Tag: philosophy

Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) was an invited participant in a conference hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, on the topic “The Future of Food.” Heldke’s presentation was based on her forthcoming book, Parasitic Personhood and the Ontology of Eating.

Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) recently presented two papers at international conferences. The first was “Fractured Persons: Wholeness and Unity in Survivors of Sexual Violence,” at the Philosophy of Psychiatry and Lived Experience Conference. The second was “Hindering the Essential Arts of Personhood: The Moral Crisis of Childhood Trauma” at the conference of the Association for Practical…

Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) spent two days at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, Massachusetts, leading workshops and participating in an all-school assembly as part of the school’s Reading in Common program. This year’s book was Philosophers at the Table: on Food and Being Human, which Heldke co-authored.

Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) was a guest in a public health ethics class at New York University. Students had read her book, Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering, and asked questions about building resources for individuals and communities.

Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) published an article, “Whippet Good? William James, Nitrous Oxide, and Igniting the Yes Function,” in The Palgrave Handbook of Psychoactive Drug Use. Yes, the title was inspired by the classic Devo song, “Whip It.”

Jon Ivan Gill (Philosophy) delivered the Powell Lecture in Religious Studies at Elon University on October 28 in Elon, NC. His address focused on exploring hip-hop’s influence and intersections with philosophy, religion, and social justice.