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“If you try to act a part beyond your powers, you not only disgrace yourself in it, but you neglect the part which you could have filled with success.”

-- Epictetus

Philosophy Today Speaker Series (2007 -- 2008)

During 2007 -- 2008, the Department of Philosophy, the College of Arts and Sciences, philosophy alumni and various friends of the Department will sponsor "Philosophy Today," a series of public talks by six prominent philosophers:

DATE

TITLE

SPEAKER

October 16 The State of Political Philosophy: 2008 Loren Lomasky, University of Virginia
Ocotober 30 The State of Philosophy of Mind: 2008 Tyler Burge, UCLA
November 13 The State of Ethics: 2008 Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
February 5 The State of Metaphysics: 2008 Ted Sider, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
February 26 The State of Philosophy Religion: 2008 (The First Annual Philosophy Alumni Lecture) Jonathan Kvanvig, Baylor University
April 29 The State of Epistemology: 2008 Ernest Sosa, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

In addition to delivering a non technical public address on the current state of work in their respective specialties, each speaker will conduct a professional colloquium for the philosophy faculty and majors.

The First Annual Philosophy Alumni Lecture

Sponsored, in part, by philosophy alumni and friends of the Department, the public lecture on philosophy of religion will also be the first Annual Philosophy Alumni Lecture. In addition to a public address and colloquium, this year's lecturer will also teach a class in Dr. Hestevold's upper-level seminar on philosophy of religion.

All students, faculty, and members of the community and cordially invited and encouraged to attend the public talks, which will all begin at 7:30 PM in 38 Lloyd Hall.