Philosophy

Month: February 2009

  • Philosophy on your iPod

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    heldke

    Lisa received a lime-green ipod for Christmas, a gift that vaulted her into the twenty-first century. Thanks to a tip from philosophy majors Rhea Muchalla (’09) and Shane Jensen (’10), she’s become a devotee of “Philosophy Bites,” a wonderful podcast program created by David Edmonds (of Wittgenstein’s Poker fame) and Nigel Warburton (a senior lecturer…

  • Lauren Fleer

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    heldke

    Lauren Fleer has worked as a nonprofit peace and justice advocate, a bicycle messenger, and a cabinet and furniture maker. She has recently completed her degree in civil engineering, and is working for the Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Larry Cartford (’59)

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    heldke

    Larry Cartford (’59) “sort of stumbled on a philosophy major; I liked many of the courses, so kept taking them, then saw the numbers and thought, ‘why not?’ so part of my triple major was philosophy. I became a pastor, did an STM on the existential theology of Paul Tillich, went into the parish, couldn’t…