Writer, editor, and host George Chatzivasileiou has put together some great introductions to the great thinkers of history. Called "Animated...Philosophers", these videos are short and worth watching, covering a range of thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and others! You can link to his YouTube page here to see the videos: Animated...Philosophers Enjoy his video on Socrates below:
The Philosophy Dept. would like to extend its congratulations to our colleague, Deborah Fleming, who recently was awarded the prestigious PEN/Diamondstein-Spielvogel award for the "Art of the Essay" category.
Dr. Fleming, Professor of English at Ashland University, was awarded the highly prestigious prize in New York City earlier this week. Her book Resurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio's Natural Landscape was chosen from an impressive list of finalists. Previous winners of this award include such literary giants as: Ursula K. Le Guin, James Wolcott, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Marilynne Robinson. Read more about the award here: https://pen.org/literary-award/pendiamonstein-spielvogel-award-for-the-art-of-the-essay-10000/ Congratulations to Dr. Fleming on this fantastic recognition for her work!
Today is World Logic Day. Created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it was first celebrated in 2019.
Held annually on January 14th, World Logic Day was established to
“bring the intellectual history, conceptual significance and practical
implications of logic to the attention of interdisciplinary science
communities and the broader public."
To read more about this important event, click here!
