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Virtual Roundtable on Education and COVID-19

How has COVID-19 affected all education levels? Hear perspectives from educators, parents, administrators, students, and community advocates who will discuss hardships, losses, successes, and everything in between! We welcome students of all ages, parents, educators, and community members to join us. There will be short presentations by the panelists, followed by a moderated discussion.

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Ethics and Education in the Age of Accountability

...s event is hosted and sponsored by the uf center for the humanities and the public sphere.

Instructors’ Course Descriptions for Spring 2024

The following descriptions of courses being offered by the Philosophy Department in Spring 2024 were submitted by the course instructors (with the exception of bracketed descriptions “[ ]” which are from the course catalog). Specific information regarding the dates, times, and locations of these courses may be found in the Registrar’s official Schedule of Courses […]

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Dr. Dipesh Chakrabarty, “Why a New Philosophical Anthropology?”

Dr. Chakrabarty (University of Chicago) will seek to explain why making a distinction between the globe and the planet as humanist categories calls for a new philosophical anthropology. This talk is part of the Scales of Belonging speakers series sponsored by the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere.

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Ethics on Tap: Community Conversation on Gentrification

Come join us for a night of socially-distanced discussion on the ethical issues raised by gentrification in the Gainesville community. This event is free and open to members of the UF and Gainesville communities.

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Ethics Café: Let’s Talk About Consent

The Intersections Group on Ethics in the Public Sphere has organized an upcoming Virtual Ethics Café on Consent that will be held on March 4, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Ethics Cafés provide an organized forum for wrestling with difficult issues in a friendly, civil setting. Bring an open mind, a willingness to listen and share, and a desire to learn with and from the members of your community.

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Instructors’ Course Descriptions for Spring 2021

The following descriptions of courses being offered by the Philosophy Department in Spring 2021 were submitted by the course instructors. Specific information regarding the dates, times, and formats of these courses may be found in the Registrar’s official Schedule of Courses for Spring 2021. 2000-Level Courses PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy — Dr. Borges The […]

Instructors’ Course Descriptions for Fall 2020

The following descriptions of courses being offered by the Philosophy Department in Fall 2020 were submitted by the course instructors. Exceptions are descriptions in braces {…}, which have been adopted from the Undergraduate Catalogue (students desiring further information regarding the specific content of courses with bracketed descriptions are advised to contact the instructors directly). Specific information […]

‘A Coming Out of Ourselves’: Knowing Our Place in Racial Justice

Dr. Christopher Lebron (Johns Hopkins) Racial injustice has remained a stubborn feature of American society. One reason for its persistence is that everyday Americans fail to understand…… the problem of racial injustice as a lived experience. In his talk, Dr. Lebron will explore the uses of moral imagination to expand white Americans’ awareness of racial inequality […]

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ETHICS CAFE on: Wealth Inequality

NOTE: This event was cancelled due to the pandemic. 7:00-8:30 in The Thomas Center (302 NE 6th Ave) Wrestle with hard questions in a friendly, civil setting. No previous training is necessary. Ethics Cafes is organized by UF Intersections on Ethics in the Public Sphere.

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41st Annual Ancient Philosophy Workshop

Keynote Speaker: Dr. KATJA VOGT (Columbia). This event is sponsored by the UF Dept of Philosophy, the Dept of Classics and the UF Center for the Humanities in the Public Sphere.

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