Philosophy News :: Carleton College

Animal, Vegetable, Miserable

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:56:17 -0600

Gary Steiner, a philosophy professor from Bucknell University, writes an op-ed about animal welfare and the moral imperative to be vegan.

Alumni profiles have been updated

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:48:02 -0600

Rebekah Frumkin featured in Northfield News

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:45:29 -0600

Philosophy major (to be) Rebekah Frumkin was featured in the Northfield News for having a short story published in Dave Eggars' The Best American Nonrequired Reading. Fiction aficionado and philosophy prof Jason Decker is quoted in the story.

Prof. Angela Curran wins Faculty Development Grant

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:01:47 -0600

Flesh of your Flesh

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:17:13 -0600

Elizabth Kolbert, of The New Yorker, reviews Jonathan Safran Foer's book about whether we have an ethical obligation not to eat meat.

Professor Jason Decker receives Winter Break Research Grant

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:36:55 -0600

Kierkegaard on the Couch

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:11 -0500

St. Olaf philosophy professor, Gordon Marino, talks about what Kierkegaard might have to teach us about depression and despair in the New York Times.

Where the Wild Things Are

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:18:07 -0500

David Brooks of the New York Times discusses recent work in philosophy on character traits alongside a discussion of the movie Where the Wild Things Are.

Prof. Roy Elveton's new book

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:44:31 -0500

Prof. Roy Elveton's book, Sartre's Second Century, is published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Prof. Anna Moltchanova's new book

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:38:37 -0500

Prof. Anna Moltchanova's book, National Self-Determination and Justice, is published by Springer.

You’ve Got Mail

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:11:37 -0500

The New Yorker talks about the puzzle of blackmail in reference to David Letterman's recent troubles.

Wanted: Female Philosophers, in the Classroom and in the Canon

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:01:42 -0500

An interesting article from the Chronicle of Higher Education about women in philosophy.