Philosophy

Friday, September 29, 2017

Dr. David W. Goldberg, associate professor of philosophy, has earned the 2017-2018 Henderson Lectureship Award. Goldberg joined the Westminster faculty in 2002. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from Pennsylvania State University in Philosophy and was awarded a Ph.D.in Philosophy from Duquesne University.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Westminster College is pleased to announce that Dr. David Goldberg, associate professor of religion, history, and philosophy, is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Center for Hellenic Studies to participate in an Ancient Greece in the Modern Classroom seminar, “The Verbal Art of Plato.”

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The West Virginia Philosophical Society held its spring meeting at Westminster College on March 17 and 18. The West Virginia Philosophical Society has been in existence since 1947 and meets twice a year. 

Monday, November 7, 2016

Dr. David Goldberg, professor of philosophy, organized and hosted the fall meeting of the West Virginia Philosophical Society (WVPS) on Oct. 15, at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Westminster College will host the Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration (URAC) featuring presentations and performances from more than 300 students from each department, April 20 from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. throughout campus.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Dr. Bryan Rennie, professor of religion, was featured as a guest editor and article contributor in a recently published issue of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture on Religion, Art, and Cognition.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Join us for a lecture on HeLa cells on November 5th at 7 p.m. in Mueller Theater. "HeLa: What Do We Know?" is the second of three lectures this semester exploring issues in the first year inquiry reading, "The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks." Presented by Dr. David Goldberg, associate professor of  Religion, History, Philosophy, Classics, the lecture is free and open to the entire campus community. 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Last week, Westminster College announced the 2015 Westminster College Distinguished Faculty Award recipient, Dr. A. Dwight Castro, professor of classics.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Westminster College will host the North American Undergraduate Conference on Religion and Philosophy March 20 – 22. The theme of the conference is “What Has Reason to do with Faith?” The event is free and open to the public.