Aurantium is the Syracuse University Undergraduate Philosophy Journal. Run through the Philosophy Department and connected to the Philosophy Club, our goal is to increase engagement in philosophy in the Syracuse community and beyond.
We release each semester with the Fall “Edition Σ” publications only open to Syracuse University student submissions and the Spring semester “Edition Φ” being open to anyone.
Aurantium is Latin for the word “orange,” to represent our Syracuse pride. Although, the term is anachronistic—oranges didn’t exist in Italy when Latin was spoken, and the fruit predates the color. But it is what shows up when you google ‘orange in latin’ so it is good enough for us.
Thank you for your interest in our publication!
What is Aurantium?
Our logo, created by Industrial & Interaction Design student Will Shick (‘24), is the Greek letter phi—the symbol of philosophy—stylized as an orange.
Meet the Team
Lucio Maffei
Lucio Maffei
A graduating senior majoring in Political Philosophy and Ethics, Lucio Maffei (He/Him) is the Editor-in-Chief of Aurantium. As Editor-in-Chief, his focus is on ensuring the quality of the journal and making sure Aurantium is an active and responsible member of the philosophical community. His philosophical interests are in metaphysics, philosophy of law, and utilitarian ethics.
Leana Bashar
Leana Bashar
Handling the logistics of running a journal and tasked with recruiting submissions and staff, Junior Environmental Geoscience major Leana Bashar (She/Her) is the Cheif Administrator for Aurantium. Her favorite topics in philosophy are absurdism, ecofeminism, and the philosophy of gender.
Maya Dean-Elois
Maya Dean-Elois
Maya Dean-Elois (She/Her) is a Junior majoring in Economics and Political Philosophy. She acts as a Managing Editor for Aurantium, ensuring that all published materials is free of errors and uniformly formatted. She’s interested in racial studies, ethics, and law.
Alex Gundry
Alex Gundry
Alex Gundry (He/Him) is a political science student. He enjoys political theory and philosophy as well as philosophy and ethics of law. He is an editor for Aurantium.
Mattea Vecera
Mattea Vecera
Mattea Vecera (She/Her) is a Philosophy major as well as Magazine, News and Digital Journalism major. In her role as an editor for Aurantium, she aims to refine her editing abilities in both philosophy and journalism. She’s interested in philosophy of mind, religion, and environmental ethics.
Ben Popkin
Ben Popkin
Ben Popkin (He/Him) is a sophomore at Syracuse with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy with a focus on metaphysics. This is his first semester as an editor for the Aurantium, however, he published a paper last semester.
Téa Sklar
Téa Sklar
Téa Sklar (She/Her) is a sophomore majoring in International Relations and Political Science. She has been an editor for publications for the past four years and is interested in journalism, philosophy, art, politics, and law.
Special thanks to the other contributors:
Ben Bradley PhD, Philosophy Department Chair xxxxxxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx Micheal Rieppel PhD, Undergrad Philosophy Director
Alanis Hamlin, Philosophy Office Coordinator xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Roberta Hennigan, Philosophy Office Supervisor
The amazing students who submit papers for publication xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx
xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Our team of volunteer readers who evaluate submissions
Everyone who reads and enjoys our publication!