The Philosophy Club
The Philosophy Club at the University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse is a student organization that seeks to
engage the campus and local community in philosophical activity.
This process begins with motivated students who are compelled to
reflect deeply on intriguing topics (such as personal and
collective values, fundamental assumptions in various academic
disciplines, political movements, human and animal rights) and
who seek to put their philosophical convictions into action
through creative community involvement. Members gain valuable
organizational experiences, working to provide the campus
community with engaging opportunities to develop philosophically
through participation in events such as guest
lectures, seminars, workshops, and undergraduate
conferences. The Philosophy Club encourages members to pursue tutoring,
conduct original research, assist in the research efforts
of faculty in the department, engage in philosophically relevant
volunteer opportunities, and network with other organizations
and individuals with an interest in philosophy.
The Philosophy
Club generally meets every other Thursday from 6-7:30pm in 2214
Centennial Hall. Please visit our public Google Calendar at
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=uwlax.edu_4fq2lm899pcug967apss9tp174%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago for
specific dates, times, and locations.
Please direct questions or comments to
PhilosophyClub@uwlax.edu
or contact President Jeffrey Albrecht at
Albrecht.Jeff@uwlax.edu.
Socrates Cafe
The Socrates Café is a place where students can have open discussions about important issues. We are primarily part of the philosophy department, but we have strong roots in the psychology, physics, sociology, and political science departments on campus. We have had discussions about free will, miracles, the nature of knowledge and political oppression. We ask no previous knowledge and pride ourselves on being a safe place where anyone can speak about what is really important to him or her.
We meet every other week on Wednesday evenings. On average there are about twenty people from many different areas of study and from outside the traditional university setting. We always are interested in many different people to bring multiple perspectives to our discussions.
Great opportunity for extra credit from Dr. Scherwitz and Dr. Kraemer!
If you have any interest in these discussions, watch for flyers or e-mail philosophy@uwlax.edu or our student representative Mark Fendry at fendry.mark@uwlax.edu.