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The Philosopher
April 22, 2012Student researcher: Tran Nguyen Major: Philosophy and mathematics Year: Senior Student funding source: Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) Adviser: … more>
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Being Human
April 22, 2012We humans are unique animals. Each of us may define what it means to be human differently. We place value in memory, form cultures, innovate, question the purpose of life, and dream of the future. Since the beginning of our… more>
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Breakout Act
April 3, 2012If you catch yourself doing a double take while watching the premiere of NBC’s “Best Friends Forever” television show on April 4, there is good reason. Playing the role of Joe is a big break for Luka… more>
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Behind the Mask
November 30, 2011When remembering Shakespeare’s words in Hamlet, “This above all: to thine own self be true,” most don’t consider that the play’s buffoon Polonius delivers the line. “In the context of the… more>
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A Light on Political Thought
September 7, 2011Beginning in Fall 2010, a small group of students and their faculty adviser, Anthony Kammas, gathered for meetings in a shady corner of the Carolyn Craig Franklin Garden on the north side of the Doheny Memorial Library. In… more>
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In Memoriam: John Hospers, 93
June 29, 2011John Hospers, emeritus professor of philosophy in USC Dornsife and the Libertarian Party’s first presidential nominee has died. He was 93. Hospers died in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 12. Hospers is widely known for… more>
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Leading Scholars Join USC Dornsife's School of Philosophy
May 11, 2011The USC Dana and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences has recruited leading senior philosophers Ralph Wedgwood and Gabriel Uzquiano-Cruz of the University of Oxford as well as a very promising newcomer, Karen Lewis… more>
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USC Philosophy Professor Earns Fellowship
May 4, 2011From the possibility of time travel to the theory of knowledge, USC Dornsife Professor of Philosophy James Van Cleve has devoted his more than 30-year career to exploring the most puzzling questions of the universe. On… more>
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Higginbotham Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 29, 2011James Higginbotham, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the world’s most prestigious honorary societies. The USC Dornsife… more>
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Pre-law and More
January 19, 2011As the USC Trojans prepared to play the California Bears at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum last fall, there was another face-off scheduled on campus: Weston Rowland vs. Ronald Dworkin. As part of his Philosophy of Law… more>
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