Philosophy

Critical thinking is not just private pondering, mental gymnastics, or a bland set of teachable skills - it’s an activity that real people do together in community, according to Martin Fowler, an Elon University lecturer whose first book “The Ethical Practice of Critical Thinking” examines the concept.

Faculty members in Elon’s philosophy department have collaborated to produce a special issue of a national academic journal focused on the theme “Philosophy as Transformative Practice.”

Anthony Weston, professor of philosophy and Elon's 2007 Distinguished Scholar, led a workshop titled "Green Dreaming: Environmental Visions After the Emergency" on March 31. Weston told those in attendance that environmentalism must remain a hopeful celebratory cause. Details...