Previous Events

November 14th, 2024 at 3:30pm The University of Colorado-Denver's Philosophy Department has invited Dr. Geoff Pfeifer from Worcester Polytechnic Institute to present to our community. He will be discussing his research in a presentation titled, "Deleuze, Spinoza, the Sad Passions, and the Precarious Joy of Anti-Fascism" in Student Commons, room...

September 5th, 2024 at 3:30pm- Honi Haber Memorial Library, Plaza Building Suite M108 The University of Colorado-Denver's Philosophy Department has invited Dr. Erica Ferg and Dr. Bryan Hall from Regis University to present to our community. They have taken their expertise in Religious Studies and Philosophy to jointly research this...

October 10, 2024 at 3:30pm- Student Commons Building, ACAD-2600 The University of Colorado-Denver's Philosophy Department and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies have invited Dr. Raphael Sassower to speak for our 2024 Annual Ethics Keynote Speaker Event. Dr Sassower comes from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Philosophy Department, and will be...

The end of the semeser can be a bittersweet time for all faculty and students. Our International College of Beijing Philosophy Department colleagues held a end of year celebration to honor all of the graduating philosopy minors as well as those continuing their studies in the department. Students were also...

Does the pursuit of philosophy intrigue you but you're unsure where to start? Join us at Philosophy Talk with a Professor! Snacks and useful insight provided. Thursday May 2nd, 3:30pm. Haber Library (Plaza M108)

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...

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...

Join us as we welcome Dr. David Kim from the University of San Francisco's Philosophy department on April 28, 2022, at 3:30p. He will be discussing xenophobia as a form of civic ostracism and its distinctive effects in anti-Asian racism. In doing so, he offers a sympathetic critique of the...