Butler Philosophy and Religious Studies

09/01/2026

Did you stop by the Compass Center for a free coffee and to find out what they do? If not, better hurry!

08/27/2026

There is lots of innovation happening all across Butler University. This recent newsletter highlights Philosophy professor Stuart Glennan's work developing our new Butler Overseas program.

08/25/2026

It has been making the news that tech companies are hiring philosophers.

The key point to take away is not "study philosophy to work in tech industry" (although that's fine if it is your goal).

The more important point that isn't getting enough attention is that this shows that the tech companies at the forefront of "artificial intelligence" understand that it does not think the way humans do, that it is not intelligent and not capable of reasoning at the level of human beings.

The study of philosophy is all about human thinking, and it is the most valuable commodity in our era of "artificial intelligence" - despite what you'll sometimes hear.

As A.I. grows more complex, philosophy is becoming a surprising asset in tech. From Anthropic to Google DeepMind, philosophers are helping A.I. companies tackle consciousness, ethics and the risks …

05/09/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates (not all of whom appear here)!

05/08/2026

Such inspiring messages at this year’s Multifaith and Cultural Celebration, and so amazing to have a faculty member, an alum, and a soon to be graduate all share the stage. Congratulations!

05/02/2026

Congratulations to Claudia Johnson for receiving the inaugural dean’s staff award!

05/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Corey Reed for being the recipient of this year’s dean’s award for scholarship!

04/26/2026

Scenes from Dr. Syed Zaidi's end of semester food day.

04/16/2026

Photos from our annual awards dinner, which showed particular recognition to four of our many high achieving students, and gratitude to our admin Claudia Johnson who is retiring. We also inducted the latest round of ΘΑΚ members.

Congratulations!

04/01/2026

Have a big question about life? Ask a philosopher!

Thursday (4/2), 10am-12pm

Starbucks Table inside Atherton Union

Stop by "Ask a Philosopher" for some Insomnia Cookies and philosophical conversation.

Philosophy faculty and students will be ready to answer your questions!