Philosophy Department

Barry Lam, host and executive producer of Slate’s “Hi-Phi Nation” podcast, will deliver this year's Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals, titled “Discretion: On the Selective Use of Power by Those Who Enforce the Rules,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, in the Sheldon Hall historic classroom.

Quayshawn Spencer, author and Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania will deliver virtually this year's Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4.

Uriah Kriegel, professor of philosophy at Rice University and notable author, will deliver this year’s SUNY Oswego Steinkraus Lecture, titled “Advice to Moral Antirealists,” in a virtual presentation at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Dedication to students, SUNY Oswego's academic opportunities and his field as a whole has earned philosophy professor Craig DeLancey the college’s President’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.

Guest speaker Dr. David Morrow of American University will deliver the 30th anniversary Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals, titled "Climate Justice and Carbon Renewal," at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in Marano Campus Center auditorium, Room 132.

A record number of current students and/or recent alumni at SUNY Oswego are scheduled to go abroad under the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student program in 2018-19.

Abraham Lincoln: politician, philosopher or economist? Was John Stuart Mill just a philosopher? Was Adam Smith just an economist? A new SUNY Oswego degree program to launch this fall underscores the answer: Academic disciplines, like careers, often intersect, regardless of boundaries and labels.

SUNY Oswego will partner with WCNY to host a preview of the PBS documentary segment “The Whistle Blower,” followed by an ethics-based faculty panel discussion on Wednesday, April 11.

The SUNY Oswego philosophy department's 2017 Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals will feature Dr. J.D. Trout, author of the book "Wondrous Truths: The Improbable Triumph of Modern Science," at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium.

Philosophy professor and chair Craig DeLancey recently made a contribution to the State University system's freely accessible Open Educational Resources, publishing "A Concise Introduction to Logic" as an Open SUNY Textbook.