Accomplishments: Department of Philosophy
Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) published a paper, "Bicycle Infrastructure in Las Vegas: a Thought Experiment," co-authored with Shane Epting of Missouri Tech in The Public Philosophy Journal.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) received a $4,000 grant from the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) to support the development of a Philosophy for Children initiative for the Las Vegas K-12 school system.
Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) recently was elected president of the New Mexico-Texas Philosophical Society at its annual meeting hosted this year by Baylor University (though conducted online). During the meeting, for which he served as a program chair, he commented on a paper on "John Dewey, Moral Theory, and Intellectual Disability" with…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented commentary at an author-meets-critics panel on her recent book Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice at the Feria del Libro de La Frontera (online), sponsored by the Secretaría de Cultura in Chihuahua, México. Other panelists included Carlos Pereda (Universidad Autónoma de México…
Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) published a paper "On the Role of Knowers and Corresponding Epistemic Role Oughts" in Synthese.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Why I Shut Down an Argument in My Philosophy for Children Class" in Psyche, a digital magazine from Aeon.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented commentary on Allison B. Wolf's Just Immigration in the Americas: A Feminist Account as part of a symposium organized by the department of philosophy and Centro de Estudios en Migración at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) presented an invited (virtual) talk titled "Animals and the Meaning They Bring to Our Lives" for the Lund University Philosophy Society.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented three invited papers at the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division annual meeting: “Doctors as Immigration Agents: An Ethical Challenge” (presented for the panel “What Public Philosophy Can Learn From Bioethics”), “Philosophy for Children Without Borders” (presented for the panel “Incorporating…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave a keynote presentation for the "1er. Encuentro Nacional Virtual de Investigación Educativa" (First National, Virtual Meeting on Educational Research) organized by the Escuela Normal Sierra Hidalguense (Hidalgo, Mexico). Her presentation explored possible new paths for creating philosophical "…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) was interviewed by The New Yorker about her recent research situated at the intersection of reproductive bioethics and immigration justice, which is discussed in the article "The Link Between the Capitol Riot and Anti-Abortion Extremism," by Jessica Winter.
Joe Ervin (Academic Success Center), Dave Beisecker and Jasmin Özel (both Philosophy) presented their paper, "The St. Louis Hegelians and the Institutionalization of Democratic Education," at the annual meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society. The paper urges a reappraisal of the reception of Hegelian philosophy in 19th-century America…