Podcast featuring Mark Rollins: Claude Monet and the Science of Style
When you look at a painting by Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso, what do you really see? Mark Rollins, a professor of philosophy and the director of the performing arts department at Washington University in St. Louis, shares his fascination with both cognitive science and visual art.
Podcast featuring Professor Anya Plutynski: The Philosophy of Cancer
In 2009, Anya Plutynski - a historian and philosopher of biology - was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite all of her experience with scientific research, Plutynski struggled to fully understand her disease. How do scientists and doctors define cancer? Why are some screening and treatment options recommended over others? When and how do values enter the picture?
Julia Driver elected Vice President of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
WashU Philosopher Bill Gass profiled in St. Louis Magazine by Mark Rollins
A remembrance by Mark Rollins, Gass' colleague in Wash U's department of philosophy.
Congratulations to Annalise Wagner
We’re pleased to announce that the 2018 Prize will be awarded to Annalise Wagner.