philosophy

Reed publishes article in The Conversation

Posted by on May 5, 2026

Dr. Ross Channing Reed, lecturer of philosophy, published an article titled “The good life requires two things, self-knowledge and friends – you can’t have one without the other” in The Conversation on April 9.

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Epting publishes on ethics of urban air mobility

Posted by on May 5, 2026

Dr. Shane Epting, associate professor of philosophy, published “Urban air mobility and the problem of moral prioritization” in the journal Discover Cities. The article examines ethical considerations related to emerging urban air mobility technologies.

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Epting delivers invited lecture at Hamilton College

Posted by on May 5, 2026

In April, Hamilton College hosted Dr. Shane Epting, associate professor of philosophy, for a lecture, titled “Moral Responsibility in the Age of Extreme Weather: Cities and the Ethics of Resilience Planning.”

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Reed presents philosophical analysis of anxiety at international conference

Posted by on March 3, 2026

Dr. Ross Channing Reed, lecturer in philosophy, presented his paper, titled “Existential Anxiety, Structural Anxiety and Pathological Anxiety (‘Anxiety Disorders’): A Clinical and Philosophical Analysis),” at the 8th International Conference on Philosophical Counseling and Practice, held virtually Feb. 20-22.

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Reed publishes book on philosophical counseling

Posted by on February 3, 2026

Dr. Ross Channing Reed, a lecturer in philosophy, has published Precarity, Trauma, Addiction, and Love in Philosophical Counseling through Bloomsbury Publishing. The book explores how language surrounding trauma, anxiety and burnout has become pervasive in modern society.

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Epting presents on ethics and sustainability in Asia

Posted by on December 2, 2025

Dr. Shane Epting, associate professor of philosophy, presented “Ethics in Transportation Innovation: The Case of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles and Municipal Partnerships” at the Philosophy of the City Conference in October in Busan, South Korea.

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Reed publishes article in ‘The Pittsburgh Review of Books’

Posted by on December 2, 2025

Dr. Ross Channing Reed, lecturer in philosophy, published an article titled “Anxiety” in The Pittsburgh Review of Books.

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Epting publishes article on ethics of house flipping

Posted by on October 7, 2025

Dr. Shane Epting, associate professor of philosophy, published an article titled “The Ethics of House Flipping” in the International Journal of Applied Philosophy.

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Epting publishes article on transportation ethics

Posted by on October 7, 2025

Dr. Shane Epting, associate professor of philosophy, published an article, titled “Ethics in Transportation Innovation: The Case of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles and Municipal Partnerships,” in the Journal of Ethics in Entrepreneurship and Technology.

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Reed publishes article on why leisure matters according to Aristotle

Posted by on September 2, 2025

Dr. Ross Channing Reed, lecturer in philosophy, published an article titled “Why Leisure Matters for a Good Life, According to Aristotle” in The Conversation on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

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