It had only five philosophy minors this spring, down from 17 in spring 2019. But the department is revamping its offerings. Chuck Ward, a philosophy professor, said the department started offering a ...

Immersions: Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, Global Justice, and Renaissance Studies Latest News. July 2, 2025 The Precautionary Approach to AI: Less Human, More Honest. An essay by Evan ...

The paradox behind recent conflicts is that the communities caught in the fray — Jews, Muslims and Christians — are ...

Many conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) center on the question of how the technology can impact the future and shape our world. In addition to considering the possible future benefits, ...

Boston College's Seelig Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney has written new books on the importance of the sense of touch and the need to engage in narrative exchanges with others. ... philosophy ...

Care ethics is, in a sense, anti-trolley-problem philosophy. Abstract scenarios tend to focus on one moment. Care ethics focuses on moral matters that take place over time, just as relationships do.

Among U.S. universities, the BC Philosophy Department placed 12th— a one-level improvement over last year’s ranking — and is one of only two U.S. Catholic institutions in the top 30 overall, along ...

Associate Professor of Philosophy Aaron Griffith, the advisor to both Jimenez and Roach, said that while he was unaware of the competition before the students told him about it, he considers it a ...

As is often noted, piety is not among the list of moral and intellectual virtues mentioned by Aristotle in the Ethics. I argue that this is neither an oversight on Aristotle’s part nor a subtle way ...

At the same time, there has not been nearly as much work done at the intersection of philosophy of religion and meta-ethics or normative theory. To help inspire more good work in this area, Christian ...

Dan Hausman, Michael MacPherson, and Debra Satz (2016), Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, Public Policy, 3rd edition. Matthew Adler (2019), Measuring Social Welfare: An Introduction. John Broome ...