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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2012
Our last session this academic year will be a talk by Prof. Joseph Karbowski of the Philosophy department, entitled “Two Methods of Inquiry in Aristotle and Two Ways to Do the History of Philosophy.” This session will be held Wednesday, May 2nd at 3 p.m. in 339 O’Shaughnessy. Join us for refreshments, a brief talk, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2012
The workshop is pleased to announce that Lloyd P. Gerson, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, will be at Notre Dame to give a lecture Friday, March 9th at 3 PM. The venue will be 204 Debartolo, where unfortunately refreshments cannot be offered. Instead there will be several free copies of Prof. Gerson’s successful, thought-provoking book, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2012
Join us Thursday, February 16th at 3:30 pm in 339 O’Shaughnessy Hall for a talk by Nathan Sawatzky, Political Science department, entitled “Cicero on the History of Philosophy from Plato to Us.” Refreshments will be provided. Abstract: Why should we study the history of philosophy? Is there ever a danger in doing so? Cicero’s answers […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 16th, 2012
David O’Connor, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Concurrent Associate Professor of Classics, will be giving a talk entitled “Iconoclasm as the History of Philosophy” in 339 O’Shaughnessy, Tuesday January 31st at 3:30 pm. Prof. O’Connor has chosen to leave the contents of his talk a mystery, but with a title like that, who can resist? In […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2011
Please join us for a talk by Michele Anik Stanbury 10:30-11:30, Wednesday November 30th in 339 O’Shaughnessy. Refreshments will be provided. Abstract: The history of philosophy is generally thought of in terms of the ‘greats’, and not without reason. Theophrastus and Simplicius are interesting in their own right, but where would they have been, intellectually speaking, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2011
Join us Wednesday, November 2nd at 10:30 a.m. in 119 O’Shaughnessy Hall for a talk by Anne Peterson entitled “Distinguishing Universals from Particulars: Historical Contexts, Contemporary Debates, and Methodology”. Refreshments will be provided. Abstract: Debates surrounding the nature of universals as opposed to particulars have had a central place in metaphysics since ancient times. But what, precisely, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 1st, 2011
Prof. Catherine Zuckert will be giving a talk entitled “Political Philosophy and History” on September 7th, 10:30-11:30 AM in 119 O’Shaughnessy Hall. She will be discussing her most recent book as an illustration of what she considers the value of the history of philosophy, and how best to approach it. We will be giving away […]