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Peter Singer to give talk on “The Most Good You Can Do: Changing Ideas about Living Ethically”
“The Most Good You Can Do: Changing Ideas about Living Ethically” Peter Singer November 22, 2016 3PM – 4:20PM Penn 401 (side entrance of the Paul Robeson Library) Many in the generation that has come of age in the new millennium are looking for meaning in their life beyond finding a job and earning money. They … Continue reading Peter Singer to give talk on “The Most Good You Can Do: Changing Ideas about Living Ethically”…
Fun Time at Rutgers Day 2016: Philosophy and Religion Jeopardy!
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…
Philosophy Majors Have Highest Earnings After Graduation
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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…