UNLV Philosophy
@unlvphilosophy.bsky.social
Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada Las Vegas (@UNLV.edu). #Philosophy applies reasoning and argumentation to questions central to human life: What is ethical? What is real? What is knowledge? What is art? https://www.unlv.edu/philosophy
Our third @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium for Fall 2026 is #WEDNESDAY 10/7, 3pm in BEH 241. Prof. Nick Byrd of Geisinger College of Health Sciences will discuss “Your Health vs. My Liberty: From Precautionary Principles to Duties to Be Watched and Randomized?” www.unlv.edu/event/your-h...
Our first @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk for Fall 2026 is Friday 9/11 at 3pm in CHB C128. Prof. Todd Jones of UNLV Philosophy will discuss “To Eliminate or Not to Eliminate: The Science and Metaphysics of Non-Existence”. www.unlv.edu/event/elimin...
Tonight at #NeonStoa, the #UNLVPhilosophyClub, Greg Janssen will present and lead a discussion on the paradoxes of time travel! Is time travel possible? If so, how would it work? Could I go back in time and kill my grandfather? Hitler? Could I change the past at all? Come to club and let’s find out!
Rachel Schell, a College of Liberal Arts graduate student in the Department of Philosophy, tells Nevada Today about her experience working with Southern Nevada and Washoe County schools to familiarize students with the concept of philosophy prior to college. https://bit.ly/4fI6otl
Rachel Schell spreads the word of philosophy to Washoe County students.
Driven by family inspiration, Schell aims to help more kids become acquainted with philosophy before they graduate from high school.
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@UNLV.edu #Philosophy alum, Rachel Schell, now a #graduatestudent at @unevadareno.bsky.social, wrote an article for #NevadaToday about her journey to #PhilosophyForChildren praxis at #UNLV and how she’s now bringing that work to pre-college students in Washoe County! www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
FALL 2026 Course at @UNLV.edu! PHIL 425: Philosophy of Language (MW 11:30-12:45) Prof. James Woodbridge (@jawoodbridge.bsky.social)
Our final talk in the @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series this term is a #ForumLecture being given by Rabbi Brant Rosen of the #Tzedek Congregation in Chicago, IL. The topic is “The Growing Divide In American Jewish Community Over Israel/Palestine”. www.unlv.edu/event/univer...
Our seventh @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is #Wednesday 4/22 at 3pm in CHB C117. Rabbi Brant Rosen from the #Tzedek Congregation of Chicago, IL will discuss “Responses to the Biblical Conquest Tradition”. www.unlv.edu/event/respon...
Our seventh @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is #Wednesday 4/22 at 3pm in CHB C117. Rabbi Brant Rosen from the #Tzedek Congregation of Chicago, IL will discuss “Responses to the Biblical Conquest Tradition”. www.unlv.edu/event/respon...
From Prof. @amyrs.bsky.social: Everyone in our #LasVegas and @UNLV.edu communities - including and especially children and youth! - are warmly invited to attend this event that my students and I are facilitating at 10am-11:15am on Thur 4/23, as part of UNLV's "Take Your Child to Work Day"!
Our sixth @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is Friday 4/3 at 3pm in CHB C122. Prof. Sergei Artemov from The Graduate Center at CUNY (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will discuss “Non-Compact Proofs”. www.unlv.edu/event/non-co...
I had been waiting for word on the NSHE Regents’ decision about my application for #promotion to (full) #Professor, but it turns out that is not part of the process. So, my promotion was made official with a letter I got from the @UNLV.edu Provost two months ago! 😆 Anyway, as of 7/1, I level up! 😁
Our fifth @UNLV #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is Friday 3/27 at 3pm in CHB C122. Prof. Amy Reed-Sandoval (@amyrs.bsky.social) of @UNLV.edu #Philosophy will discuss “Conversion to Judaism: A Model for Ethnoracial Identity Change?” www.unlv.edu/event/conver...
The National Education for Women’s (NEW) Leadership Nevada program is a free 5-day summer program designed to empower women across NSHE institutions to develop leadership skills and learning more about politics, public policy, business, and community leadership. *Application deadline: Friday 3/13*
Our fourth @unlv.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is Friday 3/6 at 3pm in CHB C122. Dr. Carl Sachs from the School of Humanities, Marymount University will address the question “Does Cognitive Science Show That Digital Minds Are Possible?. www.unlv.edu/event/does-c...
Our third @UNLV #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the term is Friday 2/27 3pm in CHB C122. Dr. Jasmin Özel of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities will discuss “Natural Psychological Kinds - An Integrative Proposal”. www.unlv.edu/event/natura...
Our second @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is Friday 2/13 at 3pm in CHB C122. Prof. Ravi Thakral of @unevadareno.bsky.social will discuss “Socially Centered Discourse”. www.unlv.edu/event/social...
Our first @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is Friday 1/30 at 3pm in CHB C122. Prof. Alastair Norcross of U Colorado, Boulder will discuss “Abortion and Utility”. www.unlv.edu/event/aborti...
"Abortion and Utility"
Alastair Norcross, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder—In this talk, I explore what position a utilitarian should take on (i) the morality and (ii) the legality of abortion. Regarding...
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Jan 19-20, Brad Armour-Garb and James @jawoodbridge.bsky.social will lead an online master class on their 2025 @oxunipress.bsky.social book, *The #Deflationary Approach to #Truth: A Guide*. The two-day event is organized by VICTR (the Virtual International Consortium for Truth Research).
Jan. 19 and 20: Bradley Armour-Garb of #UAlbany #Philosophy and @JAWoodbridge.bsky.social of @unlv.edu #Philosophy are doing a two-day #online authors-meet-critics session through #VICTR for their recent @oxunipress.bsky.social book, The Deflationary Approach to Truth - A Guide.
SPRING 2026 COURSE! PHIL 473: Topics in the History of Philosophy—History of Early Analytic Philosophy Prof. Greg Janssen *This course may satisfy either a history of philosophy or a contemporary philosophical theory requirement.
SPRING 2026 COURSE! PHIL 410.1001: Plato—a close reading of The Sophist! (TTh 8:30am-9:45am) Prof. Paul Schollmeier
Faculty publication!
James Woodbridge@jawoodbridge.bsky.social · 11mo agoWithout intending to promote “Black Friday”, here is a #discount code (AUFLY30) that @ox.ac.uk #OUP just sent over for 30% off on @armrgrb.bsky.social’s and my new book on deflationism about truth (global.oup.com/academic/pro...), for anyone interested in checking it out. 😁
#WORLDPHILOSOPHYDAY is Thursday 11/20! Rejoice with your favorite thinkers! Learn more about this @unesco.org celebration at www.unesco.org/en/days/phil.... 🤔🤷♂️🤔🧐🤦♂️🤔😮😱🤔🤓🤷♂️🤔…
Our seventh @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium talk is Friday 11/21 at 3pm in BEH 107. Prof. Brad Armour-Garb from the University at Albany—SUNY will argue “In Defense of the Actuality of Legal Gluts”. www.unlv.edu/event/defens...
Our fifth @UNLV.edu #Philosophy #Colloquium Series talk of the semester is Friday 11/7 at 3pm in BEH 107. #UNLV Philosophy’s own Jesse Fitts and @jawoodbridge.bsky.social will discuss “A Grim Situation for New Theories of Propositions”. www.unlv.edu/event/grim-s...
