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College of Liberal Arts Philosophy students are challenged by their professors to explore life’s biggest questions about god, health, disease, free will and more. Here, we explore the big questions about the lives and academic and professional careers of our students, alumni and faculty. Read their stories and contact us if you have a Temple Philosophy story that needs to be shared. The program is locally rooted in the cultural center that is Philadelphia, but its global reach touches European and Greek philosophy and so much more. Follow along as the Department of Philosophy scrutinizes life’s great mysteries in pursuit of greater answers.
Nordev Prize Winners
The winner of this year’s Nordev prize for the best graduate student preliminary examination essay is Max Engleman for his paper "Reassessing Dilthey's Social Ontology.” The runners-up are Yining Wu for her paper "The Unconditioned in Naturphilosophie: Schelling’s reception from Kant’s third Critique” and Manasa Gopakumar for her paper "Is Racial Ignorance the Same as Racial Ideology." Congratulations Max, Yining, and Manasa!
Hammer's new book, USA: A Superpower in Crisis, explores the social and political divisions in the United States. It discusses the historical and economic conditions of these divisions, the rise of right-wing populism, and the state of American democracy. It's less than sanguine about its subject, but not without hope. It is currently the second best selling book in Norway!
The Italian Program (Department of French, German, Italian and Slavic) is proud to collaborate with the CHAT - Center for the Humanities, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University in celebrating 700 years from the death of the celebrated Italian poet, Dante Alighieri. Please join us for a year-long celebration, and stay tuned for more information.
Dante Alighieri: 1265-1321
Philosophy and the Climate Crisis: 2021 Conference
Please join us for the 2021 Philosophy and the Climate Crisis Conference. The conference will be taking place virtually at Temple June 11-12, 2021. Visit the Philosophy and the Climate Crisis Conference webpage for full details and registration dates.
Kristin Gjesdal's Book Published
Professor Kristin Gjesdal's book, The Drama of History: Ibsen, Hegel, Nietzsche has just been published by Oxford University Press.
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