Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium
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Regional Philosophical Calendar, 2008-9
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Please contact the host school or the listed contact person for further information and updates on specific events. Corrections and comments should be e-mailed to David Macauley, dmm53@psu.edu. If you hear of a philosophy-related event in the greater Philadelphia region that you'd like to help advertise, let me know.
September, 2008
Alexander Nehamas, Professor of Philosophy Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities Princeton University - Has Anything Changed Since the Time of Plato? Ancients and Moderns on the Value of Change, September 24, 5:00–6:30 pm. Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia. Change occurs only if the thing that changes also remains unchanged; otherwise, we merely have one thing replacing another. What is more real and more valuable: stability, permanence, and eternity, or the ephemeral and the temporary? Can one exist without the other? This ancient abstract philosophical debate is surprisingly relevant to contemporary views on religion, politics, and everyday life. Alexander Nehamas has made major contributions in classics and ancient philosophy, especially in the study of Plato. He also has written on Nietzsche and Foucault, as well as on "modern anxieties" and the aesthetics of popular culture. By placing interpretation at the center of his work, he has helped sustain philosophy as a discipline that is once again relevant to other fields such as art history, literary criticism, and religious studies in ways that can affect a broader public. Cosponsored by Penn’s Departments of Classical Studies and Philosophy and Penn Museum. Before the lecture, join us for a guided tour of the renowned Greek Galleries at the Penn Museum. Tour spaces are limited, so please register http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/08-09/nehamas.shtml
Philosophical Ibsen: A One Day Workshop, Friday, September 26, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Sponsored by CHAT, the Department of Philosophy, the Ibsen Center in Oslo). Speakers include Toril Moi (Duke), Simon Critchley (the New School), Richard Eldridge (Swarthmore), and Frode Helland (The University of Oslo). This event will be held at the Temple University Center City Campus, 1515 Market Street, room 421. For more info please contact Kristin Gjesdal kgjesdal@temple.edu.
October, 2008
Alexander Nehamas, Professor of philosophy and Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University - The Cauman Lecture, Because It Was He, Because It Was I: The Good of Friendship, lecture at 4:15 pm, Thursday, October 2, discussion at 10:00 am, Friday, October 3. Thomas Hall 224,Bryn Mawr College 101 No. Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, 610/526-5332.
Conference: Human Rights in Theory and Practice - presented by the Institute for Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University, Friday, October 3rd, at Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, New Jersey. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, and in recognition of the UDHR's 60th anniversary, the Institute for Law and Philosophy will host a one-day conference featuring panels on a range of philosophical and legal aspects of human rights. Registration is required, and there is a registration fee of $25 ($10 for students). To register, please e-mail lawandphil@camlaw.rutgers.edu and send a check payable to Rutgers University to: John Oberdiek, Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, 217 North 5th Street, Camden, NJ 08102. http://www.lawandphil.rutgers.edu/upcomingconferences.html.
GPPC Symposium: Aristotle, Ethics, and Science: A Conference and Graduate Student Workshop. Supported by the GPPC and Saint Joseph’s University. Saturday, October 4, 2008 12:00 to 5:00 pm; Sunday, October 5, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Lapsley Room, Haub Center (5th floor, McShain Hall), Saint Joseph’s University. Keynote Speakers: John Cooper, Princeton University - Aristotle and Philosophy as a Way of Life; Jean Roberts, University of Washington - Is Patriotism an Aristotelian Virtue?; Cass Weller, University of Washington - Eudaimonia and the Focal Character of the Good. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact Andrew Payne at apayne@sju.edu.
Terry Pinkard, Georgetown University - A Dialectical Conception of Freedom, Friday, October 24, 3:00 pm. At Temple University's Center for the Humanities 10th Floor, Gladfelter Hall 1115 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6089, 215-204-6386. For more info please contact Kristin Gjesdal kgjesdal@temple.edu.
November, 2008
Conference: Art, Praxis and Social Transformation - the Eighth Biennial Radical Philosophy Association Conference, Thursday, November 6 to Sunday, November 9, at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California. Join Angela Davis, Enrique Dussel, Ann Ferguson, Douglas Kellner, Charles Mills, Carole Pateman, and many others for four days of intelligent, informed discussion, illumination, and inspiration concerning the most complex and vital issues of our time. Complete conference information at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~raza/rpa/.
GPPC Symposium: New Approaches to the Min/Body Problem. Supported by the GPPC and the Department of Philosophy, Swarthmore College. Saturday, November 22, 1:00 to 5:00 pm Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall, Swarthmore College. Speakers: Taylor Carman, Barnard College - Merleau-Ponty and the Effort of Modern Thought; Mark Johnson, University of Oregon - The Bodily Origins of Meaning and Thought. Commentators: Gary Hatfield, University of Pennsylvania; Tamsin Lorraine, Swarthmore College. Chair and Coordinator: Richard Eldridge, Swarthmore College. Refreshments and a wine reception. For further information contact Richard Eldridge at reldrid1@swarthmore.edu.
