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- An essay written by recent CS + Philosophy graduate Jonah Black titled “A Stoic Case for the Land Ethic,” was featured in Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal. In his essay, Black “aims to show the intersection of... Read full story
- Whether you’re in engineering, business, the sciences, the arts, or social sciences, philosophy trains you to question assumptions, analyze problems from multiple angles, and communicate ideas clearly and concisely. By sharpening the intellectual tools you use in your primary field, philosophy... Read full story
- In his forthcoming book, “Idealization and the Moral Point of View: An Adam Smithian Account of Moral Reasons” (Oxford University Press), philosophy professor Nir Ben-Moshe explores the nature of moral judgment and moral reasons. Drawing on Adam Smith and contemporary debates in metaethics... Read full story
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Alumni Spotlight
Krupa Patel (JD/PhD at Harvard)
Krupa Patel is a JD/PhD student at Harvard University. She graduated from Illinois in 2016 and is interested in ethics and political philosophy.
Faculty Spotlight
Ben Levinstein
Ben Levinstein is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, who specializes in formal epistemology, decision theory, philosophy of science, and—increasingly—in the ethics and philosophy of artificial intelligence.