The Center for Humanities Research is pleased to announce its fall 2023 and spring 2024 cohorts. All were chosen to work on research projects related to CHR's 2023-24 annual theme, "Democracy, Disposability, and Repair." Congratulations to all of our new faculty and graduate fellows! Learn more abou...
Dr. Erik Angner (keynote speaker, "Philosophy and the Science of Happiness"): Dr. Erik Angner is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Economics, and Public Policy at George Mason University. As a result of serious mission creep, he holds two PhDs – one in Economics and one in History and Philosophy of...
In this interview Ted Kinnaman, early modern scholar and long-time Mason philosophy professor, talks about what got him interested in philosophy, what his parents thought of him majoring in philosophy, and what it's like teaching at Mason. He also discusses a new project that he's working on as a 202...
Philosophy and the Science of Happiness Conference and Essay Contest Saturday, April 14, 2012Johnson Center 3rd Floor Assembly RoomsGeorge Mason University Keynote Speaker: Dr. Erik Angner, "Philosophy and the Science of Happiness"Dr. Erik Angner's information can be found here: mason.gmu.edu/~eang...
This course explores the changing relationship between art andsociety in western culture over the last 2500 years. We will investigatequestions such as: is artistic activity truly creative, or does it simply imitateother aspects of human life? What, if anything, is beauty, and how does itsdefinition ...
This course explores the changing relationship between art andsociety in western culture over the last 2500 years. We will investigatequestions such as: is artistic activity truly creative, or does it simply imitateother aspects of human life? What, if anything, is beauty, and how does itsdefinition ...
CHR hosts first reception in Horizon Hall CHR was delighted to co-sponsor a welcome reception for philoSOPHIA 2022 in Horizon Hall last Thursday, June 2. George Mason University hosted "Entangled Ecologies: The Climate of Justice," philoSOPHIA's 15th annual conference, with hybrid events and panels...
