The University of Colorado Denver Association for Lecturers and Instructors interviewed Dr. Brian Lisle for their Fall 2023 newsletter. In the interview, Dr. Lisle covers topics that range from his dissertation at Loyola University of Chicago, the significant changes to collegiate institutions and students he has witnessed over his career,...

What are the epistemic and ethical implications of generative A.I. and ChatGPT technologies? This talk will examine our present technological situation and will raise questions about the impact upon agency, autonomy, empathy, and our ability for free inquiry. David Hildebrand, Philosophy Professor, presented on the ethics of data and A.I...

Golub delivered the paper "Overextending Ourselves: On the Bounds of Moral Indifference and Thinknig the Less Interesting Thought" as part of the Fall 2023 CU Denver Philosophy Department Speaker Series on October 23, 2023. Abstract: This paper examines the phenomenology of extension—a cognitive-emotional act of reflection in which I ‘extend’...

The CU Denver Philosophy Department hosted guest speaker, Scott B. Ritner, of CU Boulder as he talked on "Simone Weil Against Greatness" Abstract: This talk will outlined the French philosopher, activist, and mystic, Simone Weil’s (1909-1943) anti-colonial and anti-fascist critique of greatness through a critical analysis of her political thought...

Candice Shelby gave her a talk on "Living a Whole Life Body and Soul" on 10/5/22 over Zoom for the Fresno State Ethics Center. Key metaphors inform psychological and physical health: balance, stability, rootedness, flexibility, strength, and endurance. This talk will explored those metaphors while developing insights from philosophical traditions.

Alumni Tennis Inc, performed at Denver's Civic Park back in September 2022. In case you missed their performance live, you can always check them out on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@tennismusicinc

Guest lecturer Frederick Neuhouser’s take on “How to Criticize Inequality: Lessons from Piketty” Whereas most critiques of inequality criticize disparities in wealth directly—emphasizing the evils and dangers of inequality itself—in fact, the most effective justifications for inequality have historically been indirect, proceeding from a certain conception of the right to...

The CU Denver Philosophy’s Haber Lecture Series kicked off the academic year with “The Work of Community in C.S. Pierce and Jane Addams” by Roger Ward of Georgetown College Abstract: The standard story of a community in American thinking often begins with English Puritans, and though that worldview is well...

Professor Candice Shelby recently talked to the Denverite regarding the arrests that are happening at Union Station. Read here for the full article .