Philosophy Department

Speaker Series

Philosophy Department Speaker Series

The Philosophy Department’s Speaker Series is sponsored by the Ichabod S. Spencer Foundation. Every fall and winter term, the series brings major figures in the field to campus to discuss new work. All events are open to the public, and philosophy students can take a course, New Directions in Philosophy, that focuses on the work discussed in the Speaker Series.

Questions?

Unless otherwise noted, all events are held in the Everest Lounge, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Some of the talks may be held via zoom. For more precise information, please check the information below for each scheduled talk to determine the modality and/or contact the Department close to the day of the talk.

Marianna Bergamaschi Ganapini, Philosophy Department Chair
(518) 388-6812; philchair@union.edu or bergamam@union.edu

Leahanna Pelish, Administrative Assistant
(518) 388-6376; pelishl@union.edu

PHL Speaker Series 2024-2025

Friday, September 20, 2024

Hume’s Final Verdict on Skepticism:

Evidence and Correction of Skeptical Doubts in Hume’s First Enquiry

Don Garrett, New York University

Thursday, October 3, 2024

An Ethics Ecosystem for AI and Big Data: Why? What? How?

John Basl, Northeastern University

Thursday, October 17, 2024

The Attention Economy and the Child’s Right to an Open Future

Clinton Castro, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Infant Consciousness

Claudia Passos-Ferreira, New York University, Center for Bioethics

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Aristotle on Mathematical Objects and the Mind

Emily Katz, Michigan State University

Thursday, February 6, 2025

James Africanus Beale Horton’s Philosophy of History: Progress, Race, and the Fate of Africa

Zeyed El Nabolsy, York University in Toronto

Thursday, February 20, 2025

TBA

Karen Bennett, Rutgers University

Thursday March 6, 2025

TBA

Michaela McSweeney, Boston University