In June of 2021, our organization was awarded a $10,000 grant, known as the SHARP General Operating Support Grant, by Humanities MT and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Operating support grants are rare, but so critical! Check out what sorts of things our SHARP Grant helped to fund & support here!
Thank you so much to the Helena Area Community Foundation for their support of our philosophy in the community program, home to numerous free activities that get us thinking together and learning from and with one another! Learn more here!
Julianna Breit was our 2021-2022 Merlin Student Scholar Fellow. We were so impressed by her that we decided to award her a 2nd year fellowship. View more here!
Thank you to everyone who so generously donated to Merlin & philosophy in the community during Greater Helena Gives 2022.
Inspired by her interest in grief & the role it can play in our lives, Merlin Student Scholar Fellow Julianna Breit designed and led a workshop on grieving through the lens of philosophy. View more here!
Thank you so much to The Philosophy Learning & Teaching Organization for their support of our 2022 philosophy walks & symposia series on nature. Learn more here!
We are so grateful to Humanities MT & the National Endowment for the Humanities for their support of our 2022 philosophy symposia series through this grant & their belief in our organization!
We had a great time sharing the news about our upcoming philosophy symposia series on the military experience & culture AND the ethics of war & autonomous warfare, alongside Ross. P Nelson — Co-Founder of Raven’s Feather Productions & Director of GROUNDED (the play that inspired our community discussions series). Watch the video to learn more about the play and symposia!
By investing in philosophy, you are investing in community. Please don your toga by making a tax-deductible donation today. Learn more here!
Our 2022 Food for Thought Fundraiser raised $9,142 for philosophy in the community. Check out opening performance videos, photos, funds raised & more here!
In this philosophy workshop led by student scholar fellow Julianna Breit, we’ll explore our roles in empathy, questioning the aim of empathetic interactions, and analyzing what empathy looks like when it’s done well. After looking at the aesthetic foundations of empathy, we’ll consider the interplay between savoring the other’s emotion and mitigating our own emotional overload. Learn more & RSVP here!
In this installment of “How Did We Get Here?”, we’ll consider the idea of “species.” Along the way, we’ll gain some useful insights into the role of ideas & abstraction in western scientific thought, reflect on the search for stability in a changing world, & cultivate a deeper appreciation for the ways that we, and our predecessors, strive to classify and categorize — both in the natural world, and in human society and culture. Learn more & RSVP here!
Part of a Humanities Montana series on environmental humanities, this short essay by Merlin Director Marisa Diaz-Waian reflects upon nature, friendship, and this special place called home. Read the essay here!
Want to help bring a new program to the Helena & Mountain West communities? Our Community Hubs project is an innovative vision for public humanities that re-centers community as a place of learning. Learn more about our vision & how you can help support it here!
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