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.
In light of Covid19, some (and perhaps all) of the talks will 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.
Leo Zaibert, Philosophy Department Chair
(518) 388-7185; zaibertl@union.edu
Leahanna Pelish, Administrative Assistant
(518) 388-6376; pelishl@union.edu
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Epistemic Reparations and the Right to Be Known
Jennifer Lackey, Northwestern University
Zoom hosted; contact pelishl@union.edu for more information
Thursday, February 4, 2021
The Anguish of Ivan Karamazov
Christine Tappolet, University of Montreal
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Racialized Forgiveness
Myisha Cherry, University of California – Riverside
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Systemic Injustice
Sally Haslanger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Paradoxes of Time Travel to the Future
Sara Bernstein, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Why Not Robot Police?
Barry Smith, State University of New York at Buffalo
Thursday, May 6, 2021
The Beautiful Ugly Struggle:
How Black Lives Mattered to Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka
Chris Lebron, John Hopkins University
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Empathy and Reasonability
John Deigh, University of Texas
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Faith in Free Will
Daniel Speak, Loyola Marymount University