Undergraduate Philosophy Club
The Philosophy Club at CU Boulder is a social club where those interested in philosophy can meet and build friendships with others interested in the same. If you'd like to attend the club or are just interested in learning more about the club, please join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/GZtVXWz4Ax. This is where we push out all our announcements and keep an updated schedule.
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Events
Spring 2024 Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, hosted in conjunction with the Women in Philosophy Club
Saturday, March 16, 2024
See the conference details here: https://corvus042.github.io/tes/phil_conference.html
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