Department of Philosophy

Quick links regarding the projects, interest and news of our department:
Agora
Ancient Legacies
Building Bridges
The Center for Dewey Studies
Continental Philosophy Review
Departmental Newsletter
Departmental Scholarships
Graduate Students
Kinesis
The Library of Living Philosophers
Life in Carbondale
Northwestern University Press SPEP Series
The Personalist Forum
Philosophical Collaborations
The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy
Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy - SPEP

Contact info:
Mailing Address
Phone Numbers
Email

Agora

Agora is a forum in which graduate students present works in progress as well as completed works in order to get feedback from the faculty as well as from fellow students. Click here for the most recent posting of our 2008 Spring Agora program.

Ancient Legacies

Ancient Legacies is a program that has three unique features. It is an interdisciplinary and team-taught project that offers hands-on experience in an effort to understand more deeply both other cultures and our own. Faculty from many disciplines join together and propose activities designed to illuminate early chapters in our western heritage. Click here to learn about the current Ancient Legacies program.

Building Bridges

Building Bridges is a graduate student philosophy conference hosted here at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Its purpose is to bring into dialogue diverse elements not commonly associated. Click here to learn more about Building Bridges. Click on the following link to open the Call for Papers for last year's conference, "American and Continental Political Thought ," that took place October 12-13, 2007, here at SIUC. edule

The Center for Dewey Studies

The Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale was established in 1961 as the "Dewey Project." In the course of collecting and editing Dewey's works, the Center amassed a wealth of source materials for the study of America 's quintessential philosopher-educator, John Dewey. By virtue of its publications and research, the Center has become the international focal point for research on Dewey's life and work. Click here to learn more about the Center for Dewey Studies.

Continental Philosophy Review

Continental Philosophy Review fosters a living international dialogue on philosophical issues of mutual interest. The journal elicits discussions of fundamental philosophical problems and original approaches to them. Its broad-ranging focus includes both expressly theoretical topics and topics dealing with practical problems that extend to the wider domain of socio-political life. It encourages explorations in the domains of art, morality, science and religion as they relate to specific philosophical concerns. Without advocating any trend or school in philosophy, the journal keeps abreast of developments in phenomenology and contemporary continental philosophy, and is interested in investigations that probe possible points of intersection between the continental European and the Anglo-American traditions.

Continental Philosophy Review provides considerable space for reviews of recent, original works in philosophy, allowing critics to develop their comments and assessments at some length.

Click here to learn more about Continental Philosophy Review

Department Newsletter

Once a semester, the department creates a newsletter as a forum for the faculty and students to keep each other up to speed on their recent work, awards, publications and presentations. If you are an alumnus, please send us news about you via email, to Sean Lipham, Newsletter Editor, at philosophersforum@gmail.com. The most recent newsletters are here:Fall 2007 Spring 2007 and Fall 2006. Click here for the Spring 2006, here for the fall 2005 newsletter, here for the Spring 2005 newsletter, or here for fall 2004 newsletter. These are in PDF format - if you need acrobat reader, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com.

Graduate Students

To learn about the Philosophy department's graduate program, click here. To learn about our current graduate students, click here.

Kinesis

In the late 1960's, Kinesis was founded with the goal of providing an open-forum for graduate students of philosophy to publish their respective works, and receive scholarly criticism. Click here to learn more about Kinesis.

The Library of Living Philosophers

The Library of Living Philosophers publishes at more or less regular intervals a volume on one of the world's greater living philosophers. The premise of the library is to involve philosophers in discussions of their own work, while they can still respond. Writings about a great philosopher's work are collected, and the chosen philosopher is given a chance to reply to his or her critics. Click here for more information on the Library of Living Philosophers.

Life in Carbondale

Until further information about Carbondale is posted here on behalf of our department, you can visit SIUC's visitor's page by clicking here. Soon, you'll find a link here to pictures of Carbondale, SIUC, the nearby lakes, landscapes, and socializing.

