Cumberland Native Philip Gasbarro Named Stonehill SURE Scholar

EASTON, MA (04/10/2013)(readMedia)-- A total of 50 Stonehill College students will work with 32 faculty members on a variety of research projects over the coming summer of 2013 and Cumberland native Philip Gasbarro, a junior at the College, will work with Brendan O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Philosophy, on Science vs. the Soul: Can the Mind Fit into the Natural World?

According to the philosophical theory of compatibilism, humans are agents who act on the basis of beliefs and desires as well as biological entities whose actions are caused physiological states. During this summer, Gasbarro, a philosophy major, and O'Sullivan will assess the work of John Heil, a known compatibilist, and speak to its viability. They will each draft papers on the subject and will submit them to the Northern New England Philosophy Society for consideration for its annual conference.

The scholars and their faculty mentors are the 18th group to work under the Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, which provides students with an opportunity to perform significant, publishable research under the guidance of an experienced faculty researcher. The research experience will help to provide students with a competitive advantage in graduate and professional school applications and in post-college employment opportunities, as well as to provide assistance to faculty in research activities.

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