Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies - Ƶ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:15:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Ƶ building ethical skills in military leaders /2022/12/21/georgia-southern-university-building-ethical-skills-in-military-leaders Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:15:17 +0000 https://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=21232 Ƶ’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies recently partnered with key leaders of the U.S. Army‘s 188th Infantry Brigade from Fort Stewart for a Leadership and Professional Development session in Jenkins Hall Theater at the Armstrong campus.

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Ƶ’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies recently partnered with key leaders of the U.S. Army‘s 188th Infantry Brigade from Fort Stewart for a Leadership and Professional Development session in Jenkins Hall Theater at the Armstrong Campus.

Professor Leisa Schwab, a part-time member of the department and former military judge advocate, presented “Introduction to Moral Theory” to the unit’s officers and senior non-commissioned officers. The session focused on ethical leadership and communication techniques in the military.

“Military leaders are people entrusted with authority in a really broad range of areas and they have difficult decisions to make,” Schwab said. “Whether in the heat of the moment or as an after-the- fact analysis, these ethical frameworks can be helpful for making sense of these decisions.”

The members of the audience were introduced to three different ethical theories, which were then discussed in relation to difficult situations that leaders may encounter in the military.  

Schwab’s session focused on how an understanding of philosophical ethics could help leaders both make better decisions and communicate more effectively. The military is made up of countless personalities and backgrounds. Just like any other group, company or society, the leadership must find ways for everyone to work together effectively.

“You may have two soldiers who have wildly different cultural backgrounds and they have deep disagreements about what is right or wrong in a certain situation,” Schwab said. “Being able to help them communicate effectively about that can help maintain that kind of functional sense of community. That’s so important.”

Schwab said this was a fun opportunity to mix her love of teaching philosophy with her military background.

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Georgia Southern philosophy professor invited to India to discuss research on emotion /2018/10/03/georgia-southern-philosophy-professor-invited-to-india-to-discuss-research-on-emotion Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:55:46 +0000 https://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=14295 While the word emotion dates back to 16th century France, the examination and study of its cognitive and biological complexity within humans dates back to ancient Greece and China. Georgia Southern Philosophy Associate Professor Maria Magoula Adamos, Ph.D., continued those studies on a recent trip to India, where she shared her research on the philosophy of emotion.

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Georgia Southern philosophy professor invited to India to discuss research on emotion

Georgia Southern Philosophy Associate Professor Maria Magoula Adamos, Ph.D., center, is pictured with students from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India.

While the word emotion dates back to 16th century France, the examination and study of its cognitive and biological complexity within humans dates back to ancient Greece and China. Georgia Southern Philosophy Associate Professor Maria Magoula Adamos, Ph.D., continued those studies on a recent trip to India, where she shared her research on the philosophy of emotion. Adamos was invited to India by Department of Philosophy Head Atashee Chatterjee Sinha, Ph.D., and Deputy Coordinator Centre of Advanced Study, Phase V, Proyash Sarkar, Ph.D., from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India for the week-long trip. “They were interested in my research and invited me to give a series of lectures on the philosophy of emotion, which is my main area of specialization,” Adamos said. Adamos spoke with several of her colleagues at Georgia Southern who are from India, including Gautam Kundu, Ph.D., from her department to help prepare for her trip. Adamos’ lecture topics included what emotions are, how the different emotions are related, whether there are conceptual relations between the different aspects of emotion, and the unity or oneness of emotion. She said the students at Jadavpur were very receptive. “They seemed to know all my papers that I had published, and they were very well prepared,” Adamos said. “This was a great honor and doesn’t happen very often.” Ƶ, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research institution founded in 1906, offers 141 degree programs serving more than 27,000 students through nine colleges on three campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville and online instruction. A leader in higher education in southeast Georgia, the University provides a diverse student population with expert faculty, world-class scholarship and hands-on learning opportunities. Georgia Southern creates lifelong learners who serve as responsible scholars, leaders and stewards in their communities. Visit

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