Past Philosophy Club Meetings

November 18th
We will be discussing Trolley Problems. Recommended materials:
Philosophy Bites podcast on the Trolley Problem here
Wikipedia Entry
Variations and Quiz
The Trolley Problem by Judith Jarvis Thomson
SEP Entries: Deontological Ethics, Doing Vs. Allowing Harm, Double Effect

October 28th:
Professor Ariew will be joining us for a discussion of professionalization(what grad school is like, expert performance (how to get ahead in philosophy)). He recommends reading "A Star is Made" before the meeting and consulting The Philosophy Gourmet Report, which ranks philosophy departments.

October 21st:
We will be discussing aesthetics, specifically the Washington Post article "Pearls Before Breakfast" and Morris Weitz's article "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics," which can be found on Jstor.
Other resources you might want to look at:
Audio of Joshua Bell's Performance
Stanford Encyclopedia articles on Definition of Art, Aesthetic Judgment, Conceptual Art, Philosophy of Music