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Fort Lewis College Philosophy Club

The philosophy club is a student organization promoting philosophical discussion outside of class. Students meet twice each month to discuss a wide variety of philosophical issues. Meetings are open to anyone with an interest in philosophy.

Club Officers for 2015-16

Sean Conte, President
Weston Ellis, Vice-President
Tyler Jimenez, Treasurer
Michael Walker, Public Relations

A Selected Sample of Past Presentations

"The Intelligent Design Debate," Dr. Martin Curd, Purdue University (2009)
"Is Epistemic Self-Reliance an Ideal?" Dr. Linda Zagzebski, University of Oklahoma (2011)
"Do we have a Moral Obligation to Obey the Law?" Dr. Peter Markie, University of Missouri (2011)
"De-fusing the Darwinian Dilemma," Dr. Christina van Dyke, Calvin College (2012)
"On Pridelessness" Dr. Jeremy Fischer, University of Calgary (2012)
“Skeptical Religion: What it Means and Why it Matters,” Dr. J.L. Schellenberg, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada (2013)
"Do We Have Souls?" Dr. Eric Olson, University of Sheffield, UK (2014)
"Minimizing Marriage," Dr. Elizabeth Brake, Arizona State University (2015)

View a detailed list of previous presentations.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Dugald Owen, Associate Professor of Philosophy
215 Noble Hall
970-247-7229
owen_d@fortlewis.edu

Philosophy Club Social Media

Academic Year 2015-16 Schedule

2016-17 Philosophy Club Schedule

Spring 2017

Monday, March 27: 4-5:30 pm, Vellecito Room, Student Union. Dr. Sarah Wright is scheduled, for a talk on "Humility and Epistemic Injustice".

Monday, March 20: 7-8:30 pm, Senate Chambers, Student Union. Dr. Steve Meyers will visit with guests in a talk on "Ockham, Kuhn, Keats: The Role of Aesthetics in Scientific Theory".

Monday, February 20: 7-8:30 pm, Senate Chambers, Student Union. Dr. Devin Frank will engage students with "Theories of Truth".

Monday, February 6: 7-8:30 pm, Senate Chambers, Student Union. Dr. Cory Pillen discusses the "Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics".

Monday, January 23: 7-8:30 pm, Senate Chambers, Student Union. Dr. Dugald Owen speaks on "Skepticism Rejected".

Fall 2016

Monday, November 7: 7-8:30 pm, Senate Chambers, Student Union. Dr. Fred Elbert, guest speaker, will discuss "Abortion, Wealth Redistribution, and Uncertainty".

Monday, October 24: 7-8:30 pm, Senate Chambers, Student Union. Dr. Rebecca Austin, FLC Anthropology Department guest speaker, with the subject "Environmental Justice".

Monday, October 10: 7-8:30 pm, Colorado Room, Student Union. Student-led discussion on intellectual property rights: Can We Own Ideas?

Monday, September 26: Time TBA. Art Building Gallery. Guest Speaker Dr. Chad Colby will discuss the "Interpretation of Art"

Monday, September 12: 7-8:30 pm Senate Chambers. "Plato's Critique of Democracy" Philosophy Club Student led Discussion of the democratic process of selecting officials and deciding government policy.

Spring 2016

Wednesday, April 20: 3-4:30. "Formulating Moral Objectivity," Dr. Elizabeth Tropman, Colorado State University."

Monday, April 4: 7-8:30 Senate Chambers. "A Defense of Corporate Personhood," Dr. Justin McBrayer, Associate Professor of Philosophy at FLC.

Monday, March 28: 7-8:30 Senate Chambers. "On the Philosophy of Law," Dr. Michael Dichio, Assistant Professor of Political Science at FLC.

Monday, February 29: 7-8:30 Senate Chambers. "Our Obligations to the Environment," Dr. Sarah Roberts-Cady, Professor of Philosophy at FLC.

Monday, February 15: 7-8:30 Senate Chambers. "Environmental Ethics from the Political Science Perspective," Dr. Brad Clark, Associate Professor of Political Science at FLC.

Monday, February 1: 7-8:30 Senate Chambers. "The Ethics of Opiates: Is the Treatment Worse than the Pain?" Dr. Kip Boyd, Medical Administrator, Mercy Hospital, Durango.

Monday, January 18: 7-8:30 Jones Hall 140. "The Viability of Democracy," a discussion led by Philosophy Majors.