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Tracie Mahaffey discusses her course “Fantasy Girls: Philosophical Examinations of Women and Girls in Fantasy and Science Fiction" and Piers Rawling discusses the skills learned and careers made possible by majoring in philosophy.

This year's Minorities and Philosophy Conference takes place on April 6th, 2018 in the Center for Global Engagement (110 S. Woodward Ave.) and Dodd Hall Auditorium (646 W. Jefferson St.). The keynote speaker is Dr. Lisa Miracchi (University of Pennsylvania). Find out about the program, parking, and more in this article.

View five recent publications by FSU Philosophy faculty.

The Marc Sanders Philosophy of Mind Prize has been awarded to Berislav Marusic (Brandeis) and John Schwenkler (Florida State) for their paper, “Intending is Believing.” The prize includes $10,000 and publication of the essay in Analytic Philosophy.

Congratulations to Simon Cabulea May, John Schwenkler, and Nathanael Stein for being granted tenure.

The Department of Philosophy will host the 2017 Philosophy and Science of Self-Control Conference, sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Endowment, from June 9-11, 2017, at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Conference Center.

Philosophical theories of agency and responsibility have focused primarily on actions and activities. But, besides acting, we often omit to do or refrain from doing certain things. Omitting or refraining, like acting, can have consequences, good and bad. And we can be praiseworthy or blameworthy for omitting or refraining. However, omitting and refraining are not simply special cases of action; they require their own distinctive treatment. 

Philosophers defend theories of what well-being is but ignore what psychologists have learned about it, while psychologists learn about well-being but lack a theory of what it is. In The Good Life, Michael Bishop brings together these complementary investigations and proposes a powerful, new theory for understanding well-being. 

The Department of Philosophy Presents 2015 Philosophy and Science of Self-Control Conference Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Endowment

We are proud to announce that Florida State University has been selected by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities to host the 2015 National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference (NUBC), scheduled for April 10th- 12th 2015.