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Superdeep #13: ”The Question ‘Why?’ & Descriptions of Action” (DongKun Lyu) | Thu, Nov 3, 6:30pm
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Join us for our next – lucky #13 – Superdeep session, in which DongKun Lyu (’25) will finally answer “The Question ‘Why?’ & Descriptions of Action”.
As always, everyone is welcome to join; no prior knowledge of philosophy is required. And, as always, snacks and refreshments will be served at the meeting.
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For more information on DKU’s Superdeep workshop,
see https://sites.duke.edu/dkuhumanities/superdeep/
or contact Nathan Hauthaler.
Superdeep #12: “Anscombe on Basic Action: Doubts about Doubts” (Nathan Hauthaler) | Mon, Oct 10, 6:30pm
Mon, Oct 10, 12:30 pm CET / 6:30 pm BST
IB 2026 / IES Rm 2.5 (2nd Fl)
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Join us for our next Superdeep meeting, in which Nathan Hauthaler (AH | Philosophy) will cast on “Anscombe on Basic Action: Doubts about Doubts”.
As always, everyone is welcome to join; no prior knowledge of philosophy is required. And, as always, snacks and refreshments will be served at the meeting.
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For more information on DKU’s Superdeep workshop,
see https://sites.duke.edu/dkuhumanities/superdeep/
or contact Nathan Hauthaler.
Student Report: Superdeep #11: “Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought” (Rasoul Namazi)
Reported by Zishuo Wu, Class of 2024.
Superdeep #11: “Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought” (Rasoul Namazi) September 22, 2022, 6pm.
The host of tonight’s Superdeep session, Prof. Nathan Hauthaler started this Superdeep session with a warm welcome and introduction towards Prof. Namazi, an intelligent and broadly knowledgeable Iranian educated in France. Prof. Namazi delivered this session based on his recently published book: Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought. He started his talk with a brief biography of the German-American philosopher Leo Strauss (1899-1973). Prof. Namazi highlighted Strauss’ experience in training many students during his scholarship career, especially at the University of Chicago (1949-1969). (more…)
Superdeep #11: “Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought” (Rasoul Namazi) | Thu, Sept 22, 6:30pm
Thu, Sept 22, 6:30 pm
IB 2026 | Zoom 69 79 89 79 69
Superdeep is starting into the new academic year on a superhigh note, with Rasoul Namazi (Assistant Professor of Political Theory) sharing with us work from his monograph on “Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought”.
As always, everyone is welcome to join; no prior knowledge of philosophy is required. And, as always, snacks and refreshments will be served at the meeting.
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For more information on DKU’s Superdeep workshop,
see https://sites.duke.edu/dkuhumanities/superdeep/
or contact Nathan Hauthaler.
Student Report: Superdeep #9 “Benjamin’s Aura and NFT”
Benjamin’s Aura and NFT Presented by Tian Leiyuan
Reported by Zishuo Wu
This was the last Superdeep meeting in this session. TIAN Leiyuan, presenter of this workshop, brought her audience two delicious pizzas, making the atmosphere in the meeting room marvelous and enjoyable.
To begin, Prof. Nathan Hauthaler introduced the host, TIAN Leiyuan, (image below). Leiyuan is junior majoring in media arts who is also involved in a lot of work in philosophy. In this presentation of “Benjamin’s Aura and NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens),” she shared one of her research projects connecting philosophy in media arts.
First, Leiyuan introduced what NFT arts look like by showing the audience two esteemed NFT artworks. The first one was The Five Fears by the Aeforia collection, a 3D image with peculiar sound effects. The second was Every Day: The first 5000 days (1981).
NFT was described by Leiyuan as a type of unique, indivisible, and indestructible digital verification of purchase recorded on blockchains. Why did NFT emerge? Leiyuan said it offered a way to acknowledge the ownership of reproducible pieces, allowing them to be associated with digital art. (more…)
Student Report: Superdeep #8 “Ukraine, Russia, and the Use of Force in International Law”
Superdeep #8 – Ukraine, Russia, and the Use of Force in International Law
Presented by Professor Nathan Hauthaler
Reported by Hantian Zhang (Class of 2025)
In response to current conflict in Ukraine, Professor Nathan Hauthaler delivered a Superdeep legal primer session on “Ukraine, Russia, & the Use of Force in International Law” on March 8th, 2022. Instead of political or philosophical aspects on the use of force, the session focused on legal layer concerning the current conflict in Ukraine. Given that quite a few students reached out on the current conflict in Ukraine, the purpose of the meeting was to provide the general background and legal context as far as it concerns the use of force in international law.
Student Report: Superdeep #7 “Discrimination and the Metaverse”
Superdeep #7: “Discrimination & the Metaverse”
Presented by Wei Yi
Reported by Jiahe Yang (class of 2025)
On Mar 4th, 2022, Professor Nathan Hauthaler invited Wei Yi to present the seventh Superdeep workshop. Wei Yi, a senior majoring in data science, gave the presentation about his signature work project themed “Discrimination & the Metaverse”.
The introduction of this workshop states, “both real and virtual worlds are Superdeep.” Bias and discrimination could take place in the virtual space apart from the real world. As the opposite of egalitarianism, there is no uniform definition of discrimination. According to Yi, discrimination is a differentiated treatment toward different cohorts due to the prejudice derived from stereotypes and subjective hatred and will incurs losses to the victims. He pointed out that the extent of losses ranges widely. On the scale of severity, he listed verbal aggression, physical abuse, social exclusion, even genocide as manifestations of discrimination. Thus, the losses could also vary on a different scale, from heartbreaking to life-threatening.
Superdeep #10: “The Acquisition of Practical Knowledge” (Jiyuan Sun) | Wed, Mar 30, 6:30pm
Wed, Mar 30, 6:30 pm
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Superdeep is where we practice – but this week also learn about – “The Acquisition of Practical Knowledge”: this Wednesday, with & from Jiyuan Sun (’24, E&L Philosophy).
As always, everyone is welcome to join; no prior knowledge of philosophy is required. And, as always, snacks and refreshments will be served at the meeting. (Due to current restrictions in-person attendance will have to be very limited—thank you for understanding.)
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For more information on DKU’s Superdeep workshop,
see https://sites.duke.edu/dkuhumanities/superdeep/
or contact Nathan Hauthaler.
Superdeep #8: “Ukraine, Russia, & the Use of Force in International Law” (Nathan Hauthaler) | Tue, Mar 8, 7pm
Tue, Mar 8, 7 pm
IB 2026 | Zoom 69 79 89 79 69
In response to current events & popular demand: join us for a Superdeep legal primer session on “Ukraine, Russia, & the Use of Force in International Law”. We will discuss firstly legal rather than political or philosophical aspects of the use of force concerning the current conflict in Ukraine.
As always, everyone is welcome to join; no prior knowledge of philosophy (or law) is required. And, as always, snacks and refreshments will be served at the meeting.
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For more information on DKU’s Superdeep workshop,
see https://sites.duke.edu/dkuhumanities/superdeep/
or contact Nathan Hauthaler.
