Thursday, October 4, 2007
Amherst College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Steven Gerrard
Department of Philosophy
Williams College
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Paino Lecture Hall, Room 107, Earth Science Building
4:30 pm
The title of his talk is
"Wittgenstein Looks out the Window with Hopper "
Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Funded by the Joseph Epstein Lecture Fund
For further information, please call 542-5805
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Mount Holyoke College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Anne Eaton
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University
of Illinois at Chicago
Thursday, October 11, 2007
216 Skinner Hall, Mount Holyoke College
4:15 pm
The title of her talk is
"What Is This Thing For? (On Artifacts and their Functions) "
Sponsored by the Mount Holyoke College Philosophy Department
For further information, please call 538-2249
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Amherst College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Barry Schwartz,
Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College
First lecture in the Forry and Micken Lecture Series: "The Philosophy and Science of Freedom "
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 4:30pm, Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather 115
The title of his talk is
"The Tyranny of Freedom: Psychological Perspectives on Choice "
Funded by the Forry and Micken Fund in Philosophy and Science
For further information, please call 542-5805.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Mt. Holyoke College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Sean Sayers,
Philosophy Department, University of Kent
United Kingdom
Thursday, October 25, 2007
216 Skinner Hall, Mt. Holyoke College
4:15pm
The title of his talk is
"Ethics and the Modern World: a critique of Alasdair MacIntyre"
Sponsored by the Mt. Holyoke Department of Philosophy
For further information, please call 538-2249.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Mt. Holyoke College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Louise Antony
Philosophy Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Thursday, November 15, 2007
216 Skinner Hall, Mount Holyoke College
4:15 pm
The title of her talk is
"The Socialization of Epistemology "
Sponsored by the Mount Holyoke College Philosophy Department
For further information, please call 538-2249
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Amherst College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Daniel C. Dennett
Co-Director, Center for Cognitive Studies
Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University
Second lecture in the Forry and Micken Lecture Series: "The Philosophy and Science of Freedom "
Thursday, December 6, 2007, 4:30pm, Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall
The title of his talk is
"The Evolution of Evitability: What is Determined is not Inevitable "
Funded by the Forry and Micken Fund in Philosophy and Science and in part by the Music Department
For further information, please call 542-5805.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Amherst College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Harry Frankfurt
Department of Philosophy, Yale University
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall
4:30pm
The title of his talk is
"Inadvertence and Responsibility "
Reception to follow in Converse Lobby
Third annual lecture of The Amherst Lecture in Philosophy
Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and
Funded by the Forry and Micken Fund in Philosophy and Science
For further information, please call 542-5805
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Amherst College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: David Owens
Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
Third lecture in the Forry and Micken Lecture Series: "The Philosophy and Science of Freedom "
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 4:30pm, Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather 115
The title of his talk is
"Freedom and Practical Judgment"
Funded by the Forry and Micken Fund in Philosophy and Science
For further information, please call 542-5805
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Amherst College
Department of Philosophy
Presents: Gary Watson
Department of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
Fourth and final lecture in the Forry and Micken Lecture Series: "The Philosophy and Science of Freedom "
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:30pm, Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather 115
The title of his talk is
"The Trouble with Psychopaths "
Funded by the Forry and Micken Fund in Philosophy and Science
For further information, please call 538-2249