Philosophy Coffees

Each semester a series of philosophy coffees is held, with informal discussions among students and faculty, centering on a different question or issue each time. Topics for philosophy coffees are selected by a student committee, which takes responsibility for these events.

• Waiting for Superman
• What is the Point of Philosophy?
• What is Art?

 Fall 2012:

• Is Absurdity Absurd?
• Obliged to Live
• Why Do We Care What Others Think of Us?

Spring 2012:

• Is Income Inequality a Moral Dilemma?
• Should Someone Be Held Morally Culpable for Inaction?
  

Fall 2011:

• What is Feminism?
• What is the Self? Sponsored in part by Neuroscience, Education, and Research at Denison (N.E.R.D.)

Spring 2011:

• Ethical Relativism: "Are Moral Judgments Always Relative?"
• "When is revolution a justifiable action?"
• Evolution & Creationism: "Can a school board justify not teaching evolutionary theory?"

Fall 2010:

• Does Technology Help or Hinder Community?
• Technology in Research, Medicine, and the Common Good
• Sustainability

Spring 2010:

• Can we be wrong about our own emotional experiences?
• Advertising and Ethics
• What does it mean to be a social group?