UK authors to be featured at Kentucky Book Festival Oct. 21
The 42nd annual Kentucky Book Festival will return to Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 21.
Lend-A-Hand Center Fall Creek Cleanup and Resource Fair
Call (606)-622-1385 to pre-register (required, spaces limited)
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Join us for a creek cleanup and resource fair event on Saturday, October 28th, 2023! Come learn about different organizations working on water related issues in Kentucky. Both adults and kids are encouraged to participate. Meet at the Lend-A-Hand Center- 3234 KY 718 Walker, KY. Call 606 622-1385 to pre-register (required, spots are limited). Participants will be given $25 Walmart gift cards for their participation. All cleanup supplies will be provided. Lunch will be provided. Bring weather appropriate clothes and waterproof shoes/boots. Directions: https://lendahandcenter.org/directions/
This event is hosted by the Lend-A-Hand Center and co-sponsored by the UK Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program, the Kentucky Geological Survey, and the Kentucky Division of Water.
The event is made possible in partnership with the Kentucky Water the Kentucky Geological Survey, and the Kentucky Division of Water.
This event is funded by a UK-CARES Community Engagement Project Grant.
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UK oral history project documenting climate change, empowering Kentuckians
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2023) — How important is word of mouth when understanding climate change?
A new project, led by the Kentucky Climate Consortium research team at the University of Kentucky, is proving that oral histories can provide an intimate view of our shifting world.
Thinking through Doing: Games as a Gateway to Philosophy
Title: "Thinking through Doing: Games as a Gateway to Philosophy"
Speaker: Dr. Meg Wallace
Abstract: Philosophy is often considered an annoyingly abstract discipline, devoid of practical, employable skills. Meanwhile, games are often considered frivolous and a waste of time. Yet combining philosophy and games in the classroom creates an unforgettable educational experience for both students and teachers. In this presentation, I walk through some of my own efforts at teaching philosophy through games - in particular, circus arts and video games - leading to an interactive discussion about the pedagogical benefits and challenges of designing courses this way. No prior knowledge of philosophy or games is required; all students, faculty, and staff are welcome
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"Cogito, Ergo Sumus? The Pregnancy Problem in Descartes's Philosophy.”
The Philosophy Department in collaboration with the Department of Gender & Women's Studies and the UK Gaines Center for the Humanities is hosting our second undergraduate talk of the semester! Monday, October 9th, join us in Chem-Phys Bldg Rm 153 at 3pm! Maja Sidzińska from University of Pennsylvania is speaking on “Cogito, Ergo Sumus? The Pregnancy Problem in Descartes's Philosophy.””
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Given Descartes’s metaphysical and natural-philosophic commitments, it is difficult to theorize the pregnant human being as a human being under his system. Specifically, given (1) Descartes’s account of generation; (2) his commitment to mechanistic explanations where bodies are concerned; (3) his reliance on a subtle individuating principle for human (and animal) bodies; and (4) his metaphysics of human beings, which include minds, bodies, and mind-body unions, there is no available human substance or entity that may clearly be the subject of pregnancy. The incompatibility of any of the three options found in commitment 4 with commitment 1, 2, or 3, together with other undesirable consequences should any be selected, results in what I call the pregnancy problem. The pregnancy problem is a previously unconsidered problem for the Cartesian philosophy. Given the pregnancy problem, commitment 1, 2, 3, or 4, or a combination of these would have to be revised for Descartes’s system to avoid a variety of tensions; alternatively, counterintuitive consequences may have to be accepted. Ironically, given Descartes’s interest in generation and medicine more generally, the Cartesian framework struggles to accommodate pregnancy in human beings. This may have implications for the systematicity and sex-neutrality of dualist metaphysics in general.
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UK A&S Alumni Tailgate
College of Arts & Sciences alumni and friends joined Dean Ana Franco-Watkins for tailgate food and drinks, games, and A&S giveaways before the UK v. UF football game. Thank you to our generous sponsor Cornett!
