Philosophy Events
Two sorts of events are listed here. Colloquia are talks given by invited speakers or by members of the department. Each talk is followed by a discussion period and usually by a reception in the Linguistics and Philosophy Lounge, Lattimore 501. All Colloquia are open to the public and all take place on the River Campus of the University of Rochester (unless otherwise noted).
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The Philosophy Council is the Philosophy Department's undergraduate organization. The council meetings are open to all undergraduates interested in philosophy. Majors and minors are especially encouraged to participate, but other undergraduate and graduate students and faculty are welcome to attend as well. The council meets almost every week during the term on Friday afternoon, from 2:00 until 3:30 or whenever people tire of meeting. Most meetings are in the Philosophy/Linguistics lounge, 501 Lattimore (any exceptions are noted below). Refreshments are served at all meetings.(Note: Only the next upcoming Council meeting is listed here.)
Events, 2011-2012:
- Philosophy Council: This Friday, 2:00 PM, Lattimore 501
Refreshments and conversation
- Colloquium: Friday, September 30, 2011, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
Derrick Darby (University of Kansas)
“The Morality of Egalitarian Justice”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Friday, November 4, 2011, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
Hud Hudson (Western Washington University)
“Transreceptacle Identity”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Friday, November 11, 2011, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
Gordon Belot (University of Michigan)
“Simplicity Itself”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Monday, November 14, 2011, 5:00 PM, Dewey 2-162
Stewart Cohen (University of Arizona
“Theorizing about the Epistemic”
- Colloquium: Friday, December 2, 2011, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
Derk Pereboom (Cornell University)
“Moral responsibility, robust alternatives, and the wider context of the free will debate”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Friday, March 2, 2012, Dewey 2-110-D
Earl Conee (University of Rochester)
“Good to Know”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Friday, March 30, 2012, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
Sarah McGrath (Princeton University)
“Forgetting the difference between right and wrong”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Friday, April 13, 2012, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
Donald Ainslie (University of Toronto)
“Representing the Unthinkable: Hume on False Philosophy”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
- Colloquium: Friday, April 20, 2012, 3:30 PM, Dewey 2-110-D
James Lennox (University of Pittsburgh)
“Why do we breathe: Aristotle on the Hunt for Final Causes”
Reception to follow in Lattimore 501
Speakers in Recent Years