Past Events
On this page, you will find our archive of past events. Many of these events were co-sponsored with other organizations on campus or the philosophy department itself. Nevertheless, we thought displaying all of them here would help provide a fuller picture of what kinds of events philosophy club participates in.
Philosophy Colloquium with Victor Kumar
When: Wednesday, October 24th at 4:30pm
Where: FND 307 with reception to follow in FND 322
What: A lecture with Professor Kumar about the weight of empathy.
Tea with Professor Matthes
When: Thursday, October 4th at 4PM
Where: FND 322
What: A tea wherein we will discuss whether nature has intrinsic value!
Please join us this Tuesday at 4:30 for a collaborative event with the Neuroscience and Computer Science Clubs to discuss machine consciousness! There will be a professor panel and yummy treats :)
Text of spam reads: Are Machines Conscious? Join the Neuro, Phil, and CS clubs for a conversation about machine consciousness, AI, and transhumanism. Faculty panel with professors from Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Computer Science followed by open discussion. Tuesday, May 1. 4:30 p.m. Founders 322. Questions: maccoman. For disability accommodations: disabilityservices@wellesley.edu (781)-283-2434.
Please join us as we welcome Dr. Angela Smith!
Text of Spam Reads: The Philosophy Department Presents: Institutional Apologies and Forgiveness. Dr. Angela Smith, Washington and Lee University. Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. FND 307. Reception to Follow in Philosophy Lounge. Questions? klombardi@wellesley.edu. For Disability Access: disabilityservices@wellesley.edu
Join us on Monday 3/23 around 5:45 for a chat over dinner with alums Claudia Yau and Adele Watkins about grad school in philosophy. There will be Lemon Thai!
Join us THIS EVENING FROM 8-9 PM in Tower Great Hall for tea with Professor McGowan. We really hope to see you all there!
Text of spam: Tower Great Hall; April 18th; 8-9pm. Philosophy tea! Join us for a discussion with Professor Mary Kate McGowan of the Philosophy Department. Tea and cookies included! For questions email gmatthew or rkosten. For disability accommodations email disabilityservices@wellesley.edu
Please join us for the Philosophy Department Open House on Wednesday, April 11 from 12 - 2 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Meeting 3.10: Philosotea with Professor Sullivan
- Join us to discuss philosophizing from marginalized positions!
- As always, if you have something you'd like to talk about at a meeting, please let us know
Join us for a screening of The Good Place!
Thursday, April 5 from 6-7 pm.
Come get to know your fellow philosophy enthusiasts and have some great laughs.
(learn more about the philosophy behind the show here)
Philosophy Club and Freeman House Council invite you to join us for a Philoso-tea about thought experiments.
We will reflect on the role of thought experiments in philosophy and think through some of our favorite thought experiments.
Hope to see you there!
Biweekly Meeting, 3/6:
- Introductions and get to know you
- Organizational policies and community standards
- Can animals be moral? (our discussion will be based on an Examining Ethics podcast, which you can listen to here, if you are curious)
Join us for our first meeting of the semester next Thursday (Feb. 8th) from 5-6 pm in the Philosophy Library!
We'll have yummy snacks, bonding activities, planning for the semester, and lively discussion. Hope to see you there!
Join us on Wednesday, Dec. 6th, from 8-9 in Pomeroy Living Room for Tea with Prof. Gartner!
We’ll talk about the good life and what Ancient philosophers thought you needed to do to live it.
Meeting Agenda, 12/4:
Join us for our final meeting of the semester! We'll be reflecting on how this semester went and brainstorming ideas for next semester.
Please also consider filling out our feedback form.
Regular Meeting, 11/20:
We'll be chatting with a Wellesley philosophy alum about her dissertation and what grad school is like!
ON TUESDAY (11/14) from 7-8 in Beebe Living Room join us for Tea with Prof. Walsh!
We’ll talk about the fight for women’s education and discuss the founding of Wellesley.
Meeting Agenda, 11/6:
- Check-In / Feedback
- Events Update!
- Last-minute registration questions and advice
- Some philosophy-related YouTube videos!
Department Open House
12:30-1:30 Wednesday (11/1) in FND 322
We hope that you will join us in discussing next semester's philosophy classes with all of our lovely faculty. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the major, or just engage in some lunchtime philosophizing!
How Free is Free Speech?
On Monday (10/3) from 1-2 pm in FND 322 we are collaborating with Pre Law Society and having a lunchtime event with Professor McGowan. Dessert will be served!
The event will focus on silencing and free speech acts. The topics discussed at this event will be relevant to philosophy classes, campus wide discussions, and to being cognizant of systems of hierarchy in the U.S. We really hope you will join us!
Regular Meeting, 10/16:
- Getting to know you! Rosebud/thorn icebreaker
- Tea Feedback
- Event Ideas: Potential collaborative events and campus wide engagement
- Thought Experiment Discussion! We have some thought experiments prepared.
Our first Phil Club tea of the year will be at: 2:00 PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH IN FND 322
We will be joined by Professor McIntyre, and the topic of the tea will be: Is Innateness still a relevant concept for science?
