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"In unphilosophical minds any rare or
unexpected thing excites wonder
while in philosophical minds the
familiar excites wonder also."
— George Santayana

"To know one religion is to know
none."
— Max Müller

 

"It is the mark of an educated
mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it."
— Aristotle

TEACHING AWARDS

We congratulate the following members of the Department's faculty on their selection for awards for 2009/10:

* Steve Heiner, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Lecturer Award.

* Karey Harwood, NC State Outstanding Teacher Award.

* Jason Bivins, NC State Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award.

As a result of the above award, Dr. Harwood has been included in the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers. Seven of the Department's nineteen full-time faculty are now members of the Academy.

FORTHCOMING TALKS

All are welcome.

* Michael Stone (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), "Visions and Religious Experience in Ancient Judaism," Tuesday, February 9, 3:00 p.m.,  Daniels Hall, Room 214 (Religious Studies Colloquium Series).

* Ekow Yankah (Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University), "Obligation to Govern and the State of Terror," Thursday, February 18, 4:30, Daniels Hall, Room 218 (Philosophy Colloquium Series).

* Dorit Bar-On (UNC Chapel Hill and the National Humanities Center), "Expression, Action, and Meaning," Thursday, March 4, 4:30, Withers Hall, Room 344 (Philosophy Colloquium Series).

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The Department’s Mission

The NC State Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies is committed to:

  • offering a high-quality undergraduate Philosophy curriculum, including a major and minor in Philosophy, that gives students an opportunity to confront through historical and contemporary resources a wide range of central philosophical issues, such as the relationship between the mind and brain, the ethical implications of scientific advances, the justification of moral, political, and legal institutions, the relationship between human knowledge and reality, and the nature of the logic that structures human language and thought;
  • offering a high-quality undergraduate Religious Studies curriculum, including a major and a minor in Religious Studies, that provides students an extended opportunity to examine the multiple interpretations of the category “religion” – including religion as a social construction, as an element of psychological development, as a branch of metaphysics, and as a constellation of ritual practices – and the ways in which religious traditions have played a central role in human culture and history;
  • developing the analytical abilities and expressive powers of our students;
  • providing and expanding educational and research opportunities at the graduate level; and
  • conducting research, teaching and scholarship that further knowledge and understanding in the disciplines of Philosophy and Religious Studies.


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