KU Philosophy

10/23/2026

Join us for an enlightening evening as Jeff McMahan (Oxford) presents the 2026 De George Lecture, "Human Extinction and the Morality of Procreation," on Wednesday, October 28! 🔗 link in bio for the abstract and more details

07/02/2026

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As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, CNN Travel presents this year’s list of America’s Best Towns to Visit.

Our third annual list looks beyond some of American tourism’s heaviest hitters to find less-discovered communities or places whose unexpected histories and curiosities have been obscured by splashier attractions. https://cnn.it/3SzgOSB

05/05/2026

We remember Professor Dale Dorsey—an internationally respected philosopher, devoted teacher and beloved member of our community.

Read more about his life and legacy at: https://philosophy.ku.edu/people/dale-dorsey-memorial

Photo credit: Em Pritchard / Somerville College

04/23/2026

Join us for a philosophy talk with Anne Jeffrey of Baylor University, whose work spans metaethics, normative ethics, bioethics, and philosophy of religion.

Her latest book project, Being and Becoming Good: On the Diversity of Human Goodness and Virtue (under contract with Oxford University Press), explores an inclusivist Aristotelian approach to ethics. She is also the author of God and Morality (Cambridge University Press).

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with her research and ideas. Learn more: https://calendar.ku.edu/event/philosophy-talks-anne-jeffrey

04/15/2026

How can we better understand one another across religious differences?

New research by Ph.D. student Ryan Lemasters in the Department of Philosophy at KU introduces “interreligious attentiveness” as an approach to fostering deeper understanding and helping to avert conflict.

Learn more: https://news.ku.edu/news/article/new-approach-to-religious-literacy-aims-to-foster-deeper-understanding-avert-conflict

04/07/2026

Join us for a philosophy talk with Andrew Janiak, Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.

Free and open to the public. No registration required.

For more information, please visit
https://calendar.ku.edu/event/philosophy-talks-andrew-janiak