Join us for philosophical discussions about anxiety, decision-making, free will, moral psychology, and more with David Rondel, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno.

We’ll spend the first hour of our program playing through the game The Stanley Parable before switching to an interactive Q&A and conversation during the second hour. Audience participation is welcome and encouraged!

David Rondel earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Philosophy at McMaster University in 2009. His areas of research specialization include social and political philosophy, and American Pragmatism (especially the work of William James, John Dewey, and Richard Rorty). He also has research interests in moral psychology and the philosophy of emotion. He is the author of Pragmatist Egalitarianism (Oxford University Press, 2018), and A Danger Which We Do Not Know: A Philosophical Journey into Anxiety (forthcoming with Oxford University Press). He is also editor or co-editor of four books: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will: The Political Philosophy of Kai Nielsen (University of Calgary Press, 2012), Pragmatism and Justice (Oxford University Press, 2017), The Cambridge Companion to Rorty (Cambridge University Press, 2021), and The Moral Psychology of Anxiety (Lexington Books, 2024).

Humanities at Play explores and showcases the significance of the humanities in everyday life through games, media, and popular culture. Join us for dynamic and interactive online and in-person events designed to spark thoughtful conversation and reflection. Learn more at nevadahumanities.org/humanities-at-play.