Department Archives: Philosophy

Philosophy professor Cyrus Ali Zargar’s book “The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism” was discussed by a panel of experts at a recent Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics conference.

The Al-Ghazali Program in Islamic Studies hosted internationally recognized scholar, Dr. Francis Robinson of the Royal Holloway, University of London. He presented the keynote address at a forum, titled “Islamic Traditions of Learning: Education and Ethics in Central and South Asia.”

The UCF Ethics Bowl team is heading to the national Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl for a second year in a row, after placing second at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl.

Administrative Assistant Cathy Baust has retired from the Philosophy Department after 26 years of service with the University of Central Florida.

Dr. Ann Gleig will be attending two prominent conferences in Australia the first week of November give research talks on her new book.

When Dr. Lanlan Kuang sent an email to her students about IIE-CEAIE Teaching in China program, a student decided to take a shot and apply to the program.

The Al-Ghazali Program in Islamic Studies hosts an event featuring the award-winning drama The Color of Paradise, by acclaimed director Majid Majidi.

Dr. Stephen M. Fiore, a UCF Cognitive Sciences professor with the Department of Philosophy, and Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at the Institute of Simulation & Training, was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to join a team of 30 scientists and engineers tasked with this role.

One of the world’s oldest academic journals just published a special issue dedicated to studying “collective behavior,” which was assembled by an international group of leading researchers in the field, including UCF Philosophy Professor Stephen M. Fiore. The special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society takes a broad and detailed interdisciplinary look at […]

Discussions on ethics are happening in our society at all times, whether we are aware of them or not. Christopher Larson, a UCF student majoring in Philosophy, understands this idea that moral principles create the basis of almost everything, from politics to interpersonal relationships. “It’s impossible to not have an ethic,” said Larson. “From the […]