All colloquia are on Friday afternoons, 3:30pm in 115 Peabody unless otherwise noted, light refreshments follow in the atrium unless otherwise noted. Talk titles TBA.
February 2, 2018 - Robert Hopkins (NYU) - "Ryle-ing the Irreal: sensory imagining as knowing about sensing"
Gilbert Ryle claims that perception involves both sensation and thought. Sensory imagining, he holds, though usually considered to involve something like the recreation…
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Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Colloquia Series
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2021 Kleiner Lecture Series Announced
The Department of Philosophy announces the Fall 2021 through Spring 2022 lineup for the annual Scott & Heather Kleiner Lecture Series. We are proud to present renowned Philosophy scholars from around the globe presenting important talks on a wide array of relevant philosophical topics. This year's schedule of Kleiner lectures includes:
September 23, 2021
Jonathan Wolff (Oxford University)
"Inequality in the City" (online)
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Lecture – Friday, Oct. 25: John Kulvicki, “Reshaping the Arts of Space”
Dartmouth College Associate Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, John Kulvicki will speak on “Reshaping the Arts of Space” in 115 Peabody Hall on Friday, October 25 at 3:30pm as part of the Scott & Heather Kleiner Lecture Series.
Kulvicki’s work focuses primarily on perception and pictorial representation to explore the question, “How do we use pictures and other representations to learn about the world around us?” He is the…
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Lecture - Friday, Nov. 2: Japa Pallikkathayil "Free Speech & the Embodied Self"
University of Pittsburgh assistant professor Japa Pallikkathayil will speak on "Freedom of Speech & the Embodied Self" in 115 Peabody Hall on Friday, November 2 at 3:30pm as part of the Scott & Heather Kleiner Lecture Series. Pallikkathayil works in applied ethics and on issues at the intersection of moral and political philosophy, recently focusing on the topics of coercion, deception, and exploitation. Her work…
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Lecture - Friday, Oct. 12: Lewis R. Gordon, “Four Kinds of Invisibility from Euromodernity”
University of Connecticut Professor Lewis R. Gordon will speak on “Four Kinds of Invisibility from Euromodernity” in 115 Peabody Hall on Friday, Oct. 12 at 3:30pm. Gordon is a Professor of Philosophy with affiliations in African studies, Judaic studies, Caribbean and Latinx studies, and Asian and Asian American studies. He presents at the invitation of the UGA Philosophy Graduate Student Association as…