Fall 2023 Hall of Fame
CONGRATULATIONS, Graduates!!
Here are the three Cs to keep in mind: Be Critical, Be Creative, and Be Compassionate.
Go out and make a difference in the world!
The faculty, graduate students, and staff are proud of you!
Bachelors of Art:
James Madden
Sophia Mostamand
Makanaokeakua Ramos
Blake Varner
Master of Art: Nikolas Janowicz with a thesis on “Demystifying Giulio Camillo’s L’Idea del Theatro: A Philosophical Interpretation”
Doctors of Philosophy:
Elijah Byrnes with a dissertation on “Living Death: Exhuming the Politics of Death and Remembrance in Arendt” /
Benjamin Hoffman with a Dissertation on “The Concept of Ekstasis in the Modern Japanese Philosophy of Nishitani Keiji”
Also, congratulations to the following faculty!
Nominations for the Excellence in Teaching Award: Dr. Jonathan Fine (Assistant Professor) and Dr. Steve Odin (Full Professor)
“Discover Manoa Day”
(Art Auditorium, Saturday, October 21, 2023)
Diotima and Socrates. An Encounter for the Ages
Ella Marsh and Ruel Mannette, UH PhD Candidates in Philosophy
A Philosopher’s Self-Debate on the Subject of Death
Dr. Sean Smith, Assistant Professor, UH Department of Philosophy
Events
- Keith Whittingslow Prize for Best Graduate EssayPrize Presentation and Winner’s Essay Presentation – “A Partial Case for Pragmatic Encroachment” by Sera Kong – Friday, March 15, 2024, 2:30pm
- Uehiro Graduate Student Conference 2024The Benefit of the Doubt: Skepticism, Epistemic and Moral. March 7-8th.
- PH.D. FINAL ORAL DEFENSE by MICHAEL DUFRESNE“The Worlds of Wang Guowei: A Philosophical Case Study of Coloniality” – MARCH 1, 2024 3:30pm HST via Zoom
- Spinoza and Asian Philosophy. Reading Pierre Bayle’s Historical and Critical Dictionary (1702)With Dr. Mateusz Janik, Assistant Professor, Polish Academy of Sciences, Visiting Fulbright Scholar – March 1, 2024, 12:00-14:00
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