Northwestern University Press SPEP Series

Having its roots in phenomenology and existentialism, the SPEP (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) Series at Northwestern University Press has brought out an impressive selection of works fundamental to continental philosophy for over four decades. In addition to making classical authors and texts available to contemporary readers, the SPEP Series is committed to providing translations of key international books and to publishing a new generation of thinkers doing original work in phenomenology, existentialism and continental philosophy, generally. It provides a forum for promising scholarly studies on contemporary figures and welcomes significant contributions to pressing philosophical topics and existential problems.

Click here to learn more about Northwestern University Press SPEP Series

The Personalist Forum

The Personalist Forum seeks to provide a forum for thinkers interested in exploring two personalist hypotheses:that it is the personal dimension of our being and living that is definitive of our humanity, and that the personal dimension of being-human offers a clue to the ordering of reality. Click here for more information on The Personalist Forum.

Philosophical Collaborations

A conference fostering interaction between faculty and graduate students - the 2008 conference was on: "Thought and Culture." The conference was held March 27-28, 2008, in the Student Center Kaskaskia/Missouri Rooms.

The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy

S.A.A.P. is an organization with which our department is very involved. Faculty members and graduate students often attend conferences and present papers at the society's events. The purposes of the society are:

1. To promote interest and research in the history of American Philosophy
2. To encourage original, creative work in the spirit of that tradition
3. To provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on American Philosophy

Click here to learn more about S.A.A.P.

Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy - SPEP

SPEP is the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, a professional organization devoted to supporting philosophy inspired by Continental European traditions. SPEP is also actively committed to philosophical pluralism. It is one of the largest American philosophical societies and accomodates such traditions as critical theory, existentialism, feminism, German Idealism, hermeneutics, post-structuralism and phenomenology.

Click here to learn more about SPEP

Mailing Address

Southern Illinois University
Department of Philosophy
980 Faner Drive, Room 3065
Mailcode 4505
Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Phone/FAX Numbers

