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Category: Undergraduates
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Several undergraduate students in my Plato seminar wrote very interesting papers, and I want to suggest some venues where they might present their work. So far, I have identified the following annual undergraduate philosophy conferences: – Cornell University’s Norman Kretzmann Undergraduate Philosophy…
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I have a bright undergraduate student who has taken a couple of philosophy courses who asked if I have any recommendations for readings in epistemology and existentialism. I'd really like to provide them with good suggestions that cultivate their interest in (and excitement about) philosophy. However, I don't specialize in either area, so I'm hoping…
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In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: We have a super talented junior philosophy major with an interest in going to graduate school. They have a special interest in a historical period of philosophy, but they are worried they don't have enough language yet to be competitive for grad programs…
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In our most newest "how can we help you?" thread I am a new TT faculty and have been asked to take over the job of mentoring the Philosophy Club. Any advice on how to be an awesome mentor? Good question. It would be great to hear how faculty mentor these kinds of clubs. What…