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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 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 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.

Prof. Sterrett to give invited keynote lecture

WSU Philosophy Professor Susan Sterrett will deliver an invited keynote address at the 9th International Symposium on Scale Modeling.

Prof. Schwartz publishes on The Expanse, Lunar Emigration

Prof. Schwartz recently published chapters in two new anthologies: The Expanse and Philosophy: So Far Out Into the Darkness; and The Human Factor in the Settlement of the Moon.