Winter 2009

Jan. 5
No Session

Jan. 12
“The Persistence of Misrecognition”
Jacob Schiff, The University of Chicago

Jan. 19
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no session

Jan. 26
“Calvin and Locke on the Individual”
Benjamin Lynerd, The University of Chicago

Feb. 2
“Some Thoughts on Aristotle, Hegel, and Agency”
J.J. McFadden, The University of Chicago

Feb. 9
“The Promise and Perils of Evolutionary Theory”
Eric Oliver, The University of Chicago

Feb. 16
“Freedom of Expression in an Age of Cartoon Wars”
Lars Tønder, Northwestern University

Feb. 23
“Between Polis and Empire: Aristotle’s Politics”
Mary Dietz, Northwestern University

March 2
“The Founder of Globalization? Our Strange Fascination with Alexander the Great”
Hugh Liebert, The University of Chicago

March 9
“Tales of the Self: Adam Smith’s Reply to Rousseau”
Charles Griswold, Boston University