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Prof. Sedgwick gives Distinguished Professor Lecture

This past year Professor Sally Sedgwick was named an LAS Distinguished Professor. She marked the occasion by giving a public lecture (“Our All-Too-Human Hegelian Agency”) on Oct 29. It was a great chance…

Philosophy Graduate Students Sweep Awards

Graduate students in the philosophy department had a great year in the competition for awards from the graduate college. Tiziana Vistarini won a Outstanding Thesis award. William D’Alessandro won a Chancellor’s Graduate Research…

New Undergraduate Advisor for Philosophy

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has an undergraduate advisor for philosophy, Albert Hernandez (http://philosophy.las.uic.edu/philosophy/people/staff). Students who wish to declare a philosophy major or minor should get in touch with Mr Hernandez.…

Prof. Sedgwick's New Book Reviewed

Prof. Sally Sedgwick’s recent book, “Hegel’s Critique of Kant: From Dichotomy to Identity”, has been reviewed in a number of places, including: MIND, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Kantian Review, British Journal of the History…

End of the year party for undergraduate majors

On May 1st we held our end of the year party to congratulate graduating majors and their families. The Grover undergraduate prize was awarded to Brie Madrid and Licia O’Neil. Tim Crew-Anderson, a…

Fleischacker's New Book

Prof. Fleischacker has published a new book, entitled “What is Enlightenment?”. It appears in Routledge’s “Kant’s Questions” series.

Faculty Presentation Roundup

Over the break, Daniel Sutherland gave a talk  in Tel Aviv, Nick Hugget gave talks in Berlin and Cape Town,  Marya Schechtman participated in a workshop in Amsterdam, and Sam Fleischaker gave talks…