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Hübner's winning article from the Journal of the History of Philosophy gives a new reading of Spinoza’s claim that minds and bodies are “one and the same thing.”
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On Thursday, March 16, join the Cornell community to make a difference for students on Cornell Giving Day.
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John M. Doris reflected on his book "Character Trouble: Undisciplined Essays on Moral Agency and Personality" during a recent book talk.
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Qiu Lin, a Postdoctoral Associate in the Sage School of Philosophy, sees the History of Philosophy as an area that contains questions which are inherently interesting, whether you have a background in philosophy or not.
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When Alex “Arc” Kocurek, Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Sage School of Philosophy isn’t hiking or playing with his adorable cat Naomi, he’s working at the intersection of linguistic, logical, and metaphysical philosophy.
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Kim Montpelier ‘24, Austin Manning ‘24 and Shanzai Ikhlas ‘24 won fellowships through the classics department.
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How do you decide if a person in a difficult situation has acted criminally or not? John Doris reveals patterns in our moral judgments.
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Philosophy major Ariane Bowers '23 was one of more than 700 students awarded bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the university’s 20th recognition ceremony for December graduates on Dec. 18.
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'Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy.'
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What are the preconditions for moral judgment? In what matters may we be held morally agentic, culpable, or responsible as the true architect of our own actions? In what manner do humor and its determinants find themselves inextricably bound to such moral questions, and our ability to realize fundamental relational resilience, mutual vulnerability and health in the most essential of our human connections? How might we endure the tremendous sufferings of existence together, leaning on humanity in true universal affiliation?
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After two successful books on misogyny and gender politics, Associate Professor Kate Manne of the Sage School of Philosophy is embarking on a new project: analyzing fatphobia.
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Professor Rachana Kamtekar did not choose Classical Philosophy. Classical Philosophy chose her. She first encountered Ancient Greek philosophy as a Freshman in a Western Civilizations Class, in an argument, from Plato’s Republic V, that some objects are opinable and others knowable.
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The Sage School of Philosophy announces with great sadness the death on September 3, 2022, of the brilliant and much beloved Sydney S. Shoemaker, Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy Emeritus.
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Remembered as a powerful thinker and brilliant teacher, Shoemaker contributed to the outstanding reputation of Cornell philosophy during the second half of the twentieth century,
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Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Shaun Nichols, professor of philosophy and director of the cognitive science major in the College of Arts and Sciences, compares high-minded philosophical systems to the ways people approach everyday problems. Like picking wild blueberries.
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A group of students, including some Nexus Scholars, is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.
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Toni Alimi’s book project, “Slaves of God,” delves deep into the Augustine cannon, explaining the philosopher’s reasons for justifying slavery.
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Students spent the semester working with local non-profits addressing issues from migrant family justice to food insecurity to sustainable agriculture.
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Since 2004, Cornell’s Sage School of Philosophy has been the beneficiary of the Karp Fund for the study of ancient philosophy, endowed by Jack Karp ‘58 to honor his parents for their unwavering support of his education.
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Dr. Monima Chadha (Monash University) will be the Sage School of Philosophy’s first Jack Karp Fellow, in Fall 2022.
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Tad Brennan, Professor of Ancient Greek Philosophy at the Sage School of Philosophy as well as Professor of Classics, is morally invested in allowing ancient thinkers, such as Plato and Aristotle, to be heard more clearly.
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Humanities students studying an array of topics presented their work at the A.D. White House.
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Scott MacDonald, Professor at the Sage School of Philosophy and Norma K. Regan Professor in Christian Studies, loves jazz, and he finds philosophy to be similar to jazz.
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Karolina Hübner, Associate Professor in the Sage School of Philosophy as well as the Himan Brown Fellow for the Jewish Studies Program at Cornell, is a leading scholar in Early Modern Philosophy.
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The College has awarded seven New Frontier Grants totaling $1.25 million to faculty members pursuing critical developments in areas across sciences and humanities.
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Ariane Bowers is a philosophy major.
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Philosophy professor Kate Manne calls the draft decision "a heartbreaking step back for the rights of women, and anyone who can get pregnant, in America today."
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Ishaan Jhaveri '17 M.Eng '18 and Anna Grace Lee '20 were named New York Times Newsroom Fellows for 2022-23.
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On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
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The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has announced its spring grants for faculty.
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From a nanoscale “brobot” flexing its muscles to a discussion of the artistry of scientific images, participants at a March 9 event got an up-close look at how quantum science and nanotechnology are shaping our lives.
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Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
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Cambridge University Press called upon Prof. Derk Pereboom to write a definitive overview of research on the free will debate.
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The major combines interests in philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics and neurobiology and behavior.
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The event will explore the nanoscale and quantum innovations shaping our future. You can join online at eCornell!
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Humanities doctoral students begin their programs with an area of interest. This focus narrows as dissertation research progresses until, by the end of a doctoral program, it narrows to the point that students see only a path to a faculty or research career. To broaden their view, the Graduate School’s Careers Beyond Academia has expanded its programs to illuminate many more possible careers.
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In a New York Times op-ed, Kate Manne, associate professor of philosophy, writes about personal and philosophical pressures placed on body image.
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A $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.
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The program connects undergraduates in A&S with opportunities to work side by side on research with Cornell faculty from across the College.
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President Martha E. Pollack shares some updates from across the Cornell community.
The Nexus Scholars program will leverage the student-to-faculty ratio and the vibrant research enterprise in A&S to expand opportunities for students, while also enhancing the culture of collaborative scholarship at Cornell.
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In his newest book, Wrongdoing and the Moral Emotions, Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy and Ethics Derk Pereboom responds to the criticism of his view, free will skepticism (alternatively known as hard incompatibilism), that living without free will is impractical. Having articulated and defended free will skepticism in two earlier books (...
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John Doris, Peter L. Dyson Professor of Ethics in Organizations and Life at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and Professor in the Sage School of Philosophy, describes his research as falling in the intersection between “cognitive science, moral psychology, and philosophical ethics”.Starting from an early interest...
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The curriculum will offer students interdisciplinary engagement with moral psychology theory and research as well as hands-on experience applying moral psychology to practical ethical issues.
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Carlotta Pavese, Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Sage School of Philosophy, has been devoting much of her philosophical efforts to a substantial project that she calls “the project of the practical mind,” which focuses on explaining skillfulness and analyzing the different conditions for skillful action. This inquiry into the basis of...
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Shaun Nichols, Professor at the Sage School of Philosophy and Director of the Cognitive Sciences program at Cornell, has always been puzzled by timeless problems in philosophy. “In general, I’ve been interested in almost the entire range of philosophy – the basic questions of free will, self, and the nature of morality and knowledge” says Nichols...
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A memorial for Nicholas Sturgeon, Susan Linn Sage Professor Emeritus in the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 2nd in the garden of the Andrew Dixon White House at Cornell. Those wishing to remember and honor Nick may attend in person or watch a streamed version of the event. Masks and...
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Anthony Sangiuliano is a doctoral candidate in philosophy from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After attending the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell for the strength and interdisciplinarity of the philosophy program.Read the entire interview hereWhat is your area of research and why is it...
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Miriam Shearing '56 pushed for justice for all litigants, but especially for women, children and people of color in a justice system that is sometimes biased against them.
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