philosophy

David Schwartz speaks on The Ethics and Politics of Consumption at international panel

David Schwartz, Mary Frances Williams Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, spoke as an invited panelist on “The Ethics and Politics of Consumption,” at the American Philosophical Association Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. Other invited panelists included Mark Budolfson (Princeton University), Rob Reich (Stanford University), Marco Grix University of Auckland), and Judith Lichtenberg (Georgetown University).... READ MORE >>

Randolph Ethics Bowl team takes second place in statewide competition

Randolph College placed second in the 2015 statewide Ethics Bowl competition—the highest the College has ranked in the history of the Ethics Bowl.... READ MORE >>

Randolph Magazine: Connecting History

Evan Smith ’15, president of student government at Randolph, sees many connections between his own goals in life and the life of his great-grandfather, a Lynchburg doctor who trained international tennis legends.... READ MORE >>

Helen Clark Berlind Symposium begins Friday

Nick Brandt, Elephant Walking Through Grass, Amboseli, 2008, archival pigment print, 40 in. x 73 in., edition of 8. ©Nick Brandt, Courtesy of the Artist and Hasted Kraeutler, NYC

The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College will host the 23rd annual Helen Clark Berlind Symposium this weekend. The symposium brings together artists and scholars to discuss the themes expressed in the College’s annual exhibition.... READ MORE >>

Randolph student leads artificial intelligence discussion for philosophy group

Phuong Tran ’15 gave a presentations based on her senior philosophy paper, “Artificial Intelligence: Are Smart Machines Alive? Or Are Alive Machines Smart?”... READ MORE >>

Kaija Mortensen presents research at national conference

Kaija Mortensen, assistant professor of philosophy, presented original research at the Buffalo Experimental Philosophy Conference in Buffalo, NY, on September 19, 2014.... READ MORE >>

Pennsylvania newspaper publishes articles by Randolph student intern

Photo oh Phuong with newspapers

Phuong Tran ’15 has had two front page stories published on the front page of western Pennsylvania’s largest newspaper this week.... READ MORE >>

Randolph Group Takes Greek Play on the Road

The following article was published in the Lynchburg News & Advance Sunday, June 7, 2009. It is reprinted with permission.
Learn more about the group’s trip at th... READ MORE >>

Randolph Earns Semi-Finalist Spot at Wachovia Ethics Bowl

LYNCHBURG — Randolph College was a semi-finalist in the 10th Annual intercollegiate Wachovia Ethics Bowl debate competition... READ MORE >>

Randolph Students Score Victories at Ethics Bowl

LYNCHBURG – Members of the Randolph College Ethics Bowl team scored several victories during the 9th annual VFIC Statewide Collegiate Ethics Bowl hosted by Marymount University in Arlington Feb. 10-11.
Themed around “Ethics and the Environment,” the event was wel... READ MORE >>