618.536.6641 - Main Office
618.453.7428 - FAX

E-Mail

phildept@siu.edu

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Undergraduate Graduate Assistantships Faculty and Staff Placement Current Classes International Students Back to top Back to top Back to top Back to top Back to top Back to top Back to top Back to top	Department of Philosophy Quick links regarding the projects, interest and news of our department: Agora Ancient Legacies Building Bridges The Center for Dewey Studies Continental Philosophy Review Departmental Newsletter Departmental Scholarships Graduate Students Kinesis The Library of Living Philosophers Life in Carbondale Northwestern University Press SPEP Series The Personalist Forum Philosophical Collaborations The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy - SPEP Contact info: Mailing Address Phone Numbers Email Agora Agora is a forum in which graduate students present works in progress as well as completed works in order to get feedback from the faculty as well as from fellow students. Click here for the most recent posting of our 2008 Spring Agora program. Ancient Legacies Ancient Legacies is a program that has three unique features. It is an interdisciplinary and team-taught project that offers hands-on experience in an effort to understand more deeply both other cultures and our own. Faculty from many disciplines join together and propose activities designed to illuminate early chapters in our western heritage. Click here to learn about the current Ancient Legacies program. Building Bridges Building Bridges is a graduate student philosophy conference hosted here at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Its purpose is to bring into dialogue diverse elements not commonly associated. Click here to learn more about Building Bridges. Click on the following link to open the Call for Papers for last year's conference, "American and Continental Political Thought ," that took place October 12-13, 2007, here at SIUC. edule The Center for Dewey Studies The Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale was established in 1961 as the "Dewey Project." In the course of collecting and editing Dewey's works, the Center amassed a wealth of source materials for the study of America 's quintessential philosopher-educator, John Dewey. By virtue of its publications and research, the Center has become the international focal point for research on Dewey's life and work. Click here to learn more about the Center for Dewey Studies. Continental Philosophy Review Continental Philosophy Review fosters a living international dialogue on philosophical issues of mutual interest. The journal elicits discussions of fundamental philosophical problems and original approaches to them. Its broad-ranging focus includes both expressly theoretical topics and topics dealing with practical problems that extend to the wider domain of socio-political life. It encourages explorations in the domains of art, morality, science and religion as they relate to specific philosophical concerns. Without advocating any trend or school in philosophy, the journal keeps abreast of developments in phenomenology and contemporary continental philosophy, and is interested in investigations that probe possible points of intersection between the continental European and the Anglo-American traditions. Continental Philosophy Review provides considerable space for reviews of recent, original works in philosophy, allowing critics to develop their comments and assessments at some length. Click here to learn more about Continental Philosophy Review Department Newsletter Once a semester, the department creates a newsletter as a forum for the faculty and students to keep each other up to speed on their recent work, awards, publications and presentations. If you are an alumnus, please send us news about you via email, to Sean Lipham, Newsletter Editor, at philosophersforum@gmail.com. The most recent newsletters are here:Fall 2007 Spring 2007 and Fall 2006. Click here for the Spring 2006, here for the fall 2005 newsletter, here for the Spring 2005 newsletter, or here for fall 2004 newsletter. These are in PDF format - if you need acrobat reader, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com. Graduate Students To learn about the Philosophy department's graduate program, click here. To learn about our current graduate students, click here. Kinesis In the late 1960's, Kinesis was founded with the goal of providing an open-forum for graduate students of philosophy to publish their respective works, and receive scholarly criticism. Click here to learn more about Kinesis. The Library of Living Philosophers The Library of Living Philosophers publishes at more or less regular intervals a volume on one of the world's greater living philosophers. The premise of the library is to involve philosophers in discussions of their own work, while they can still respond. Writings about a great philosopher's work are collected, and the chosen philosopher is given a chance to reply to his or her critics. Click here for more information on the Library of Living Philosophers. Life in Carbondale Until further information about Carbondale is posted here on behalf of our department, you can visit SIUC's visitor's page by clicking here. Soon, you'll find a link here to pictures of Carbondale, SIUC, the nearby lakes, landscapes, and socializing. Northwestern University Press SPEP Series Having its roots in phenomenology and existentialism, the SPEP (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) Series at Northwestern University Press has brought out an impressive selection of works fundamental to continental philosophy for over four decades. In addition to making classical authors and texts available to contemporary readers, the SPEP Series is committed to providing translations of key international books and to publishing a new generation of thinkers doing original work in phenomenology, existentialism and continental philosophy, generally. It provides a forum for promising scholarly studies on contemporary figures and welcomes significant contributions to pressing philosophical topics and existential problems. Click here to learn more about Northwestern University Press SPEP Series The Personalist Forum The Personalist Forum seeks to provide a forum for thinkers interested in exploring two personalist hypotheses:that it is the personal dimension of our being and living that is definitive of our humanity, and that the personal dimension of being-human offers a clue to the ordering of reality. Click here for more information on The Personalist Forum. Philosophical Collaborations A conference fostering interaction between faculty and graduate students - the 2008 conference was on: "Thought and Culture." The conference was held March 27-28, 2008, in the Student Center Kaskaskia/Missouri Rooms. The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy S.A.A.P. is an organization with which our department is very involved. Faculty members and graduate students often attend conferences and present papers at the society's events. The purposes of the society are: 1. To promote interest and research in the history of American Philosophy 2. To encourage original, creative work in the spirit of that tradition 3. To provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on American Philosophy Click here to learn more about S.A.A.P. Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy - SPEP SPEP is the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, a professional organization devoted to supporting philosophy inspired by Continental European traditions. SPEP is also actively committed to philosophical pluralism. It is one of the largest American philosophical societies and accomodates such traditions as critical theory, existentialism, feminism, German Idealism, hermeneutics, post-structuralism and phenomenology. Click here to learn more about SPEP Mailing Address Southern Illinois University Department of Philosophy 980 Faner Drive, Room 3065 Mailcode 4505 Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone/FAX Numbers 618.536.6641 - Main Office 618.453.7428 - FAX E-Mail phildept@siu.edu For more information, click on links at left. -0- EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE

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