Philosophy Colloquium Series 2006 Fall Speakers Announced
Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860; George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Philosophy Colloquium’s fall speaker series is offering four lectures on the Orono campus during the month of November. Topics include an Aristotelian approach to terrorism, genocide in Bosnia and lessons about every-day-life from ancient Greece.
The schedule is as follows:
Nov. 1, at 5 p.m., Totman Room, Memorial Union
“Responding to Terror: An Aristotelian Approach,” with Anna Lannstrom, assistant professor of philosophy at Stonehill College, and author of Living the Fine: Goodness and Happiness in Aristotle’s Ethics; sponsored by Phi Sigma Tau and Student Government;
Nov. 2, at 4 p.m., Levinson Room, The Maples
“Myth and Education in Republic 3: Tradition and Subversion in the Purified City,” with Patricia Fagan, assistant professor in the Department of Classics, Literature and Cultures, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, co-editor of Socrates in the Apology and finalist for Best Ontario Lecturer, 2006;
Nov. 9, at 4 p.m., Levinson Room, The Maples
“The Ethical Implications of Heidegger’s Thought,” with David Pettigrew, professor of philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University, and editor of Heidegger and Practical Philosophy; he also will speak on “The Task of Justice: Witnessing Genocide in Bosnia” on Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union;
Nov. 30, at 4 p.m., Levinson Room, The Maples
“The Element of Everyday Life: Three Lessons from Ancient Greece,” with John Russon, associate professor of philosophy, University of Guelph, Ontario, author of two books on Hegel’s philosophy and of Human Experience: Philosophy, Neurosis and the Elements of Everyday Life, which won 2005 Canadian Philosophical Association Award for Best New Book in Philosophy;
The 2006-2007 Philosophy Colloquium Series is funded in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs/DLS Committee.
For additional information, contact Professor Doug Allen, Philosophy Colloquium coordinator, at douglas.allen@umit.maine.edu or at 581-3860.