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Christopher
Morris Joins Department
It was the late 1960s, and Christopher Morris found himself caught up
in the spirit of the era: complex issues like war and abortion were gnawing
at his mind. Over three decades later, Morris can distinctly attribute
the inception of his career in philosophy to these turbulent times...
Peter Carruthers New Chair With all his experience and accomplishments, it is hard to believe that
Peter Carruthers did not start out with any sort of plan as to what he
hoped to achieve when he first began studying philosophy...
Brent Blackwelder Named Distinguished Alumnus Once in a while, you hear about someone who seems to embody all the
good aspects of philosophy, who has been eminently successful outside the
academy with a background in philosophy, someone who puts beyond question
the value of a philosophical education. Dr. Brent Blackwelder is one remarkable
such person...
Maggie McEleney: Artist-Alumna Naturally when I was assigned the story, I attempted to wrangle a trip
down south to meet Maggie McEleney in person at her New Orleans studio.
However, times being hard, and the department not being inclined to buy
me a plane ticket, a phone call had to suffice. A gentle voice answered,
with what sounded to my foreign ears to be a slight southern drawl ...
Reading Pictures: Aesthetics Meets Technology How
are we to read pictures? While many of us might reply, "We aren't,"
or, "Any way we want to," Professor John Brown is exploring technologies
that present real challenges to these skeptical or subjectivist hypotheses.
Brown is using image-manipulating software to help clarify just what it
is that we are responding to when we say that a painting is beautiful or
that certain features of it "work." ...
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New Department Member Christopher Morris
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