*refreshments will be served*
We hope you will join us!
Regular Meeting, 9/25: We will be making cool philosophical door tags, discussing planning for the semester, having an informal philosophy discussion, munching on some snacks and (most importantly) getting to know you! We would love to see you there!
Philosophy Club has decided to do a collab with Slater this Friday and co-host their global tea!
The topic of the tea will be "How to Live the Good Life." The tea will take place September 22nd from 3-4:30 pm. Given that "the good life" is a wide-reaching philosophical topic, we hope that many of you will find this of interest. Slater will be providing refreshments (e.g. tea and cookies.) We hope that you will join us!
Friday, Sept. 15th: Field Trip to Tufts University!
Join us on as we head to Tufts to see Prof. McIntyre speak at Tufts University. The title of her talk is: "Hume vs Malebranche (and Hutcheson) on whether passions represent their objects." For more information, see the Tufts Philosophy Department Event Calendar.
We will take the 1 p.m. bus from the Chapel stop, so if you're interested in going, please meet us there.
Note: please make sure that you have either a punch pass or a bus token with you if you plan to return to Wellesley on the Peter, since we will be headed back after the last free bus. There are several restaurants near Tufts, if you would like to get dinner in Boston, but you can also order a bag lunch from Wellesley Fresh here.
Join us for our first meeting of the Fall! We're meeting on Monday, September 11th from 7 to 8 pm in El Table.
At this meeting, we will discuss what philosophy club typically does, talk about open e-board positions, and preview what events might be coming up this fall.
*El Table is in Founders near the Africana Studies Department. If you’re lost, head in the side of Founders by the parking lot and you’ll find us :)
Mark your calendar! Professor Kitcher will be presenting "Progress in the Sciences and in the Arts" on Thursday, April 20 at 4:30 PM at Science Center room 396!
Mark your calendar! Dr. Asha Bhandary will be presenting "Abstract Care, Ideal Feminism"on Friday, April 14, 3:30PM in Founders 307.
Come to our Philosophy Department Spring Open House on Tuesday, April 11 at 3 PM at the philosophy department lounge (FND 322) to learn more about philosophy courses offered in 2017 fall! See y'all soon!
Please join us for a tea session with Grace Yi-Ling Cheng '12/'14 on Tuesday, March 21! She will be sharing her post-graduation stories and her new book "Xin: Why Are We Dying", as epistolary memoir on why Asian American and Pacific Islander women ages 15-24 and 65+ are suffering the highest rates of depression and suicide.
Please note: The lecture portion of this event (12:30-1:30) is now March 21st in Billings 200. The tea (11:20-12:20) will still be in the Philosophy Department Lounge.
Please join us for a philoso-tea with Prof. Walsh this Friday (March 10) at 3pm at the philosophy department lounge! See you all soon!
Mark your calendar! Please join us for a presentation on the Debate Over the Medical Management of Trans Kids with Dr. Catherine Clune-Taylor!
Time: Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 4:30pm at Founders 307.
Professor Walsh and Professor McIntyre lead a discussion after a performance of the lovely *Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight* at the Wellesley Repertory Theatre!
Join us for Phil Pub! Your first drink is on the department!
Come to a philosophy department talk, "Threats from Below" with Rachel Ann McKinney, Fellow in Residence at the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. It's Monday, December 5th at 5:30 in Founders 307.
Please join our Retro Board Game Party on Wednesday, November 16 at 4:30pm At Founders 322! Refreshments will be served! (it's a good way to get distracted ;) )
Pre-Election Talk: Language and Feminine Power
Time: November 7th, 5:00-6:30pm at FND 322
Abstract: We will think about the power of words and the power of women through time, and how language can be used to better articulate this feminine power. We will look at women like St Teresa of Avila, who challenged feminine stereotypes, norms, and societal expectations. We will meditate on the nature and source of this power, and why it disturbs, distresses, and, ultimately, dismantles traditional frameworks.
Mark your calendar! The Philosophy Department Open House is on Wednesday, November 2 at 3:30pm at Founders 322! If you're interested in taking a course on philosophy, you should definitely check it out! It's a great opportunity to gain an additional insight to the class you wish to take and to get to know your professor more! Cheers!
Please come to our "How to read philosophy papers" this Wednesday, October 26 at 4pm at Founder 322! Right after that, please come to Davis After Dark! Professor Walsh will give a gallery talk on "Nasty Women: Then and Now" and Professor Matthes will serve as a judge for the Halloween costume contest! STAY TURNED!!!!!
The Philosophy Club cosponsors an event, "An Intimate Look at Race: Growing Up Biracial In A Racially Torn World" with the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW)! Join us on October 25 at Wellesley College Clapp Library for an evening of conversation about biracial identity, family violence, and multiracial women in the media. The program will feature a book reading by Author Sil Lai Abrams followed by a discussion with WCW scholars.
Come hear about what kind of citizen Socrates was! It's on Friday, October 7th at 12:30 in The Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Professor Dotson researches in epistemology, feminist philosophy (particularly Black feminism and feminist epistemology), and critical philosophy of race at Michigan State University.