Department of English and Philosophy, USMA, West Point, NY Videos

As part of West Point’s Project’s Day and Research Symposium, the Department of English and Philosophy and the Robotics Research Center (RRC), continue their collaboration demonstrating the ethical challenges of autonomous weapon systems. The collaboration has students enrolled in Philosophy 201, the philosophy and ethical reasoning course that all Cadets take, program different amounts of autonomy and other variables in robots to detect and engage different colored balloons in different scenarios. The balloon colors represent the different groups one might interact with on the battlefield, from friendly forces, non-combatants, and combatants This work feeds into the larger military’s efforts to use AI ethically and effectively in modern warfare. #goarmy

English Major: How DEP shaped my career
MAJ Chris Liggett (West Point English Major ‘12) shows us where he is now and how his education in DEP’s English program shaped his career! USMA 2012 Company: E3, F3 Major: English Branch: Infantry, SOF Civil Affairs Sport: Parachute Team Current Job: English Instructor! https://www.westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/english-and-philosophy United States Military Academy at West Point Department of English and Philosophy, USMA Dean of the Academic Board-West Point West Point Superintendent West Point Parachute Team West Point Association of Graduates

English and Philosophy Helicopter Ride: Summer 2022
Check out our Department of English and Philosophy helicopter ride from this past summer. This is a throwback to the simpler times during our Arriving Faculty Workshop where we welcomed our newest faculty members to the DEP team!

Inspired by the transnational artist John Butler, who moves freely from Australia to the US, much like the characters are able to do in Mohsin Hamid's Exit West, Cadet Marcus Redman performs Butler's "Ocean" for his creative project in Major Wallace's EN102 class.