The Philosophy Department will be hosting a Meet & Greet event on the Gorgas House Lawn on Monday, August 16, 2021 from 12:00pm-2:00pm. This is a chance for incoming students to meet and make some connections with faculty members in the department and potentially other students interested in Philosophy as a major or minor. Lunch

The University of Alabama's Department of Philosophy has invited Dr. Miranda Fricker (The Graduate Center, CUNY) to present a talk, "Why Is There No Right to be Forgiven?" on October 20, 2021 from 7:30pm-9:00pm in ten Hoor Hall, room 125. This event is open to the public and all are welcome. If you have any

The University of Alabama’s Department of Philosophy has invited Dr. Michael Cholbi (University of Edinburgh) to present a talk, “Who We Grieve For - and Why” on November 15, 2021 from 7:30pm-9:00pm in ten Hoor Hall, room 125. This event is open to the public and all are welcome. If you have any questions, please

The University of Alabama’s Department of Philosophy has invited Dr. Claire Finkelstein (University of Pennsylvania) to present a talk, “Presidential Accountability and the Rule of Law: Can the President Claim Immunity If He Shoots Someone On Fifth Avenue?” on March 7, 2022 from 7:30pm-9:00pm in ten Hoor Hall, room 125. This event is open to

The University of Alabama’s Department of Philosophy has invited Dr. Sandra Shapshay (The Graduate Center/Hunter College, CUNY) to present a talk, “Reckoning with Monuments: A Values-Based Framework for Public Commemorative Art” on March 24, 2022 from 7:30pm-9:00pm in ten Hoor Hall, room 125. This event is open to the public and all are welcome. If

Guest speaker Kalewold H. Kalewold (Stanford University) will be giving a public talk on April 15, 2022 from 1:00pm-3:00pm in Gallalee Hall 227. Talk title: "Philosophy of Explanation and the Use of Race in Medicine" Abstract: The biomedical race debate concerns what role, if any, race should play in medicine. Much of the debate has