University of Wisconsin–Madison

Aaron Yarmel writes op-ed on classroom management

Click below to read Aaron’s op-ed, written for The Cap Times, on the importance of balancing structure and freedom in a classroom environment. Link: https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/aaron-yarmel-classrooms-and-society-need-balance-of-structure-and/article_049bb982-99b0-5db0-84b9-4820784e413f.html

Vranas’ Time Travel talk posted!

Peter Vranas’ UW Philosophers at Work talk from last fall, “Time Travel: Processes and Paradoxes,” has been posted by Wisconsin Public Television. Click here, or watch below:

Exploring Plato’s Cave With Young People

The APA Blog recently published a post by Aaron Yarmel about a recent collaboration between Madison Public Philosophy and UW-Madison’s Odyssey Project. Aaron, and other members of the group, explored Plato’s Allegory of the Cave with young people. Click here to read the article!

Two Open Rank Searches at UW-Madison!

The department is currently conducting two open rank searches! One for Philosophy of Science and the other for Ethics or Metaphysics.

2017 Yearly Newsletter

Our 2017 Philosophy Department Newsletter is now available!

Congratulations to Paula!

Congratulations to Paula Gottlieb on receiving a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship!

Philosophy, Wisconsin Style Crossword Puzzle

The answer key to our Philosophy, Wisconsin Style crossword puzzle is now posted. Click here to see the answers!

Q&A with Russ!

A short Q&A with Russ Shafer-Landau about returning to UW-Madison!

Madison Public Philosophy Outreach

Madison Public Philosophy is a local philosophy outreach group, started by graduate students Aaron Yarmel and Katie Petrik. Click here to read more about the group!