Public Philosophy & Community Events

organizer contact: dekegould AT augustana DOT edu

FILMOSOFIA

  • LOCATION: Rozz-Tox
  • Thursday 05 March 2026: Memento (Nolan 2000)
    • Reading selection: Descartes, excerpts from Meditations on First Philosophy (1641)

FILMOSOFIA ARCHIVE

PHILOSOPHY AT THE PUB

  • LOCATION: Rozz-Tox
  • Wednesday 28 January 2026 6:00pm – 7:30pm
    • Morgan Haskill, “What Ought We Do Under Dictatorship?”

QC PHILOSOPHY PUB ARCHIVE

SOCRATIC SOCIETY (Augustana College Philosophy Club)

  • Thursday evenings, 7:30pm – 8:30pm in the Philosophy Forum (Old Main, second floor)
    • I am the faculty advisor for this student organization (since 2015).

SOCRACTIC SOCIETY INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, & ARCHIVES

GO & CHILL OUT CLUB (Augustana College)

  • Thursday afternoons from 4:00pm to 5:30pm in the Philosophy Forum (Old Main, second floor)
    • I am the faculty advisor for this student organization (since 2023).

GO & CHILL OUT CLUB INSTAGRAM & ARCHIVES

8×8 (Augustana College Chess Club)

  • Thursday afternoons from 4:00pm to 5:30pm in the Philosophy Forum (Old Main, second floor)
    • I am the faculty advisor for this organization (since 2025).

8×8 CHESS CLUB INSTAGRAM & ARCHIVES

QUAD CITIES GO CLUB

  • Saturday mornings from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Rozz-Tox
    • I was formerly the president of this group (about 2013 – 2023); now I am a co-organizer and regular member (since 2011).

QCGC INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, & ARCHIVES

ILLINOIS PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION

  • Professional regional association of philosophers, meets annually in the fall
    • I am currently the secretary and website administrator for this group.

IPA WEBSITE, 2025 MEETING