Undergraduate Philosophy Club

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Events

Spring 2024 Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, hosted in conjunction with the Women in Philosophy Club

Saturday, March 16, 2024

 

Spring 2016

  • Ex Machina (2015)
    with Alex Zelmanowicz
    Wednesday, April 20
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 269
  • Her (2013)
    with Alex Zelmanowicz & Mattie Mcgarey
    Wednesday, March 16
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 269
  • Gattaca (1997)
    with Joshua Firestone
    Topic: The Moral Limits of Gene Editing
    Wednesday, February 24
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 269
  • eXistenZ (1999)
    with Alex Zelmanowicz & Mattie Mcgarey
    Wednesday, February 3
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 269

Fall 2015

  • V for Vendetta (2006)
    with Jon Spelman
    Monday, November 9
    7:00 p.m., HLMS 269
  • Speciesism (2013)
    with Cheryl Abbate
    Monday, September 14
    7:00 p.m., HLMS 269

Fall 2012

Die Hard (1988)
with Brian Talbot
Topic: Virtue and Struggle in the Meaningful Life
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
6:30 p.m., HUMN 1B80 (map)

Spring 2011

  • The Magnificent Seven (1960)
    with Rob Rupert
    Topic: The Philosophy of the Cowboy Gunman
    Wednesday, January 26, 2011
    6:30 p.m. HUMN 135
     
  • Rashomon (1950)
    with Jason Potter
    Topic: Eyewitness Testimony & Epistemic Modesty: Is Seeing Believing?
    Tuesday, April 12, 2011
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 211

2010

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
    with Prof. Chris Heathwood
    Topics: God, death, love, meaning, morality, and getting away with murder
    Thursday, February 18, 2010
    6:00 p.m. HLMS 141
     
  • Memento (2000)
    with Dr. Jason Potter
    Thursday, March 9, 2010
    6:00 p.m. HUMN 1B90
     
  • Cool Hand Luke (1967)
    with Brian Talbot
    Topics: Is freedom really worth it?
    Thursday, September 16, 2010
    6:30 p.m. HUMN 150
     
  • The Truman Show(1998)
    with Andrew Chapman
    "Can a Fake Life Be a Good One?"
    Thursday, October 7, 2010
    6:30 p.m., HUMN 250
     
  • Blade Runner (1982)
    with Addison Ellis and Quincy Faircloth
    "What Is a Person?"
    Thursday, October 21, 2010
    6:30 p.m., MUEN E0046.
     
  • A Clockwork Orange(1971)
    with Jason Potter
    Tuesday, November 16, 2010
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 199

2009

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
    with Prof. Eric Chwang
    Thursday, February 26, 2009
    6:30 p.m. MUEN E113
     
  • Being John Malkovich(1999)
    with Prof. Chris Heathwood
    Thursday, March 12, 2009
    6:30 p.m. MUEN E064
     
  • God on Trial(2008)
    with Prof. Wes Morriston
    Thursday, April 9, 2009
    6:30 p.m. HUMN 250
     
  • Socrates(1971)
    with Prof. Kathrin Koslicki
    Thursday, April 23, 2009
    6:00 p.m. HUMN 250

2008

  • The Stranger(1967)
    with Dr. Devon Belcher
    Tuesday, February 19, 2008
    6:30 PM, HUMN 250
     
  • Blade Runner (Final Cut)(1982/2007)
    with Prof. Eric Chwang
    Thursday, February 28, 2008
    6:30 PM, HLMS 199
     
  • Groundhog Day (1993)
    with Prof. Simon Sparks
    Tuesday, March 11, 2008
    6:30 PM, HUMN 250
     
  • Jesus Camp(2006)
    with Prof. Brad Monton
    Tuesday, March 18, 2008
    6:30 PM, HUMN 250
     
  • Rashomon(1950)
    with Prof. Bob Hanna
    Tuesday, April 22, 2008
    6:30 PM, HUMN 250
     
  • The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl(1993)
    with Prof. Brad Monton
    Topic:Did the greatest propaganda filmmaker of all time do anything wrong when she made a propaganda film for Hitler?
    Tuesday, September 16, 2008
    6:30 p.m., HLMS 199  
     
  • Groundhog Day (1993)
    with Dr. Jason Potter
    Tuesday, September 30, 2008
    6:30 p.m. HLMS 199
     
  • Idiocracy (2006)
    with Dr. Dan Sturgis
    Tuesday, October 14, 2008
    6:30 p.m., EDUC 220
     
  • The Happening(2008)
    with Dr. John Maier
    Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    6:30 p.m., EDUC 220

2007

  • Borat (2006)
    with Dr. Bill Grundy
    Thursday, April 19, 2007
    6:30 p.m., HUMN 201
     
  • 13 (Tzameti)(2005)
    with Dr. Sheralee Brindell
    Thursday, September 20, 2007
    6:30-9:00 p.m., HUMN 250
     
  • The Bicycle Thief(1948)
    with Prof. Rob Rupert
    Thursday, September 27, 2007
    6:30-9:00 p.m., EDUC 220
     
  • Trading Places(1983)
    with Dr. Devon Belcher
    Thursday, October 18, 2007
    6:30-9:00 p.m., HLMS 199
     
  • Sophie's Choice(1982)
    with Dr. Jason Potter
    Thursday, November 15, 2007
    6:30-9:00 p.m., HUMN 1B80

2006

  • A Zed and Two Noughts(1985)
    with Dr. Nic Damnjanovic
    Thursday, March 22, 2006
    6:30 p.m. Humanities 135
     
  • A Clockwork Orange(1971)
    with Dr. Devon Belcher
    Topic: free will
    Thursday, September 28, 2006
    Humanities 180
     
  • Aliens of the Deep(2005)
    with Ben Pageler
    Topic: life and the nature of science
    Thursday, October 12, 2006
    Humanities 180
     
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)
    with Prof. Brad Monton
    Topics: love, death, God, punishment, and opthamology
    Thursday, October 26, 2006
    Humanities 180
     
  • Heaven Can Wait(1978)
    with Prof. Dan Kaufman
    Topic: personal identity
    Thursday, November 16, 2006
    Humanities 180

2005

  • Solaris(1972)
    with Prof. Bob Hanna
    Topic: animism and nostalgia
    Monday, October 10, 2005
    6:30 pm, MCOL W100
     
  • Paris, Texas(1984)
    with Dr. Jason Potter
    Tuesday, October 25, 2005
    6:30 p.m., MCOL 158
     
  • 25th Hour(2002)
    with Dr. Dan Sturgis
    Topic: trust
    Tuesday, November 8, 2005
    6:30 pm, MCOL E158
     
  • Dogville(2003)
    with Dr. Ben Hale
    Topic: utilitarian and Kantian justifications of punishment
    Tuesday, November 29, 2005
    6:30 p.m., MCOL E158