Mike Ashooh

This will be a discussion of why people involve themselves in local politics, and other forms of civic engagement within their community: what it means, why they do it, what value it has, etc.

Martha Woodruff

How does Socratic citizenship by critique speak to us today? How might (ironic) Socratic wisdom (“I know that I do not know”) help us with learning? Why did Martin Luther King invoke Socrates and call for “non-violent gadflies” in civil rights work?

Paloma Wallace

IA discussion of the similarities between man’s subjugation of woman and humankind’s control over nature and how the two are connected.

Caroline and Mark Usher

Is farming the best job for a philosopher? What is the relationship between head work and hand work? Is the kind of problem solving a farmer engages in akin to philosophical thinking? What is a “land ethic”? This informal gathering on site at Works & Days Farm…

A Different Voice

A philosophical examination of and discussion about social expectations of men.

Oliver Minshall

This talk explores the need for a universal welfare that covers all non-workers through the lens of child benefits, revealing why our support for children should commit us to support all nonworking people. Objections to the feasibility and desirability of a universal welfare state will be covered, and there will be time for questions at the end.

Patrick Standen

There is a distinctively epistemic type of injustice, in which someone is wronged specifically in their capacity as a knower, by not listening or undermining the other's claims to knowledge. Come find out how philosophy can be a useful tool for social change by learning how to listen.

Sarah Stroud

A guileless American arrives in the shadowy world of postwar Vienna and soon finds he must navigate a moral maze. Does he do so successfully? The Third Mancompels reflection on the moral significance of friendship, loyalty, and betrayal.

Infinite Culcleasure

What do power and authority have to do with teaching? How are they different from each other and/or similar? A fun musical video from many years ago provides an opportunity for a lighter conversation about how power dynamics play out in the classroom.

Eric Lindstrom, Chapman Matis, and Eleanor McDowell

Sir Philip Sidney said the poet "nothing affirmeth, and therefore never lieth." We say that in free verse poetry, anything goes. What ways do we have to think about truth in poetry? Do those ways amount to philosophy?

Kate Nolfi

A philosophical discussion exploring questions about protesting injustice: What is involved in standing against injustice? What forms can genuine protest take? When and why might we, as individuals, have a duty to protest injustice?

Randall Harp and Juniper Lovato

This will be a short talk and Q&A about the current state of AI. We will cover what AI is, what it does, and what it means for human activity and intelligence. After the discussion, we will host a short judged competition between humans in the audience and AI to see whether our current AI is already more human than humans.

Sin yee Chan

In this sometimes heartbreaking world, do we ever wonder what human nature really is? In the talk, I will examine the views of a Confucian, Mencius (372-289 BCE), on human nature. He thinks that we are born innately good!

Addison Schwarz and Emma von Licht

Join us in a discussion of the value - and disvalue - of a college education. How does higher education benefit the individual and society as a whole - or does it? We want to hear from you! If that wasn’t convincing… know that snacks will be provided.

John Pirone

In the United States, over 80 percent of deaf children are placed in mainstream schools, and less than 40 percent use sign language. Deaf students struggle because of conditions in mainstream schools. To address this, I will present and discuss John Dewey’s…

Becca Gurney and Crystal L'Hote

What is the function of art? What is relationship between art and political activism? A philosopher and an artist will invite the audience into a casual conversation. Join us!

Ayana Curran-Howes, Zach Goldstein, and Catherine Horowitz

Come discuss ethical questions about the influence of technology on the livestock industry. Do virtual reality headsets provide real happiness for cows? Would you eat a lab-grown mammoth meatball? What is the difference between a human, animal, and robot?

Amy Trubek and Tyler Doggett

Veganism! Paleo! No logo! Straight line voting! Join a philosopher and an anthropologist for a chat about purity as a guide to life.