UMSL Department of Philosophy

04/22/2026

Saturday!

04/20/2026

Go, Sarah Boslaugh!

Boslaugh already held a PhD in measurement and evaluation when she decided to return to school at UMSL.

03/31/2026

Don't miss UMSL MA in Philosophy alum Michael Major's new piece, "The Crusade Reflex:Why American Democracy Needs More Millian-Ayers" and while you're at it, sign up for his Substack!

Why American Democracy Needs More Millian-Ayers

03/10/2026

SLACRR 2026 Program
Sunday, May 17, 2026

5:00 David Sobel (Syracuse), “Enjoying the Good and the Normative Role of Warrantless Attitudes"

Chair: Conner Schultz (FIU)

Monday, May 18, 2026

9:00 Elizabeth Harman (Princeton), “How Heroism Can Be a Moral Mistake”

Chair: Sare Ghorbani Khaledi (UCLA)

10:35 Antonio Chacon Moreno (Illinois), “The Negligent Act"

Chair: Jacob MacDavid (Ohio State)

1:45 Arianna Falbo (TMU), “Shouldn't Have Inquired”

Chair: Marley Hornewer (Harvard)

3:20 Z Quanbeck (NYU), “Absent Attitudes and Structural Requirements”

Chair: Eric Choi (UNC)

5:00 Pamela Robinson (UBC), “The Puzzle of Option Uncertainty”

Chair: Cal Fawell (UNC)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

9:00 Jimmy Goodrich (Wisconsin), “Constraints as Exclusionary Reasons”

Chair: Jason Kay (Pittsburgh)

10:35 Amelia Kahn (Seton Hall), “Self-Undermining Inquiry and the Value of Getting the Answer”

Chair: Michael Kirley (Toronto)

1:45 Kurt Sylvan (Southampton), “Respect for Truth - A Kantian Account”

Chair: TBD

3:20 Benjamin Lennertz (Colgate), “Acceptance Analogs Of Practical Inquiry Relevant Attitudes”

Chair: Chris Blake-Turner (OK State)

5:00 Jackson Bittick (UNC), “Rational Love and Granular Qualities”

Chair: Andrew Flynn (Illinois)

To register for SLACRR, please email [email protected] stating that you intend to attend. Those on the program need not register separately.

A group rate at the Moonrise Hotel is available through this link:
https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=9017&nights=3&checkin=05/17/2026&group=USL05172026&lang=en-us

Please distribute to anyone who might be interested.

SLACRR is supported by the Departments of Philosophy at UMSL, WUSTL and SLU.

03/10/2026

03/10/2026

Dr. Jill Delston joins discusses how philosophy connects to real‑world ethics, precision medicine and student mentorship, and why UMSL’s philosophy program o...

03/03/2026

We are looking forward to reviewing the applications for the
UMSL MA program. Admissions takes place on a rolling basis, so it's not too late to apply!

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Philosophers ask big questions, critically explore a vast range of topics, and call into question many of our established assumptions. Our mission is to advance our discipline by producing innovative research, teaching, and serv...

02/09/2026

Join us for a talk by G'Sell: ? 2/27 12pm Lucas Hall Gender Studies. Copies of her new book will be available for sale

02/09/2026

Why-Phi? - "Curdled Contracts: Reading Charles Mills through Maria Lugones"

Join Taylor Rogers (Governors State) and Annie Corbitt (UMSL) for a discussion titled "Curdled Contracts: Reading Charles Mills through Maria Lugones"

Wednesday, February 11th @ 12:30pm in Lucas 207. Pizza will be served.

https://emotionalphilosopher.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Mills
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Lugones

María Cristina Lugones (January 26, 1944 – July 14, 2020)[1][2] was an Argentine feminist philosopher, activist, and Professor of Comparative Literature and of women's studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and at Binghamton University in New York State.[3] She identified as a U.S-b...

02/02/2026

Deadline: 2/28

01/28/2026

Join us for free pizza and a talk by UMSL alum, Danielle Walker!