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Philosophy Colloquium Series-Robby Finley, Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia University-“Aristotle on Infinity: Senses of Potentiality Underlying the View”
UMaine, Donald P. Corbett Hall, room 1072019-20 Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
UMaine, Buchanan Alumni House, McIntyre RoomDate and time: Thursday, September 26 4:00-5:45 p.m. lecture presentation and discussion 5:45-6:30 p.m. reception and book signing of Gandhi After 9/11: Creative Nonviolent and Sustainability (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series 2019-20 Fall Semester
The Maples, Weisz RoomThursday, November 21, 2019 - 4:00 p.m. - UMaine, The Maples, Weisz Room Lauren Ashwell, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bates College "Projection as a Failure of Self-knowledge"
Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series 2019-20 Spring Semester
The Maples, Weisz RoomRobert Ballingall, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Maine "Classical Constitutionalism and the Virtue of Reverence"
Dr. Veena Howard- “Mahatma Gandhi’s Philosophy of Sarvodaya (the Well-Being of All): Morals Methods and Critical Challenges”
Bangor Room, Memorial UnionVeena Howard, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Fresno Dr. Howard is the author of many works, including Gandhi's Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Change. Dr. Howard was born and educated in India, received her Ph.D. in the United Kingdom, and has had many years of […]
Dr Veena Howard – “Mahatma Gandhi’s Philosophy of Nonviolence: Issues in the Bhagavad-Gita for Nonviolent Action”
Bumps Room, Memorial UnionVeena Howard, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Fresno Dr. Howard is the author of many works, including Gandhi's Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Change. Dr. Howard was born and educated in India, received her Ph.D. in the United Kingdom, and has had many years of […]
Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series 2021-22 – Bruce Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Arts, Coordinator of the Social Justice and Citizenship Minor at Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec – Sketch of a Phenomenological Plato.
The Maples, Weisz RoomDepartment of Philosophy Colloquium Series 2021-22 Bruce Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Arts, Coordinator of the Social Justice and Citizenship Minor at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec Sketch of a Phenomenological Plato. WHEN: Wednesday, March 30th, 4:00-5:30pm WHAT: Sketch of a Phenomenological Plato. WHERE: The Maples, Room 110 (Weisz Room) Phenomenology is typically taken […]
Timothy O’Connor, Mahlon Powell Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Bloomington
Winslow 201Timothy O’Connor, Mahlon Powell Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Bloomington “Understanding free will: a collaborative philosophical-scientific project” Date & time: Thursday, April 21st, 4:00-5:30p.m. Location: Winslow 201Featured topic: Human motivation, awareness, choice, and action are studied by psychology and now neuroscience. Some allege that these sciences have ‘disproved’ the concept of free […]
Richard Kenneth Atkins, Associate Professor, Boston College Talk Title: Pragmatism as a Theory of Ideas
Deering Hall, 113 University of Maine - OronoRichard Kenneth Atkins, Associate Professor, Boston College Talk Title: Pragmatism as a Theory of Ideas Date and Time: April 6th, 4-5:30pm Location: Deering 113, The University of Maine Featured Topic: When understood as a theory of ideas, pragmatism is a radically different approach to philosophical questions from those that dominate the contemporary landscape. Ideas are viewed […]