome
APRIL 2026
7 First Tuesday bagels
11 Night Owls — AI and the Future of Humanity
MAY 2026
5 First Tuesday bagels
23 Senior reception
STUDENT NEWS
Philosophy Major, Nina Sablan '27, presented their paper "How, according to Spinoza, is happiness achieved?" at the 2026 GPPC conference, April 18.
Philosophy Major, Jamie Zhang '27, presented their paper "A Justification of Marx's Position on Rights" at the 2026 GPPC conference, April 18.
Philosophy Minor, Maddy Posner '28, presented their paper "Cruel Optimism and the Good Life: Where Spinoza, Berlant, and Rooney Meet" at the 2026 GPPC conference, April 18.
Philosophy Major, Duncan Wall '26, will have his Senior French Horn Recital on Saturday, Feb 28, at 3:00pm in Lang Music Concert Hall.
Philosophy Major, Elan Nadelman '26, talks about his Music Minor.
FACULTY NEWS
April 15 — Professor Baker received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow
Feb 28 — Professor Thomason will participate in the Despair Sanctuary at Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY
Mar 12 — Professor Picascia will participate in the Asian Philosophical Traditions lecture series presented by Scripps College Humanities Institute.
Oct 3–4 Professor Lorraine is hosting a workshop on Deleuze.
Nov 14–15 Professor Thomason is hosting the ENAKS meeting/conference.
Dec 5 - Professor Picascia is presenting a paper on doubt in Indian philosophy at the Columbia University Seminar on Comparative Philosophy.
Dec 12–14 Professor Berinstein is coordinating a conference "The Subjective Dimension of Experience" at the University of Pittsburgh.
Professor Berinstein's paper “Accounting for Tastes: On the Epistemic Significance of Affective Character” was accepted to Philosophical Studies.
Fall 2025
Department events
OCTOBER 2025
7 First Tuesday bagels
25 Night Owls — Professor Baumann will be discussing “Would Immortality Be Good?”
NOVEMBER 2025
4 First Tuesday bagels
20 World Philosophy Day, department breakfast
DECEMBER 2025
2 First Tuesday bagels
16 Student Study Break Social
