Past Events

October 18 & 19, 2019
Merrill Hall 131
The UW-Milwaukee Philosophy Department presents The Milwaukee Philosophy Workshop.

Friday, September 20, 2019, 3:30 pm
The UWM Philosophy Department is hosting a public talk by Professor Robert Audi (University of Notre Dame) on September 20th, 3:30 p.m., Mitchell 361. The title of Prof. Audi’s talk is: “The Problem of Evil as a Challenge to Philosophers and Theologians: Is Theism Sustainable Given the Evils of History and the Skepticism of Modernity?”

Friday, October 4, 3:30pm
Mitchell 361
Join us for “Nihilism and the Abundance of Values”, a colloquium talk by Professor Paul Katsafanas of Boston University.

Friday, November 1, 3:30pm
Mitchell 361
Join us for “Testimonial Warrant: Entitlement or Justification”, a colloquium talk by Peter Graham of University of California, Riverside.

Friday, November 8, 3:30pm
Curtin 175
Join us for “Agency in an Immaterial World”, a colloquium talk by Distinguished Professor Emerita Margaret Atherton.

Friday, November 15, 3:30pm
Mitchell Hall 361
Join us for “Locke on Secondary Qualities: A Defense”, a colloquium talk by Professor Micheal Jacovides of Purdue University.

This year’s Richard Peltz Memorial Award for Excellence in Philosophy essay scholarship ceremony took place in Curtin Hall, Room 607 on May 10th. Congratulations to John Muller and Sydney Maxwell for award-winning essays!

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
The UWM Philosophy Department is hosting a conference in honor of Margaret Atherton and Robert Schwartz on Saturday, April 27th from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm. There will be a reception at 5:30 pm.

Join us for our Spring Colloquia Series beginning February 1st. More details coming soon.

Friday, October 19 – Sunday, October 21, 2018
UWM welcomes you to The Berkeley Workshop to take place in Curtin Hall 175, 3243 N Downer Ave.