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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is just a reminder that Reading Room is happening today from 3 to 5 in COB1 320.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Carolyn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Philosophy <philosophy@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8:12 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>major-PHIL <major-PHIL@ucmerced.edu>, minor-PHIL <minor-PHIL@ucmerced.edu>, Philosophy Faculty - UCM <philosophyfaculty-UCM@merced.onmicrosoft.com>, philosophyevents@lists.ucmerced.edu <philosophyevents@lists.ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Reading Room Today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Students and Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks to all who were able to come to Dr. Susi Ferrarello’s talk last Friday: the recording of the talk is posted here:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOEwIp5pTik">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOEwIp5pTik</a>. Today and for the next 4 weeks we will be hosting Reading Room on Fridays from
<b>3 to 5 p.m. in COB1 320</b>. This is the same room that is used for talks, workshops, and Examined Life. It isn’t as cozy as the room we used in the fall, but I hope it can be a good way to end the week for some of you. As a reminder: Reading Room is a couple
of hours where the philosophy community has a shared space to read. I hear from people all of the time that they wish they had more time to read, and you can let this be your excuse to dive into a philosophy or other book of interest. We will be developing
a mini library and tea stand for this purpose in case anyone wants to browse something new. All are welcome.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Carolyn Dicey Jennings </span>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Philosophy <philosophy@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>major-PHIL <major-PHIL@ucmerced.edu>, minor-PHIL <minor-PHIL@ucmerced.edu>, Philosophy Faculty - UCM <philosophyfaculty-UCM@merced.onmicrosoft.com>, philosophyevents@lists.ucmerced.edu <philosophyevents@lists.ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Reminder: Dr. Susi Ferrarello Talk Tomorrow</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Students and Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is just a reminder that Dr. Susi Ferrarello is talking tomorrow, Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in COB1 320 about “The Problem of Idealization in Empathy and Ethics.” I hope to see you there!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CDJ</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Philosophy <philosophy@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 11:35 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>major-PHIL <major-PHIL@ucmerced.edu>, minor-PHIL <minor-PHIL@ucmerced.edu>, Philosophy Faculty - UCM <philosophyfaculty-UCM@merced.onmicrosoft.com>, philosophyevents@lists.ucmerced.edu <philosophyevents@lists.ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Philosophy Events for Spring 2024: Talk on Friday!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Happy New Year! I hope you have had a chance to rest and restore in time for the new semester. The Philosophy Department will be hosting a number of events
this term, starting with a visit from <b>Dr. Susi Ferrarello</b> (CSU East Bay) to discuss “<b>The Problem of Idealization in Empathy and Ethics</b>”:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">In this lecture I seek to disclose how empathy and ethics have been constructed to idealized forms through the process of naturalization
in science and professional practice. Following Husserl's analysis of the natural attitude and the process of technologization of nature, I will show how these processes have shaped our interpretation of empathy. This has resulted in the scientific community
to explain empathy by sophisticated models (e.g., simulation, mirror neurons, etc.), in which the trace of the natural attitude continues, such as can be seen in the naturalization of empathy in the contemporary cognitive neurosciences. This idealization of
empathy is then carried over from the sciences to professional practice resulting in a technological approach toward empathy. As a contrast, I argue for a return to our fundamental relation to others as interpersonal understanding and a reflection of empathy
that would open for the development of professional ethics as a reflective human activity, instead of a set of guidelines and principles that are, more often than not, sophisticated, bureaucratic processes thought to prevent unethical action and issues of
liability. My belief is that only reflection on our being with others will lead us to meaningful connection.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Dr. Ferrarello is Associate Professor at California State University, East Bay. Among her books are
<i>Husserl’s Ethics and Practical Intentionality</i> (Bloomsbury 2015), <i>Phenomenology of Sex, Love and Intimacy</i> (Routledge 2018),
<i>Human Emotions and the Origin of Bioethics</i> (Routledge 2021), and <i>The Ethics of Love</i> (Routledge 2022). She writes for
<i>Psychology Today</i> and works also as a philosophical counselor.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Dr. Ferrarello’s talk will be on
<b>Friday, January 19<sup>th</sup> from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in COB1 320</b>. A poster is attached for her talk as well as for other events scheduled this term. All are welcome—please share widely!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Note that we have two student-run groups on campus that will also be running events:
<b>Examined Life</b> and <b>Minorities and Philosophy</b>. Examined Life will be running on Mondays from 2 to 3 p.m. starting January 22<sup>nd</sup>.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#323336;background:white">Contact </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:gangelica@ucmerced.edu"><b><span style="color:#0F2D52;background:white">gangelica@ucmerced.edu</span></b></a><span style="color:#323336;background:white"> for
more information. Minorities and Philosophy can be contacted through </span><a href="mailto:rsaavedra4@ucmerced.edu"><b><span style="color:#0F2D52;background:white">rsaavedra4@ucmerced.edu</span></b></a><span style="color:#323336;background:white">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#323336;background:white">I hope to see you at one of these events soon!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Carolyn Dicey Jennings</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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