Philosophy Speaker Series 2011-2012
Fall 2011
Thursday September 22
Samuel Scheffler, New York University: Fear, Death, and Confidence
Thursday October 6
Macalester Bell, Columbia University: Wrongdoing and Repair: On the Standing to Blame
Thursday October 20
Jay Garfield, Smith College: I am a Brain in a Vat (or Perhaps a Pile of Sticks by the Side of the Road)
Thursday November 3
Mark Hall, Wake Forest University: The Importance of Trust for Ethics, Law, and Public Policy
Winter 2012
Thursday January 19
Stephen Macedo, Princeton University, Public Reason, Religion, and Democracy
Thursday February 2
Aryeh Kosman, Haverford College: Aristotle on Virtues of Thought
Thursday March 1
Berit Brogaard, University of Missouri-St. Louis: The Status of Consciouness in Nature
Friday March 9
Susanna Siegel, Harvard University: Perceptual Justification
Unless otherwise noted, all talks will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Everest Lounge.