Recent News
The 2020 Philosophy Department Student Essay Contest is now open!
Feb 25, 2020
Please see the department website for rules and submission guidelines (https://philosophy.calpoly.edu/students/essay-contest/rules).
Research Workshop: "Enslaved by Freedom: Obedience and Choice in the Work of Étienne de Boétie and Ralph Waldo Emerson"
Feb 10, 2020
Chris Morales
Friday, March 6, 2020 12:10-2:00 pm in Clyde P. Fisher Science Hall 033-0287
Speaker: Dr. Anna Flaherty, SIU School of Medicine
Feb 6, 2020
Transcending the Gender Binary: The Science and Philosophy of Transgender Medicine
Friday, February 21, 2020 from 11:00-4:00 pm
38-121 (Science and Mathematics)
Dr. Anna Flaherty
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Resident, c/o 2021
Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine
Cal Poly Philosophy alum, 2010
www.annaflahertymd.com/about.html
Pronouns: they, them, their.
Research Workshop: "Joint Action, Development, and the Boundaries of Human Agency"
Oct 22, 2019
Daniel Story
Friday, November 15, 2019 from 12:10 – 2:00 PM in Bldg 22, Rm 210 (English Building)
Research Workshop: "You Would Do That"
Oct 2, 2019
Brian Looper (UCSB Philosophy grad student)
Friday, October 25, 2019 from 12:10 - 2:00 pm in 22-210 (English bldg)
Philosophy Department Fall Reception
Sep 24, 2019
Thursday, October 3 2019
11:00 am - Noon
3-204 (Business)
Research Workshop on "The Eligibility of Rule Utilitarianism"
Jul 31, 2019
David Mokriski (UCSB Grad Student)
Friday, May 17th from 12:10-2 PM in 22-210 (English bldg)
Research Workshop on "What is Justified Certainty?"
Apr 19, 2019
Arnel Blake Batoon (UCSB Grad Student)
Friday, April 19th from 12:10-2 PM in 22-210 (English bldg)
Open House: Ethics Bowl Mock Debate
Apr 13, 2019
See our Nationally Ranked Cal Poly Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Team In Action!
Open House Saturday, April 13th
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Bldg 26 Rm 223
For Open House our nationally ranked Ethics Bowl Team is hosting a mock debate, fielding audience questions, and providing information to prospective students interested in learning more about Ethics Bowl. We welcome all to come to the Mock Ethics Bowl event.Put our very own nationally ranked ethical debate team to the test! The flyer for the event is found here.
2019 Student Symposium
Mar 8, 2019
Join us on the afternoon of Friday, March 8, 2019 for the 2019 Winter Student Symposium.
Friday, March 8, 2019
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Building 38, Rm 121 (Math & Science)