Philosophy
Questions that don’t have easy answers arise in every career and every industry. Studying philosophy gives you the tools necessary to ask and pursue them. In the Department of Philosophy, faculty members prepare you to present complex ideas clearly, evaluate opposing viewpoints, and craft careful and creative arguments. In addition to teaching students to think critically, philosophy challenges you to examine the ethical contours of everyday life. Whether studying accounting and finance or communications and management, the study of philosophy is crucial to developing the well-balanced, responsible leaders of tomorrow.
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Moriarty appointed as co-editor of Business Ethics Quarterly
Professor Jeffrey Moriarty has been appointed co-editor-in-chief of Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ), a leading academic journal published by Cambridge University Press. He will take up this position in August alongside co-editor Danielle Warren of Rutgers University.
BEQ is the journal of the Society for Business Ethics and publishes cutting edge work by philosophers, social scientists, legal scholars and others. Moriarty and Warren will lead a team of eight associate editors and more than 60 editorial board members from around the world.
Campbell and Liu explore relationships with “griefbots”
In recent years, tech companies have begun to offer AI “thanabots” or “griefbots” that can mimic the responses and personality of a deceased loved one. In their essay, “Can Chatbots Preserve Our Relationships with the Dead?,” published in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association, Associate Professor Stephen Campbell (pictured above, left) and Senior Lecturer Pengbo Liu (pictured above, right) explore whether a relationship with a thanabot can be a continuation of one’s relationship with a deceased loved one, and whether it could be as valuable.
Two AI Experts to join Philosophy Department this fall
The Philosophy Department is excited to announce that Cody Turner and Camila Hernandez Flowerman will be joining us as assistant professors this fall.
Both bring expertise in the philosophy of artificial intelligence to the development of Bentley’s AI programs and initiatives, including the interdisciplinary major AI for Innovation.
Contact
Axel Seemann
Department Chair
Smith Technology Center 104
781.891.2241
aseemann@bentley.edu
Stacen Goldman
Academic Coordinator
Adamian Academic Center 109
781.891.2740
sgoldman@bentley.edu
Stephen Campbell
LSM Coordinator (Ethics & Social Responsibility)
Adamian Academic Center 117
781.891.2869
scampbell@bentley.edu