December, 2008
GPPC Annual Undergraduate Conference (March 1, 2009): Deadline for submissions: Monday, December 15, by email attachment to dsilver@udel.edu or in hard copy to Professor Silver, Philosophy Department, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716. Information about the conference will be posted at http://www.udel.edu/Philosophy/. For further information contact David Silver at dsilver@udel.edu. For conference details, see below.
January, 2009
February, 2009
David Hoy, Department of Philosophy Cowell College University of California, Santa Cruz - Title TBA, Bryn Mawr College-Haverford College Annual Joint Speaker Event: Thursday, February 26, time and location TBA. Philosophy Seminar/Discussion: Friday, February 27, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, location TBA.
March, 2009
GPPC Annual Undergraduate Conference. Supported by the GPPC and University of Delaware. Sunday, March 1, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Trabant Multi-Purpose Room A, University of Delaware. Coordinator: David Silver, University of Delaware, dsilver@udel.edu. Undergraduates are invited to submit a philosophical essay on any topic, approximately 3,000 words (10 pages, double-spaced) and suitable for a twenty minute presentation. Papers must be prepared for blind review. Electronic submissions should be .doc, .pdf, or .rtf files. If you are interested in being a commentator, whether or not you submit a paper, please contact Professor Silver. Notification of accepted papers will be by January 20, 2009; accepted papers will be published on the web in the Annual Proceedings of the GPPC Undergraduate Philosophy Conference. Cash prizes will be awarded to top papers. Deadline for submissions: Monday, December 15, 2008, by email attachment to dsilver@udel.edu or in hard copy to Professor Silver, Philosophy Department, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716. Information about the conference will be posted at http://www.udel.edu/Philosophy/. For further information contact David Silver at dsilver@udel.edu. Click here for Complete Conference Schedule and Directions.
The Rutgers Institute for Law and Philosophy will host its inaugural Lecture in Law and Ethics Wednesday, March 5, at 12:30 pm, featuring Margaret Little of Georgetown University, whose lecture is entitled Intimate Assistance: Re-Thinking Abortion in Law and Morality. The lecture is free and open to the public. For further information, see the website: http://www.lawandphil.rutgers.edu/upcomingconferences.html .
April, 2009
Margaret Little, Georgetown University - Title TBA, Wednesday, April 1 Bryn Mawr College 101 No. Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, 610/526-5332
John Wall, Rutgers University-Camden - Ain't I a Person? Rethinking Human Rights in Light of Childhood, Thursday, April 2, 3:15 to 5:15 pm West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Sykes 117B. This is the inaugural event of "Ideas that Matter," an annual visiting speaker program sponsored by the WCU Department of Philosophy. Refreshments will be served. For additional information contact Rose Sykes at rsykes@wcupa.edu or Ed Pollitt at epollitt@wcupa.edu.
Global Justice Conference, April 3-4. Sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Temple and the Center for Global Ethics & Politics. Speakers include Michael Walzer, Martha Minow, Kok-Chor Tan, Tim Hayward, Fiona Robinson, Saskia Sassen, Jeffrey Sachs, Robert Kuttner, and Jeff Faux. Temple University's Center for the Humanities 10th Floor, Gladfelter Hall 1115 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6089, 215-204-6386. For more info please contact Carol Gould cgould@temple.edu.
GPPC Symposium: Early Modern Philosophy and Science. Supported by the GPPC and Ursinus College. Saturday, April 4, 1:00 to 5:00 pm Free Library of Philadelphia, 19th and Vine, Montgomery Auditorium. Speakers: Daniel Garber, Princeton University - Remarks on the Pre-History of the Mechanical Philosophy; Catherine Wilson, CUNY Graduate Center- Was Newton a Metaphysician? Commentators: Karen Detlefson, University of Pennsylvania; Julie Klein, Villanova University. Chair: Han-Kyul Kim, Temple University. Coordinator: Roger Florka, Ursinus College. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact Roger Florka at
rflorka@ursinus.edu, or 610-309-4000.Jonathan Gilmore, Yale University - Title TBA, Friday, April 10, 3:00 pm. At Temple University's Center for the Humanities 10th Floor, Gladfelter Hall 1115 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6089, 215-204-6386. For more info please contact Kristin Gjesdal kgjesdal@temple.edu.
GPPC Public Issues Forum: War Crimes and Just War Theory. Sponsored by the Board of Governors of the GPPC and Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, and Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law. Saturday, April 25, 1:00 to 5:00 pm Room 140, Earle Mack Law School, 3320 Market Street, Drexel University, University City Campus. Speakers: Larry May, Washington University, Saint Louis - Collective Responsibility in Warfare; Robert D. Sloane, Boston University School of Law - The Cost of Conflation: The Dualism of Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello in the Contemporary Law of War; Peter Tramel, United States Military Academy at West Point - Conscientious Objection and Volunteer Military Service. Chair and Coordinator: M. G. Piety, Drexel University. A reception will immediately follow the conference. A banquet will be held later in the evening. If you wish to attend the banquet, please contact M. G. Piety at mgpiety@drexel.edu. Beginning in October there will be a reading group that will meet once per month to discuss Professor May’s book War Crimes and Just War (Cambridge University Press, 2007). The group will meet at Drexel’s Earle Mack School of Law. Those interested in participating in the reading group should contact M. G. Piety at mgpiety@drexel.edu.
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