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.

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

A New Perspective on the Relationship Between Metacognition and Social Cognition

Tadeusz Zawidzki, George Washington University

Being Responsible and Being Held Responsible

Michael Smith, Princeton University

On the Ethics of Believing

David Hunter, Ryerson University

The Rule of Law and Legal Interpretation

Samuel Rickless, University of California, San Diego

What Can Philosophy Do?

Amie Thomasson, Dartmouth

Should We Get Rid of Blame?

Jeffrey Blustein, City University of New York

The Troubles and Temptations of Righteous Incivility

Amy Olberding, Oklahoma University

The Evaluations of Civic Justice in Plato’s Republic

Emily Fletcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Leo Zaibert, Philosophy Department Chair
(518) 388-7185
zaibertl@union.edu