The Contemporary Philosophy Workshop
Student Coordinator: David Svolba
Faculty Sponsors: Josef Stern and Candace Vogler
Date and Time for Autumn Quarter 2005:
Even Mondays 4:30-6:30, Cobb 106
Workshop description:
This workshop is a conduit for
graduate students to present work in
progress on topics relating to contemporary issues in philosophy. For
each
session, one student submits a paper; another student comments and
moderates discussion. The fields of interest of participants include the
history of philosophy from Hume and Kant through twentieth-century
Anglo-American philosophy, contemporary epistemology, metaphysics and
philosophy of mind, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of
language and linguistics, and philosophy of science. In addition, the
workshop brings one distinguished philosopher per year for an extended
visit to interact with students.
October 3: Gary Jaeger, "Antecedent Motivation, Practical Reasoning, and Motivational Efficacy"
October 31: Jay Elliott, "What is a Moral Reason?"
November 14: Zed Adams, "TBA"
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