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Work in Progress: Soyarslan on Spinoza’s Solitude

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Jun 17, 2024

Karey Harwood Named Associate Head

Karey Harwood, associate professor of Religious Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS), has been appointed as associate head of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State. She assumes her new role on July 1, 2024. Harwood joined NC State in 2003 after earning her Ph.D. from the Graduate Division of Religion at… 
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Mar 28, 2024

What are the Risks and Rewards of Autonomous Vehicles?

Four faculty scholars offer insights on the economic, moral and social consequences autonomous vehicles pose. 
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Mar 25, 2024

Stephen Puryear Named Department Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has named Stephen Puryear head of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, effective July 1. 
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Mar 11, 2024

Bykova on German Idealism and the War in Ukraine

Professor Marina Bykova shares her thoughts on the contemporary relevance of German Idealism and on the War in Ukraine. 

Dec 12, 2023

John Carroll Retires

After serving for over 28 years at NC State, John Carroll, professor of philosophy, is retiring on January 1, 2024. 
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Dec 6, 2023

Philosophy and Religious Studies Head Michael Pendlebury Retires

After 20 years as head of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Michael Pendlebury is retiring, effective Jan. 1, 2024. 

Dec 4, 2023

Rutgers Professor Gives World Philosophy Day Lecture on Stories and Selves

The speaker at NC State University’s seventh World Philosophy Day Lecture was Elisabeth Camp of Rutgers University, whose title was “Stories and Selves: A Twisted Love Story about the Meaning of Life.” 
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Dec 1, 2023

To Help Autonomous Vehicles Make Moral Decisions, Researchers Ditch the ‘Trolley Problem’

The goal of the new research is to help autonomous vehicles make “good” decisions. Corresponding author and associate professor in the Science, Technology and Society program Veljko Dubljević helps explain. 

Sep 6, 2023

New Faculty in Philosophy

Two scholars with different areas of expertise joined NC State’s continuing faculty in philosophy as assistant professors in August 2023. 
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Jun 5, 2023

Work in Progress: Soyarslan on Spinoza’s Solitude

In this article Sanem Soyarslan, associate professor of philosophy, discusses some of her current work on Spinoza’s account of the philosophical life.