Justice in Thomistic Ethics: A Graduate Colloquium
February 1, 2021
Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.
A graduate colloquium on Justice in Thomistic Ethics with Dr. Thomas Hibbs. The graduate colloquia are a new initiative of the TI intended to give a selection of emerging scholars from different PhD programs an opportunity to meet and work with other younger scholars that share their interests, and to benefit from the wisdom and formation of a senior scholar.
July 18 - July 24, 2021
About the Speaker:
Thomas Hibbs has been President of the University of Dallas since 2019. Previously, he served as distinguished Professor of Ethics & Culture and Dean of the Honors College at Baylor University. He is the author of books including Virtue's Splendor: Wisdom, Prudence, and the Human Good and Shows About Nothing, one of two books of his about film. His two most recent books are Wagering on an Ironic God: Pascal on Faith and Philosophy and Laudato Si: Nihilism, Beauty, and God (forthcoming, University of Notre Dame Press). He also has written on film, culture, books and higher education in publications including Books and Culture, Christianity Today, First Things, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Students currently enrolled in PhD programs in relevant disciplines are welcome to apply.
Successful applicants will receive a full tuition scholarship and room and board for the duration of the conference. A limited number of travel scholarships are also available for select students who do not have access to institutional funding for travel.
Please visit https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events/graduate-colloquium-justice to apply.
The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
February 1, 2021
Washington, D.C.
The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship is a project sponsored by the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and by the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies that offers competitive fellowships for graduate students (and a few talented, upper-level undergraduates), drawing from across fields in the sciences, humanities, and from law.
Accepted fellowship recipients attend a one week program in Washington, DC that offers courses and seminars given by distinguished scholars focusing on some aspect of Catholic thought in relation to culture and public life. This year’s theme is “Art, Meaning, and the Public Square,” and will take place from June 13-18, 2021.
2021 Featured Speakers:
Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Dr. Thomas Hibbs (University of Dallas)
Prof. Philip Bess (University of Notre Dame)
Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates in all disciplines. Successful applicants will receive travel funding as well as lodging for the extent of the fellowship and waived registration fee. Applications are accepted until March 31st.
Please visit https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events/civitas-dei-summer-fellowship-21?rq=Civitas to apply.
The 2021 Meeting of the American Maritain Association: Thomism and Freedom
January 15, 2021
The 2021 Conference will be held online March 19-20, 2021, using the Zoom platform. The theme is "Thomism and Freedom." An abbreviated schedule will be followed, featuring Plenary Addresses with an extended Question and Answer session available for participants. Details and updates for the conference can be found at the AMA website: https://www.americanmaritainassociation.com/news/2021-ama-meeting.
Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program
December 31, 2020
The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program, with fellowships to begin fall 2021. The GSCT Fellowship program is intended to equip graduate student members of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Evangelical Philosophical Society, or the Evangelical Theological Society with an opportunity to take up to one academic year to develop competency in an empirical science connected with their research. Up to five fellowships will be awarded. Each Fellowship will provide recipients with a stipend of $31,000, plus an additional research fund for the applicant of $3,000. For more details and application instructions, please visit https://kevintimpe.com/gsct-submissions/. Funding is pending final approval from the John Templeton Foundation.
Teaching Catholic Thought In An Age of Scientism
TEACHING CATHOLIC THOUGHT
IN AN AGE OF SCIENTISM
Saturday, January 9, 2021 from 12 – 1:30 PM (EST).
https://lmula.zoom.us/j/7397825292
Zoom ID: 739 782 5292
Event Description: Philosophy professors today are familiar with the challenges of teaching students who believe that all questions (or all questions worth asking) can be or have been resolved by science. How can we effectively teach philosophy, including the rich Catholic Intellectual Tradition, in light of such challenges?
This seminar aims to share strategies and resources for teaching philosophy, both in the classroom and online, with an eye toward helping students think critically about their own scientistic prejudices.
