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EKU Department of History, Philosophy & Religious Studies

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Welcome to the Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies at Eastern Kentucky University.

This page is a place for you to stay connected to our programs and contribute to our community.

11/10/2025

🌟 Hey everyone! Our History Club is currently hosting a food drive for the next couple weeks to support local families and individuals in need🥫All items can be dropped off in Keith 319 from now until the 25th! Thank you!

10/13/2025

HPRS is proud to be hosting tomorrow night's lecture on artificial intelligence! Come check it out:

Ron Messerich Lecture in Philosophy & Religion
7:00-8:30 (includes time for Q and A)
Tuesday October 14, 2025
O’Donnell Auditorium, Whitlock Building

TITLE | "Still Human: What It Means to Be Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"

DESCRIPTION | Artificial intelligence is one of the most powerful tool humans have ever created — but what happens when our tools begin to shape us? Drawing on philosophy, history, and contemporary debates, J. Aaron Simmons (Furman University) and Micah Voraritskul (author of Human Is the New Vinyl) explore how AI challenges our understanding of creativity, wisdom, and the very meaning of being human. This lecture invites us to think critically, and hopefully, about our human future in an age of machines.

TEASER | What makes us human in the age of AI? Philosopher Aaron Simmons and creative entrepreneur Micah Voraritskul team up to explore how technology is reshaping identity, wisdom, and imagination.

BIOS |

J. Aaron Simmons is Professor of Philosophy at Furman University and the author of numerous books, including Camping with Kierkegaard: Faithfulness as a Way of Life. He lectures widely on philosophy, religion, and contemporary culture, and is a former president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society of North America.

Micah Voraritskul is the author of Human Is the New Vinyl: Why Human Creativity Still Wins in the AI Revolution and founder of VerifiedHuman™, a movement championing human-made work in an AI-saturated world. He writes and speaks at the intersection of creativity, technology, and human identity.

10/08/2025

Good morning EKU students and staff!

The Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies will be hosting a social event on the lawn in front of the main library this afternoon from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about programs and student organizations associated with our department, and to socialize with faculty and students involved with them. These include:

The History Major and Minor
History Club
The Philosophy Major and Minor
Philosophy Club
The Religious Studies Minor
African/African-American Studies
Asian Studies

Soft drinks as well as catering from Qdoba will be available for as long as supplies last. We hope to see you there!

10/01/2025

Good morning EKU students and faculty! 🌟This afternoon, Dr. Mark Conard is leading a roundtable discussion on the disanalogy between the human brain and AI. Come be part of the conversation and share your perspective! 📚Library 208 | 3:30-4:30 PM.

09/03/2025

Good morning EKU students and faculty! 🌟This afternoon, Dr. Mike Austin will lead a roundtable discussion on the many purposes of pursuing a college education. Come be part of the conversation and share your perspective! 📚Library 208 | 3:30-4:30 PM.

05/14/2025

Hello everyone, today we are releasing the first issue of our bi-annual departmental newsletter! We will be publishing these once a semester as a way of highlighting our students, faculty, and events. A big thanks to everyone who contributed to the content of this newsletter. We look forward to seeing what Fall has in store for us!

05/08/2025

HPRS had a wonderful celebration last night for several of our outstanding students! Awards, scholarships, and honors were in abundance. Big congratulations to all the recipients!

01/21/2025

We hope everyone enjoyed their first day back on campus! We don't mind history repeating itself on this day!

09/26/2024

Today's the day! Come on down for our first history club of the year. Prizes! Trivia! Pizza! Embrace your inner nerd (or come for the candy. Whatever works)!

09/19/2024

We are so excited to announce that EKU's History Club is officially LIVE! Mark your calendars for our first meeting one week from today!! We'll see ya there in Library 208 on Sept 26 @ 6pm!

09/16/2024

We are so pleased to brag on one of our own, Dr. Carolyn Dupont! Her much-anticipated book, "Distorting Democracy," is coming out tomorrow! If you see Dr. Dupont, make sure you congratulate her for her publication!

09/10/2024

Are you in the phase of your college life where you're certain that if you get a new notepad, you'd suddenly become more organized? Well, here in HPRS, we are here to enable your stationery-hoarding habits. Come on down to our HPRS open house in Commonwealth, 2nd floor lobby, on Wednesday, Sept 12 from 2-4pm for your chance to win these notepads!

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