Hume Society

Who We Are

The Hume Society is the association of Stanford graduate students in the Department of Philosophy. It is primarily responsible for liaising between the graduate student body and the other members of the Department and coordinating among the graduate students themselves.

Objectives

The Hume Society is a lively society of graduate students that is responsible for a range of both intellectual programs, professional development opportunities, social events, and support from graduate students for other graduate students. Activities include town hall meetings, first year orientation activities for newly admitted students, mentor/mentee lunches, the graduate student workshop, the Berkeley/Stanford/Davis graduate student conference, and general socializers. The capstone event is an annual lecture series wherein the invited speaker is chosen by the graduate students.

2024-25 Hume Society Officers

Hume Society Co-Presidents: Chloe VanSteertegem, Konstantinos Konstantinou
Faculty-Student Representatives: Robinson Erhardt, Chloe VanSteertegem
GSW Coordinator: Ellie Wong
Stanford MAP Chapter Representatives: Ali Hazel, Yasin Al-Almin
Berkeley-Stanford-Davis (BSD) Conference Coordinator: Samantha Bennett
Incoming Year Liaison: Andrew Biondo, Mathew McGuthry
Professional Development Officer: Toby Tricks, Zihan Wang
Admissions Committee Representative: Toby Tricks, Shuting Liang
Fun Coordinator: Claire Ganiban
Mental Health Officer: Ali Hazel

Past Hume Society Officers

Past Hume Society Speakers

2023-2024: Christopher Peacocke, Columbia University
2022-2023: Paul Horwich, NYU
2021-2022: Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago
2016-2017: Sharon Street, NYU
2015-2016: Peter Godfrey-Smith, CUNY
2014-2015: Michael Thompson, Pittsburgh
2013-2014: John McDowell