{"id":235,"date":"2026-01-13T14:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/philosophy\/?p=235"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:18:40","slug":"trip-to-nyu-philosophy-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/philosophy\/2026\/01\/13\/trip-to-nyu-philosophy-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to NYU Philosophy Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 26, 2024, Dr. Daniel Murphy (Philosophy) and Dr. Devin Heyward (Sociology and Urban Studies) accompanied three SPU students, Sebastian Toro, Angel Palma, and Jorge Santos to the NYU Philosophy Department to see Dr. Lionel McPherson\u2019s (Tufts University) presentation entitled \u201cAmerican Slavery (Caste), not Race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. McPherson\u2019s talk was part of the NYIP Project on the Philosophy of Race and 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