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Consider Philosophy
Fall 2024

Study public philosophy, logic, ethics, compassion, contemporary feminism, and much more…

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“This, I believe, is the greatest gift given to me by the philosophy department at USM: providing me the opportunity to put my deepest and most fundamental beliefs to the test of argumentation and to emerge with a clearer understanding of myself and the world around me.”
— William Harper, Philosophy Alum

Read about William’s experience taking the optional senior thesis course.

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Meet the 2023 Mackensen Award in Philosophy Recipient

Congratulations to Zaid Shaikh, who was chosen for the Mackensen Award in Philosophy. The award is given to an outstanding senior student, based on academic excellence, outstanding service, and quality of philosophical writing. Read about Zaid’s journey in philosophy through the link below.

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Professors Murphy and Ebben on Pedagogy and Environmental GenAI Awarness

Professor of Philosophy, Julien Murphy, and Associate Professor of Communication, Maureen Ebben, published an article for Geneva Graduate Institute’s NORRAG Global Education Centre’s Policy Insights AI and Digital Inequities.

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Johann Bernhard Basedow and the Transformation of Modern Education

Professor Louden’s book, Johann Bernhard Basedow and the Transformation of Modern Education, is discussed in this international Zoom roundtable.

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“We cannot learn philosophy; for where is it, who is in possession of it, and how shall we recognize it? We can only learn to philosophize, that is, to exercise the talent of reason, in accordance with its universal principles, on certain actually existing attempts at philosophy, always, however, reserving the right of reason to investigate, to confirm, or to reject these principles in their very sources..”
— Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Critique of Pure Reason (1781)
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A pie chart shows aspects of environmental generative AI awarness education including human health, ethics; carbon emissions, international labor rights.

March 27, 2024

Professors Murphy And Ebben on Pedagogy and AI’s Environmental Impact
The Double Shift; book by Professor Jason Read cover features line drawings of Spinoza and Marx in portrait.

January 17, 2024

The Double Shift: On the Politics of Work – Book Release with Jason Read
Dr. Martin Hägglund delivers a speech titled "Thinking Ecological Responsibility: Marx and Species Being" as the inaugural entry in the Louden Family Lecture Series.

November 28, 2023

Making a philosophical case for environmental protection
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March 20, 2023

Dr. Yishai Cohen to Publish in Journal of the American Philosophical Association
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March 20, 2023

Professors Murphy and Ebben Edit Forthcoming issue of Learning, Media and Technology
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February 10, 2023

USM Philosophy Professor Joins the Hotel Bar Sessions Podcast