University of Arkansas at Little Rock

UALR is proud to host the first Arkansas High School Ethics Bowl on Saturday, April 13. Teams from Central High School and Episcopal Collegiate School, as well as UALR’s own Ethics Bowl team, will debate regarding contemporary ethical issues. The competition will be followed by a plenary address by Kim Garchar, Asst. Professor of Philosophy at Kent State University.

The event will take place in the Reynolds Business Building on the UALR campus. It is free and open to the public.
Schedule:

• 8:00 – breakfast
• 9:00 – Round I
• 10:00 – Round II
• 11:00 – Round III
• 12:00 – lunch
• 1:00 – Plenary Address
• 2:00 – Awards

Dr. Simon Glendinning, Reader in Philosophy and Director of the Forum for European Philosophy at the London School of Economics, will present a paper on “Man, Bee, Wasp, Crane; Man, Fox, Rat, Crow: On the Very Idea of Cosmopolical Animals” at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 3rd in UALR’s Donaghey Student Center Room G.

The event is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information contact the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies at 501 569 3312 

Dr. Clayton Crockett, Associate Professor and Director of the Religious Studies Program at the University of Central Arkansas will present a paper on “Philosophical Enemies: Gilles Deleuze and Alain Badiou on the Event” at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 13th in UALR’s Donaghey Student Center Room D.

The event is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies. Admission is free and open to the public.

Click here for more information or contact the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies at 501 569 3312

On Thursday, February 28, UALR’s Ethics Bowl Team competed in the 17th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championship in San Antonio. Out of the 32 teams that competed, UALR placed 16th – defeating teams from SUNY Buffalo State and Georgetown University before losing a well fought round to the U.S. Naval Academy.

This was an admirable performance from five dedicated UALR students – Bianca Mayo, Rachel Horton, Georgette Huyler, Angela Johnson, and George Wilson – who have devoted lots of time and effort over the entire academic year toward preparing for this competition. The team is coached by Professors Allison Merrick, Roxy Green, and Michael Norton, all of whom accompanied the team to San Antonio for the meet. We are all very proud of the team’s achievement, and we’re looking forward to next year!

The Philosophy Department is hosting a casual “Meet and Greet” event this Wednesday in our office. Come by for some snacks and friendly conversation, meet your fellow students, chat with your professors, and get more information about our program!

Day: Wed, Feb 13
Time: 12:00-1:00
Place: Stabler Hall 307

4 philosophy students from the department of Philosophy and Liberal studies, under the direction of Dr Allison Merrick and Dr Roxy Green, have won through to the national finals of ethics bowl in San Antonio, Texas, in February, 2013. The students competed in the regional heats this weekend with 20 other teams and were placed 5th. This is a great success and reward for all of their hard work and dedication. We wish them luck at the finals!

The Socratic Society and Phi Sigma Tau, the Philosophy Honor Society, invite you to our latest Philosophy Bites event of the Fall 2012 semester.

We will discuss the theme of Gratitude, referring to a bite of text from Lewis Hyde’s The Gift.

Date:  Monday, Nov. 19th
Place: SH 307
Time: 1:00pm

Click here for more information and to read the full bite.

The Socratic Society and Phi Sigma Tau, the Philosophy Honor Society, invite you to the first Philosophy Bites event of the Fall 2012 semester.

We will discuss the theme of Democracy, referring to a bite of text from Plato’s Republic.

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 12
Place: SH 307
Time: 12:30pm

Click here for more information and to read the full bite.

The Fall 2012 schedule is available on BOSS. The Fall 2012 registration dates are as follows:

Priority Registration (except provisional, transient, temporary, pending students and senior citizens)

Grads, Post-Baccs, & Seniors………….. April 17-April 19
Juniors………………………………………….. April 20-April 23
Sophomores …………………………………..April 24-April 26
Freshmen …………………………………….. April 27-May 1

Early Registration ………..May 2 – Aug. 17, by 4 p.m.
Regular Registration … Aug. 18 – Aug. 22, by 4 p.m.
**Entering freshmen may not register after this time**
Late Registration ……….Aug. 23 – Aug. 29, by 4 p.m.

The Philosophy Honor Society, Phil Sigma Tau, will be sponsoring The Oracle Award again this year.

If you have a paper you would like to submit, please see the attched flyer. Any philosophy paper written for a course, either in the Fall Term 2011 or the Spring Term 2012, is eligible.

PST_OracleAwardSP2012.pdf