In Memoriam: Dr. Jay Mandt

Jay (Almer) Mandt, philosophy Professor Emeritus, passed away on June 20, 2024. Services are being provided by Downing and Lahey.

Emeritus Professors Deborah Soles (left) and David Soles (right)

Emeritus Professors David Soles and Deborah Soles to present colloquium "Considerations on Loyalty"

Please join us on Thursday, September 7th, when Emeritus Professors David Soles and Deborah Soles will deliver a talk entitled "Considerations on Loyalty." The talk will begin at 3:30pm in RSC 301 (Gridley Room).

Best wishes to JS Johnson-Schwartz on her next adventure

Dr. JS Johnson-Schwartz has resigned her position at WSU. We wish her all the best in all her upcoming projects and plans.

Curtis D. Gridley

Celebrating the life of Curtis D. Gridley

Curtis D. Gridley, a great friend to the Philosophy Department, sadly passed away last month.

Schedule now available for the 41st meeting of the Kansas Philosophical Society

The schedule for the 41st Kansas Philosophical Society meeting is now available. The meeting will take place at WSU on Saturday, April 13. Click this story for the schedule and additional information about this year's meeting.

Cover art for Reclaiming Space edited by James Schwartz, Linda Billings, and Erika Nesvold

Professor Schwartz's Anthology "Reclaiming Space" Appearing March 2023

Professor James Schwartz is the lead editor of a new Oxford University Press volume, "Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration," which platforms marginalized and underrepresented perspectives on space exploration. The volume will appear in late March and is available for pre-order.

Professor Susan Castro

Professor Castro, Philosophy Chair, featured in The Sunflower

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy Susan Castro was featured in a recent article of The Sunflower.

Professor Robert Feleppa serving as Grand Marshall for WSU's 2022 Spring Commencement.

Professor Robert Feleppa retiring, granted Emeritus status

Professor Robert Feleppa, who has been a member of WSU's Philosophy Department since 1980, retired following the Spring 2022 semester, and was granted Emeritus status.

Professor Patrick Bondy

Professor Bondy to speak about rational persuasion on April 8

Professor Patrick Bondy will deliver a Zoom lecture entitled "Can Rational Persuasion be Epistemically Paternalistic?" on April 8 at 2:00pm for the University of Windsor's Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric.

Dr. Radebaugh to give two lectures on the Champlain Tower collapse

Dr. Radebaugh's talk, “Champlain Tower Collapse in Surfside Florida, 2021: The Canary in the Coal Mine?” will be delivered at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m on March 9 at Ahlberg Hall (Room 201). He will discuss the conundrum faced by the engineers who were charged with determining whether the building was safe or not. The event is free and open to the public.