Spring 2009 Graduate Student Presentation Series
The Graduate Student Presentation Series will host seven talks this semester: Jan 30 – Ben Sherman Feb 13 – David Aleksic Feb 27 – Ben Roth Mar 6 – David Jennings Mar 27 – Josh Wood Apr 10 – Lynn Niizawa Apr 24 – Kirsten McKillop All talks will take place on Fridays from 3:30 […]
Friday, Dec 5: Conference on Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
The Robert P. Benedict Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy at Boston University will be sponsoring a conference on: Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus Friday, December 5, 2008 10-11 AM Justin Steinberg (Brooklyn College) — “Benedict Spinoza: Epistemic Democrat” 11-12 AM Michael Rosenthal (University of Washington) – “Wonder, Miracles, and the State in Spinoza’s TTP”. Lunch […]
Philosophy Professor Charles Griswold on Forgiveness: In War, Peace, Ordinary Times, and Extraordinary Circumstances
Arts & Sciences at Boston University presents Discoveries, a series of dynamic learning opportunities for the Boston University alumni community. “Forgiveness: In War, Peace, Ordinary Times, and Extraordinary Circumstances” Thursday, December 11, 2008 7 pm College of Arts & Sciences, Room 313 685 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Join fellow Boston University alumni for an interactive […]
Vortex 3 Concert on September 23
On September 23rd, the Karbank Fund and the Philosophy Department will sponsor a concert of Baroque music, Scottish music, Cape Breton fiddling, and more from David McGuiness, Chris Norman, and David Greenberg. Professor Garrett will give a brief philosophical introduction and afterwards there will be a cake and coffee reception. The concert will begin at […]
The Robert S. Cohen Forum: Freud, the Reluctant Philosopher
The Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science presents: The Robert S. Cohen Forum: Contemporary Issues in Science Studies Freud, the Reluctant Philosopher When: Monday, September 15, 2008, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Where: The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston University Charles River Campus Moderator: Murray Cohen (Boston University) Speakers: William Egginton (Johns Hopkins) Freud, […]
Philosophy Student Fallon Williams featured on BU Today
Graduating Philosophy student Fallon Williams is featured on BU Today in a video piece entitled Points of Departure: “I Knew I Was Where I Was Supposed To Be”. Watch the video at http://www.bu.edu/today/node/6793
Philosophy Student Timothy Jenkins to Speak at Class Day
Senior Philosophy major Timothy Stephen “Ace” Jenkins has been selected as one of two speakers for the College of Arts and Sciences Class Day, which honors CAS students for academic distinction. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 17 at 3pm in Morse Auditorium (602 Comm Ave). A reception will follow at 4pm in […]
Departmental News
Dr. Daniel Star, presently a Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) of the Australian National University, will be joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Fall Semester, 2008. A specialist in ethics and moral epistemology, Dr. Star received his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2007. […]
The Robert P. Benedict Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
The Robert P. Benedict Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy, Boston University will be sponsoring an afternoon conference on *”Enlightenment and the Origins of Feminism*” from 1 PM to 6 PM on Thursday , February 21, 2008 at The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215. Schedule: 12:30- 1 PM Opening reception 1-2 […]
Neuphi: Neuroscience meets Philosophy Spring 2008
Boston University Philosophy Department 745 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 http://www.neuphi.com organizers@neuphi.com Tuesday, January 29th: Jeremy Wolfe-Harvard University-What can visual attention tell us about consciousness and volition? Wednesday, February 27th: Sean Kelly-Harvard University-Content and Constancy Tuesday, March 18th: Justin Broackes-Brown University-What do the color-blind see? Friday, April 18th: John Symons-University of Texas at El Paso-Pain […]