PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANITIES

Philosophy & Humanities Fall 2011 Faculty-Student Colloquia

All sessions are free and open to the public.

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 12:15 - 1:30, Bacon Hall 117
Topic: The First Trial of Socrates
Presenter: George Hole, Ph.D., Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy
Commentator: Troy Caruana
Pictures from the event: Professor Hole with Troy and Professor Hole in front of the audience:

Professor Hole and Troy CaruanaProfessor Hole and Audience

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 3:15 - 4:45, Bacon Hall 211
Topic: Atheism and the Meaning of Life
Presenter: Kimberly Blessing, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy
Commentator: Jason Offerman
Pictures from the event: Professor Blessing with Jason and Professor Blessing in front of the audience:

Professor Blessing and Jason OffermanProfessor Blessing and Audience

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 3:00 - 4:30, Bacon Hall 117
Topic: Aristotle, Eastwood, Friendship, and Death
Presenter: Jason Grinnell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Commentator: Sarah Caputi

Pictures from the event: Professor Grinnell with Sarah:

Professor Grinnell and Sarah Caputi

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 3:15 - 4:45, Ketchum Hall 113
Topic: Ontic Emergence: An argument from chemistry 101
Presenter: Justin Donhauser, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 12:15 - 1:30, Ketchum Hall 113
Topic: Exploring the Limits of Toleration
Presenter: John Draeger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy
Commentator: Nathanial Rey

Pictures from the event: Professor Draeger with Nathanial and Professor Draeger in front of the audience:

Professor Draeger and Nathanial ReyProfessor Draeger and Audience

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 3:15 - 4:45, Bacon Hall 211
Topic: On the Temporal and Modal Profile of Institutional Ontology
Presenter: Julian Cole, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Commentator: Marcus Nudelman