Philosophy

The Philosophy Club is a group of mostly undergraduates, but also graduate students who meet for various philosophically-related activities. Many attendees are philosophy majors or minors, but non-philosophy students are very welcome as well.

We discuss philosophically interesting issues in a pretty informal way, usually accompanied by pizza and pop. Often our discussion will be centred around a particular reading or film. Recent works discussed include Thomas Nagel's What is it Like to be a Bat?, Bertrand Russell's The Sex Taboo, and Michael Huemer's America's Unjust Drug War. We are very much a member-directed group, so anyone who is interested in suggesting a particular reading, film, or activity for the group is encouraged to do so.

We coordinate with Dr Don Callen's Philosophy Movie Night, which also meets Thursday evenings, 8:00 pm in 301Shatzel Hall, usually every second or third week. Philosophy Club members often attend these meetings. Dr Callen specializes in continental philosophy and has a keen interest in film. The films he chooses to show are a pretty eclectic bunch, from the Coen Brothers to classics like Shanghai Express. After the film, we usually stay behind to share ideas about it.

BG Phil Club

Philosophers Who Inspire Us:

Friedrich Nietzsche

Rene Descartes

Thomas Nagel

Martin Heidegger

Plato

Peter van Inwagen

Robert Nozick

Immanuel Kant

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Bertrand Russel