Dissertation Defenses
Third Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference
The Philosophy MA Program will be hosting its Third Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference
on March 26-27, 2010 at the SBU Manhattan facility. Keynote speaker Simon Critchley, Chair of
Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, will deliver a paper on the conference theme,
"Collectively," on the evening of the 26th.
The conference is accepting both grad student papers and artwork submissions related to this
theme until January 13th, 2010. Visit the conference website at
http://www.philosophyartconference.org
to see the full Call for Papers and Artwork, submission instructions, and more information on this
and previous conferences. You can reach the conference coordinator at
philosophyartconference@gmail.com
with any questions or comments.
Irigaray Circle Conference: 2010
Please see
www.irigaray.org for details.
Colloquia and Lectures
Fall 2009 Semester Schedule
| September |
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| September 10 |
"Habermas: Saving the Soul of the Public Sphere"
Eduardo Mendieta and Samuel Butler
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| September 19 |
Critical Theory Roundtable
Stony Brook Manhattan
Keynote Address: Jürgen Habermas:
"From Worldviews to the Lifeworld: On the Genealogy of a Concept"
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| September 23 |
HISB Faculty Lecture Series:
Mark Aronoff |
| September 30 |
Metaphilosophy Lecture
Jürgen Habermas:
"On the Concept of Human Dignity and the Realist Utopia of Human Rights"
Student Activities Center-Ballroom A
6:00-7:30 pm, with reception to follow in Harriman Hall 214
Co-sponsored by the Metaphilosophy Journal and the Humanities Institute
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| October |
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| October 7 |
Between Faith and Reason: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
Jürgen Habermas and Eduardo Mendieta
Humanities 1006, 4-6pm
Weds. October 7th
This is an informal conversation between Prof. Habermas and Prof. Mendieta
that will cover Habermas' most recent work on religion.
RSVP to Ann Berrios in Humanities at 631-632-9983. Limited seating capacity. See
flyer for details.
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| October 21 |
HISB Faculty Lecture Series
Anne O'Byrne |
| October 22 |
Rethinking Secularism: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere
A discussion of religion in the public sphere:
Judith Butler
"Why Judaism is not Zionism: Religious Sources for the Critique of Violence"
Jürgen Habermas:
"'The Political'—The Rational Sense of a Questionable
Inheritance of Political Theology"
Charles Taylor:
"Why We Need a Radical Redefinition of Secularism"
Cornel West:
"Prophetic Religion and the Future of Captitalist Civilization"
Cooper Union's Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street at Bowery
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 3:00-7:30 pm. See
flyer for details. (Note new time! - 10/12)
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| November |
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| November 6 |
Returning to Voice: Featuring Fred Evans and David Kleinberg-Levin
3:00pm Stony Brook Manhattan
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TRANSATLANTIC COLLEGIUM LECTURE SERIES 2007
Prof. Manfred Baum (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)
"KARL MARX AS MORAL PHILOSOPHER"
Graduate Student Colloquium
Talks take place in Harriman 214. Coffee, tea, and snacks.
Past talks this semester:
Friday, October 24 2:30 - 4:00pm
Harriman 214 |
Helena Dahlberg
"On Movement and Life"
Department for History of Ideas and Theory of Science, Gothenburg University (Sweden) |
Templeton Colloquia
Please visit the homepage of the Trust Institute for more information about the Templeton
Seminar and Lecture Series.
New York Philosophy Consortium EventsThe Philosophy Department at
Stony Brook participates in the New York Philosophy Consortium. Graduate
students and professors from any of the listed schools are invited to
attend public events and to participate in courses (with permission from
the professor).
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