The Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) was launched with support from the American Philosophical Association and Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State. Its aim is to foster collaboration among philosophers and ethicists who study policing, with the goal of connecting their work to ongoing policy debates. Prof. Hunt’s paper, “Police Interrogation and Fraudulent Epistemic Environments,” was selected for the 3PI Best Paper Award for its exhibition of philosophical originality while highlighting the policy implications of its arguments.   The $1,000 prize […]

Dr. Luke Hunt writes essay on self-deception and self-imposed suffering for the American Philosophical Association. Link to essay below:

David Ware’s paper, “A Bright-line Definition Vagueness in the law and its impacts on defining torture,” has been published in the University of North Carolina undergraduate philosophy journal, Aperto Animo.  David’s paper began as a term paper in Dr. Hunt’s PHL 442 course: “Ticking Time Bombs: Philosophy and National Security.” https://philosophy.unc.edu/undergraduate/aperto-animo/ 

Dr. Torin Alter was interviewed about his new book, “The Matter of Consciousness: From the Knowledge Argument to Russellian Monism” for a podcast on new books in philosophy. Link to interview:  https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/philosophy