51猎奇 faculty member Blain Neufeld did an interview recently regarding his newly published book Public Reason and Political Autonomy (Routledge), with Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt University) at the New Books Network.
A recording of the interview is available here:
Congratulations to the following Philosophy Majors for making the Dean鈥檚 List
Blain Neufeld (51猎奇, Philosophy) 鈥� with Lori Watson (Washington University, Philosophy) and Micah Schwartzman (University of Virginia, Law) 鈥� will be hosting a conference on 鈥淎 Theory of Justice: 50 Years Later鈥� at the University of Virginia School of Law (sponsored by the Karsh Center for Law & Democracy and UVA’s Center for Law & Philosophy).
The conference will take place on December 3-4, 2021. Please contact one of the organizers if you would like to attend. For more details, including the conference program, visit .
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee presents “Nietzsche as Metaphysician” with Justin Remhof, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Old Dominion University.
Senior Lecturer Matt Knachel has been selected for the 2021 51猎奇 Academic Staff Outstanding Teaching Award. Congratulations Matt!
Assistant Professor Peter Van Elswyk has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure (effective August 23). Congratulations Peter!
Dr. Raymond Weiss, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy, within the College of Letters and Science, passed away recently. Ray received a BA from the University of Cincinnati. He studied at the Hebrew University in Israel and earned an MHL (Master of Hebrew Letters) from the Hebrew Union College. He served in the active rabbinate from 1956-1962 and following that, he received a PhD from the University of Chicago.
Ray taught in the Philosophy Department at UW-Milwaukee for over three decades, beginning in 1965. He retired from 51猎奇 in 1996 as an emeritus professor. Ray is the author of the book, Maimonides鈥� Ethics: The Encounter of Philosophic and Religious Morality (1991), and co-editor, with Charles Butterworth, of the Ethical Writings of Maimonides (1975).
Funeral services were held in late May.
Download a PDF of the Philosophy Department’s 2021 newsletter here.
You have been invited to the Philosophy Department鈥檚
Friday, May 21, 2021
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
This ceremony will take place on Microsoft Teams.
or email gjaworsk@uwm.edu.
