Olivia DrakeElan Abrell, a fellow in animal studies and philosophy, will be a panelist at 92nd Street Y’s first-ever Food Summit on Nov. 9. The Summit will explore the future of what and how we eat and will include some of the most dynamic and influential figures in the culinary world. Guests will discuss how food brings us together, the future of cookbook publishing, mental health in the food industry, how immigrant chefs continue to transform American cuisine, and much more. Abrell's panel will focus on the topic of "Meat: The Future." He will join experts from the fields of anthropology,…
Natalie Robichaud ’14Lori Gruen, professor of philosophy, professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies, professor of environmental studies, and coordinator of Wesleyan Animal Studies recently edited a new book, The Ethics of Captivity. The book explores the various conditions of captivity for humans and for other animals and examines ethical themes that imprisonment raises. Chapters written by those with expert knowledge about particular conditions of captivity discuss how captivity is experienced. The book also contains new essays by philosophers and social theorists that reflect on the social, political, and ethical issues raised by captivity. One topic covered in many chapters in the…
Elise Springer '90, associate professor of philosophy, is the author of the book, Communicating Moral Concern: An Ethics of Critical Responsiveness, published by MIT Press in September 2013. View photos of her recent book signing celebration in this Wesleyan Connection story. Modern moral theories have crystallized around the logic of individual choices, abstracted from social and historical context. Yet most action, including moral theorizing, can equally be understood as a response, conscious or otherwise, to the social world out of which it emerges. In this novel account of moral agency, Springer accords central importance to how we intervene in activity around us. To notice…
Elise Springer '90, associate professor of philosophy, hosted a book release celebration and signing event for her first book, Communicating Moral Concern: An Ethics of Critical Responsiveness on Oct. 11 at Broad Street Books. The book is published by MIT Press. Photos of her book signing party are below: (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
Stephen Horst, professor of philosophy, received a grant for $17,476 from the University of Oxford on Sept. 9. Horst will use the funds for a study titled "Whose Institutions, Whose Dualism."
Steven Horst, professor of philosophy, received a grant from the John Templeton Foundation on July 9. The award, worth $55,000, will be applied over five years for his research on "Cognitive Psychology of Religion: Philosophical Implications." Horst's areas of expertise are philosophy of mind, cognitive science, philosophy of psychology and moral psychology.
Berel Lang, visiting professor of philosophy, visiting professor of letters, has given lectures recently at a conference held at Boston University in honor of Elie Wiesel's 80th Birthday; at a conference on "History and Memory of the Holocaust," held in Berlin at the Adenauer Foundation; and at a conference on "Holocaust Denial" in Paris at the Ecole Normale Superieure. Lang's new book, Philosophical Witnessing: The Holocaust as Presence, is scheduled for publication by the University Press of New England in 2009.