URI’s philosophy department launches revamped ‘Big Ethics’ course that applies teachings to current-day scenarios.

Doug Reed, assistant professor of philosophy, created the popular undergraduate course Philosophy 110G: Love and Sex. “The course begins by looking at four different philosophical accounts of love and trying to understand those. Then we use those discussions to start thinking about philosophical methodology; that is, understanding what a view is claiming,” he says.

Erik Robles ’22 is a philosophy major, theatre minor, and co-founder of Complex Ambition, a company that creates content about urban music. He’s currently working on an independent study of ancient western philosophy as well as doing a fellowship for emerging artists of color at The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Ted Donovan wears many hats, including: double major in philosophy and health studies, Vice President of the URI Philosophy Club, volunteer firefighter, internationally traveled vocalist with the Chorus of Westerly, avid outdoorsman, and this year’s recipient of the Academic Excellence Award in philosophy, to keep the list short.