University of Cincinnati, Department of Philosophy
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UC Philosophy is a PhD-granting department with strengths in philosophy of biology, language/mind/cognitive science, and aesthetics.
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Affiliate Professor Sarah Stitzlein gave a keynote at a philosophy conference about habits in Rome and became an official collaborator with the Interuniversity Center for Habit Studies “PhilHabits”!
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PhD student I-Jan Wang recently presented his paper “How Episodic Memory Masks Embodiment in Phenomenological Methods” at APPSA-LMPST in Taiwan, and another paper “Memory of Selfhood: A Methodological Critique” at the Consciousness Research Network in Thailand!
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Professor Peter Langland Hassan recently published a new paper, “The Imagery Debate Exhumed and Reanimated” in the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science!

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Congratulations to Mel Andrews who recently earned their PhD and started as postdoc fellow at Princeton University with Molly Crockett and the Center for Information Technology Policy, cross-appointed with Tania Lombrozo, the AI Lab, and the Natural & Artificial Minds Initiative!
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Professor Peter Langland Hassan just published a new paper “Inherent constraints on imagistic imagination” in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research!

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Congratulations to Zach Peck, who recently started his position as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Ramapo College of New Jersey! 🥳
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The UC Philosophy Fall newsletter is now available, featuring faculty and student highlights, upcoming events, and what our department has been up to. Consider subscribing for future newsletters that come out each semester!

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Professor Melissa Jacquart (@mjacquart.bsky.social) was the keynote speaker this summer at The Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP) Conference in Pedagogical Innovation!

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Congratulations to Collin Lucken who recently earned his PhD and started his position as Hastings Postdoctoral Scholar in AI and Humanity at Bowdoin College! 🥳

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Congratulations to Jacob Ebbs who recently earned his PhD and started his position as Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice, Law, and Behavioral Science Program within the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Russel Sage College! 🥳
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Our postdoc Kate Nicole Hoffman was a finalist for the PAMBA Prize (Philosophy of Animal Minds & Behavior Association) for her paper “Attributing Mental Disorders to Animals”, and she was invited to present it at the PAMBA conference!
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Philosophy affiliate faculty Elizabeth Lanphier (@ethicselizabeth.bsky.social) and her co-author Shannon Fyfe (@sefyfe.bsky.social) have a new open access article out in Hypatia entitled “Transformative Experiences, Anticipatory Regret, and Informed Consent”! Check it out:
Transformative Experiences, Anticipatory Regret, and Informed Consent | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Transformative Experiences, Anticipatory Regret, and Informed Consent
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This interdisciplinary initiative will advance humanities-based research into explainable, ethical, and trustworthy AI, and in partnership with the Cincinnati Ethics Center will develop AI literacy resources for K-12 and college students. (2/2)

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Exciting news! André Curtis-Trudel, Tony Chemero (@tonychemero.bsky.social), Helen Meskhidze, Andy Cullison, and Chenxing Xie have received a major NEH grant to launch an AI humanities research center at the University of Cincinnati! (1/2)
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The UC Philosophy Summer newsletter is now available, featuring faculty and student highlights, upcoming events, and what our department has been up to! Consider subscribing for future newsletters that come out each semester!

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Watch this interview with Muhammad U. Faruque about his work on the intersections of Islamic and Western philosophy, cosmopolitanism, the self, and the environment at the University of Cincinnati. Link to full video: youtu.be/YW1L5euKz3Q
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Levels of Explanation is now out with OUP—open access! It includes a chapter from Angela Potochnik (@apotochnik.bsky.social), ‘Antireductionism has Outgrown Levels’: she argues that the idea that explanations come in levels has led philosophers astray. Link below👇

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This conference focuses on new work in philosophy of memory, pairing talks by early-career researchers with commentaries by more established scholars. Talks will cover topics like memory and imagination, déjà vu, collective memory, the sense of reality, and more!

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Interested in Philosophy of Memory? The Philosophy of Memory Early Career Conference is happening online soon on May 22-23, 2025, co-organized by our PhD Student I-Jan Wang!
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Philosophy of Memory Organization
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Interested in the discussion around medical vs. neurodiversity models? Check out PhD Student Ilir Isufi’s (@ilirisufi.bsky.social) brief open peer commentary in AJOB Neuroscience: www.tandfonline.com/... #philsky