The UHM Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series Presents Phenomenology, Delusions, and Intelligibility Without Rationality by Dr. Quinn Hiroshi Gibson Date: Friday, February 27, 2026Time: 2:30 PMLocation: Sakamaki C-308 Subjects with monothematic delusions believe apparently incredible … Continue reading Phenomenology, Delusions, and Intelligibility Without Rationality →

The UHM Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series Presents The Causes of Suffering in Buddhist Philosophy: Craving for Feelings vs. Ignorance of Selflessness by Dr. Sean Smith Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026Time: 4:00 PMLocation: Sakamaki C-308 … Continue reading The Causes of Suffering in Buddhist Philosophy: Craving for Feelings vs. Ignorance of Selflessness →

The UH Manoa Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series presents A Just Claim to Know Another Person? by Arindam Chakrabarti We need friends to live and flourish as human beings. Friendship demands reciprocal knowledge of each … Continue reading A Just Claim to Know Another Person? →

The Department of Philosophy invites entries from undergraduate students for an essay competition. The recipient of this award will win an all-expenses paid trip along with an additional stipend to present their work at the … Continue reading The David L. Hall Undergraduate Philosophy Prize →

Theme: Emotions, Relationship, and Value Date: December 10, 2025Time: 12:30-3:00pmLocation: Sakamaki C-308 Please join us in honoring this year’s graduating Philosophy majors. Our three presenters—Emma Davidson, Jackson Giannasio, and John Olubiyi—will share their capstone research. … Continue reading 2025 Undergraduate Capstone Mini-Conference →

97 Applications Received Across 38 Departments 45 Peer Reivers About MBA History In order to promote outstanding graduate student work at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) announced the first … Continue reading GSO Merit Based Award in Research →

With Shangri La’s Scholar in Residence Hossein Nakhaei Join us for a conversation exploring Shangri La’s exceptional collection of Persian luster tiles. By re-imagining them in their original architectural settings, we discuss how these tiles … Continue reading Every Piece You See is a Fragment: Persian Luster Tiles from Architectural Elements to Museum Objects 11/21/2025 →

The Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series Presents The Value of Philosophy or a Philosophy of Value By Steven Burik Response by Fanklin Perkins Date: Friday, November 21, 2025Time: 2:30pmLocation: Sakamaki C-308 Email: philo@hawaii.eduPhone: (808) 956-8649 … Continue reading The Value of Philosophy or a Philosophy of Value 11/21/2025 →

The poster highlighted work done by Sophia Kim-O’Sullivan, an M.A. student in LibrarySciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, over two semesters to arrange and describe some of the Department of Philosophy’s oldest and … Continue reading This year’s Hawai‘i Library Association Conference (November 14–15, 2025) proudly featured a poster showcasing the history of the East-West Philosophers’ Conference. →

PBS HAWAI’IKĀKOU: HAWAII’S TOWN HALL How Do We Define Faith? THURSDAY,OCTOBER 23, 20257:30-9:00PM Dr. Tamara Albertini, Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, will be a panelist on KĀKOU: … Continue reading How Do We Define Faith? →

The UH Manoa Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series Presents Theory Phobia in Biomedical Science: how philosophers might help understand and cure it presented by Brandon P. Reines Date: Friday, October 17, 2025Time: 2:30pmLocation: Sakamaki C-308 … Continue reading Theory Phobia in Biomedical Science: how philosophers might help understand and cure it →

Title of Dissertation: Towards a New Theory of Knowing by Imagining Tuesday, August 4th, 20252:30pm HAST In Person: Sakamaki Hall, Room D-302 Zoom Link: https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/97017431776?pwd=RLPJsaOckwFQfzPOg7aQBfUr6aF122.1Meeting ID: 970 1743 177Passcode: 101345 This dissertation explores the relationship … Continue reading PhD Final Oral Defense – Ian Nicolay →