Prof. Jennifer Baker presented “Stoic Economics” at the Group Session for the American Association for the Philosophic Study of Society, Easterm American Philosophical Association meetings in Atlanta, GA on December 28th.
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Prof. Neufeld Co-Organizing Conference on Aesthetic Disobedience
Professor Jonathan Neufeld co-organized a conference, with Christine Abbt (Zürich), entitled “Aesthetic Disobedience” (Ästhetischer Ungehorsam) at the Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften in Vienna on November 15-16, 2012. Presenters include Thomas Hirschhorn, David Levin (Chicago), Ruth Sonderegger (Vienna), Hermann Kappelhoff (Berlin), Robin Celikates (Amsterdam), Juliane Rebentisch (Frankfurt), and Anne von der Heiden (Linz).
Prof. Hough Presenting at Soren Kierkegaard Society Meeting
Prof. Sheridan Hough will read from her recently published novel, “Mirror’s Fathom” on Friday, 11/16/2012 at the Soren Kierkegaard Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
Prof. Krasnoff Presenting at the Themes From the Moral Philosophy of Rawls and Kant conference
Prof. Larry Krasnoff will be presenting a paper, “The Will is Nothing Other Than Practical Reason”: Willing and Public Legislation in Kant’s Groundwork on November 18, 2012 at a conference on Themes From the Moral Philosophy of Rawls and Kant in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Prof. Nadelhoffer’s Anthology, The Future of Punishment, to be Published
Scholars are struggling to come to grips with the picture of human agency being pieced together by researchers in the biosciences. This volume aims at providing philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and legal theorists with an opportunity to examine the cluster of related issues that will need to be addressed in light of these developments. Each of the twelve essays collected here sheds light on an issue essential to the future of punishment and retribution. In addition to exploring the sorts of issues traditionally discussed when it comes to free will and punishment, the volume also contains several chapters on the relevance (or lack thereof) of advances in the biosciences to our conceptions of agency and responsibility.
While some contributors defend the philosophical status quo, others advocate no less than a total revaluation of our fundamental beliefs about moral and legal responsibility. This volume exposes the reader to cutting-edge research on the thorny relationship between traditional theories of agency and responsibility and recent and future scientific advances pertaining to these topics. It also provides an introduction to some of the long-standing debates in action theory and the philosophy of law, which concern the justification of punishment more generally.
Prof. O’Dowd Presenting at the Pacific Society for Women in Philosophy
Prof. Ornaith O’Dowd will be presenting a paper, “Ignorance, Corrupted Moral Ecosystems, and Individual Responsibility” on November 18th at the Pacific Society for Women in Philosophy Fall 2012 Meeting.
Adventures in Rationalism
The Coastal Carolina Conservation League and the Dept. of Philosophy are proud to present the lecture, “Adventures in Rationalism” by Michael Della Rocca, Andrew Downey Orrick Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, on Monday, November 12th at 6:30 pm in Alumni Memorial Hall of Randolph Hall
Prof. Grantham Chairing a Panel at the Philosophy of Science Association
Professor Todd Grantham will chair a panel on “Disciplinary Perspectives on Explanation” at the Biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association in San Diego on November 15th.
Philosophy Colloquium Series: “Believing in Free Will: A Philosophical / Psychological Investigation”
Please join for the 1st Philosophy Colloquium Series talk, “Believing in Free Will: A Philosophical / Psychological Investigation” by Thomas Nadelhoffer, Assistant Professor at the College of Charleston. This will take place Thursday, November 8th at 3:15pm in ECTR 113.
Abstract: Recently, psychologists and experimental philosophers have become increasingly interested in people’s intuitions about free will. However, the goal of this empirical research is not to explore whether humans actually have free will, metaphysically speaking; rather, the goal is to explore the instrumental value of believing in free will. After all, regardless of whether we have free will, believing that we do could nevertheless be interpersonally and personally beneficial. During this talk, I will situate my own research on this front within the broader project of trying to understand how people think about free will. I will also argue that my latest findings suggest that there may be a dark side to believing in free will–which is an issue that calls out for further investigation.
“Covers as Social Commentary: Dylan, The Monkees, and Tiffany” by Theodore Gracyk
Please join the First-Year Experience, Philosophy, and Music Departments at a lecture, “Covers as Social Commentary: Dylan, The Monkees, and Tiffany” by Theodore Gracyk on Friday, November 2nd at 3:15pm in Tate 202. Theodore Gracyk is a philosopher of music and culture at Minnesota State University, Moorhead, author of several books including Rhythm and Noise: An Aesthetics of Rock (1996); I Wanna Be Me: Rock Music and the Politics of Identity (2001); Listening to Popular Music (2007); and On Music (forthcoming).