Welcome to Eric Chwang, Inaugural Henry Rutgers Term Chair

The Department of Philosophy and Religion is delighted to announce that Dr. Eric Chwang will fill the inaugural Henry Rutgers Term Chair in Health, Ethics, and Society, to begin on September 1, 2016. Dr. Chwang is an expert in the philosophy and ethics of medical consent and research. He is currently assistant professor of philosophy … Continue reading Welcome to Eric Chwang, Inaugural Henry Rutgers Term Chair

Prof. Kevin Connolly wins grant for the study of perception

Kevin Connolly, lecturer in Philosophy at Rutgers University Camden, has won a $75,000 grant from the Cambridge New Directions in the Study of the Mind Project, for a project called “The Interdisciplinary Study of Perceptual Learning.” Connolly’s project will bring together philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists at international workshops to discuss perceptual learning—cases where people (often … Continue reading Prof. Kevin Connolly wins grant for the study of perception