This event will include a series of brief presentations, followed by group discussion. All participants are welcome to bring their own ideas and resources to the conversation.
Contact: david.kovacs@lmu.edu
The Honesty Project at Wake Forest University and Carnegie Mellon University
September 7, 2020
The Honesty Project at Wake Forest University and Carnegie Mellon University, funded by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, is seeking proposals for its philosophy of honesty competition. We hope to inspire much further work on this relatively neglected virtue by focusing on five Big Questions:
- What is the definition and value of honesty? What are the behavioral and motivational requirements for being honest or exceptionally so?
- To what extent are people honest? How does this vary by culture?
- What contextual and internal factors encourage honesty and shape its development in individuals, groups, organizations, and institutions?
- What are the consequences of honesty and dishonesty for relationships, groups, organizations, and institutions?
- Under what conditions is dishonesty justified, if any? What factors lead people to be receptive to or offended by honesty?
Our $400,000 dollar philosophy of honesty competition allows for requests between $40,000 and $100,000 for projects lasting up to one year. The requests would be primarily for research leaves to write a book or series of articles.
The website and press release are here:
https://honestyproject.philosophy.wfu.edu/
https://news.wfu.edu/2020/08/19/4-million-grant-funds-project-seeking-truth-about-honesty/
ACPQ Rising Scholar Contest
July 26, 2020
The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (ACPQ) is pleased to announce its eighth annual Rising Scholar Essay Contest
Final Selection Committee
Francis Beckwith
Baylor University
John Haldane
St Andrews University,
Baylor University
Sandra Menssen
University of St. Thomas (MN)
Any scholar who will not have attained the rank of associate professor by September 1, 2020 is invited to submit a paper that contributes to the development or elucidation of the Catholic philosophical tradition.
The award for the winning paper will be $3000 and a free one-year membership in the American Catholic Philosophical Association (ACPA). The winning essay will be published in the ACPQ and specially designated in the journal as winner of the contest.
Select Contest Rules:
· Papers must be submitted electronically to https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/acpq no later than 5:00 pm (CDT) on September 1, 2020. Thecover letter field of the Details and Comments section should indicate the author’s academic rank as of September 1, 2020 (e.g., “Ph.D. candidate”)and that the submission is for the essay contest.
· Papers must be prepared for blind review and should be of the length, format, and style characteristic of ACPQ articles. Participants should consult a recent edition of the journal or the ACPQ “Article Submission Guidelines” at http://www.pdcnet.org/acpq.
· No author may enter more than one paper in the contest.
· Entering a paper in the contest constitutes agreement by all of the paper’s authors to its publication in the ACPQ should it be accepted for that purpose; such agreement is not contingent on the paper’s winning the contest. Papers entered in the contest must therefore not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
· For complete contest rules, please consult www.stthomas.edu/philosophy/acpq/essaycontest.html.
Inquiries may be directed to acpq@stthomas.edu.
Please consult the complete contest rules available at
www.stthomas.edu/philosophy/acpq/essaycontest.html
Dr. Heidi M. Giebel
Professor, Department of Philosophy
Managing Editor, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Ave.
St. Paul MN 55105
651-962-5367
651-962-5340 (FAX)
hmgiebel@stthomas.edu
acpq@stthomas.edu
Scholarship Opportunity from Bold.org
May 1, 2020
Bold.org has a scholarship opportunity available to graduate and undergraduate philosophy majors. The scholarship amount is $1000, and the application deadline to be considered for this scholarship is May 22, 2020. The winner will be announced on June 22, 2020.
To participate in this opportunity, please write an essay of about 500-800 words addressing all of the following questions:
- How will your degree in philosophy prepare for a life after your studies?
- What do you plan on doing after you graduate?
- Why are you passionate about philosophy?
Please visit https://bold.org/scholarships/philosophy-scholarship/for more information. Thank you.
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