News

Apr 24, 2020

Soyarslan Wins Junior Faculty Award

Sanem Soyarslan, assistant professor of philosophy, has received this year’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in the Humanities from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in recognition of her exceptional scholarship, teaching and service.

Apr 9, 2020

Talking About How We Talk About the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

How are we thinking (and writing) about AI? And why does it matter? NC State's philosophy and interdisciplinary studies researchers weigh in.

Mar 26, 2020

Top Students Win Department Prizes

The NC State Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies celebrated the academic achievements of its top seniors at its annual Student Awards Reception on March 4. Two awards were presented by faculty members who had worked closely with the award winners.

Feb 11, 2020

Religion, the Cyborg, and the Digital Future of Humanity

Sylvester Johnson of Virginia Tech presented NC State’s annual Impact of Religion Lecture on February 6. His title was “Of Matter and the Spirit: Religion, the Cyborg, and the Digital Future of Humanity.”

Dec 2, 2019

Know-It-All Society

NC State University’s fifth World Philosophy Day Lecture was given on the afternoon of Thursday, November 21, 2019. The speaker was Michael Patrick Lynch of the University of Connecticut, who spoke on the topic “Know-It-All Society: Digital Culture, Political Fragmentation and Democracy.”

Sep 30, 2019

Conference on Grounding and Its Applications

NC State University’s Logic and Cognitive Science Initiative hosted a conference on grounding and its applications in Withers Hall on September 27-28.

Aug 21, 2019

Ferguson Publishes Book on African American Philosophy

Bloomsbury Academic has recently published a ground-breaking book on African American Philosophers and Philosophy by Stephen C. Ferguson II, associate professor of philosophy at NC State, and John H. McClendon III, professor of philosophy at Michigan State University.

Jun 7, 2019

In Brief: More News From the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Some further news from the department is presented briefly here.

Jun 7, 2019

Work In Progress: Jason Bivins on Religious Discontent with American Politics

In this article, Jason Bivins, professor of religious studies, discusses his ongoing work on his fourth book, "Embattled Majority: 'Religion' and Its Despisers in America."

Jun 7, 2019

Looking Back: Department News From the Past

The present and the future are rooted in the past. This column features some department news from the past fifty years.