The Architecture of Experience: Exploring the relationship between domestic infrastructure and the compartmentalization of experience through art

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Goldrup, Elizabeth Price The Architecture of Experience Exploring the relationship between domestic infrastructure and the compartmentalization of experience through art Faculty Mentor: Joseph Parry, Philososphy “Your art made me ask questions.” That is what Ari K wrote in the small book I stationed at my exhibit held in the Harold B Lee Library. When I […]

Western Philosophy: A New Story for a New Generation

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Harrison, Stephanie Western Philosophy: A New Story for a New Generation Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dennis Packard, Philosophy Department In the fall semester of 2015, Dr. Packard approached me after class one day when he noticed from the class roll that I had a minor in visual arts. He came to me with an offer to […]

Western Philosophy for a New Generation

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Sasser, Sondra Western Philosophy for a New Generation Faculty Mentor: Dennis Packard, Philosophy Department As planned, Dr. Packard and I finished researching and writing our textbook, Western Philosophy for a New Generation. We are still editing some things and getting advice from other academics, but we deem the book to be a great success, and […]

Korean Drama as a Critique of Classical Chinese Philosophy1

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William McMurray and Gordon Mower, Philosophy This research project investigates and evaluates how South Korean historical dramas advance the arguments of classical Chinese philosophy. Such philosophical investigation is particularly relevant when considering the rise of China and Korea in the global community: both countries now stand prominently on the international stage both economically and culturally. […]

A Hermeneutical Approach to Understanding Non-Causal Concepts in Medicine

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Chloe Halsey and Travis Anderson, Philosophy Department INTRODUCTION: In the early 1900’s, medical practice shifted largely to a science-based study, which greatly changed the experiences of both physicians and patients. With a new method of explaining diseases in hand, physicians and scientists were able to more consistently and effectively treat patient ailments. Since this adoption […]

Aesthetics and Film Criticism: Introductory Dialogues

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Dallin Robinson and Dennis Packard, Philosophy Introduction The purpose of this project was to write a textbook for the class we taught: Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. During the Fall 2013 and Winter 2014 semesters, Professor Packard used art history texts, philosophical encyclopedias, and filmmaking texts to supplant his lectures with. The downside to […]

On Modality in Parmenides’s “Way of Truth”

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Michael Hansen and Dr. Daniel Graham, Philosophy Department Parmenides is the most popular Presocratic philosopher among modern interpreters. His difficult poem has inspired volumes of interpretive work from scholars intent on understanding him. These authors have exhibited surprising industry and ingenuity to produce a large and diverse set of Parmenides interpretations for today’s reader to […]

The Earliest Mormon Understanding of God

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Benjamin Brown and Dr. David L. Paulsen, Philosophy Department My research for this project was supportive of a larger project already underway by Dr. Paulsen and Ari Bruening. The project investigates claims by certain scholars concerning the teachings of the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (hereafter LDS Church) relative to the nature […]

ARISTOTELIAN SUPPORT FOR DAVIDSON’S ARGUMENT AGAINST THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF CONCEPTUAL RELATIVISM

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David A. Jensen, Department of Philosophy Introduction Donald Davidson argues that we cannot make the notion of conceptual relativism, and all that it entails, intelligible. I proposed, in my study, to show how Aristotle’s ontology supports Davidson’s argument. I will thus summarize the following: Davidson’s argument, Aristotle’s ontologies, connections between the two approaches, and the […]