Archive for October, 2009

Philosophy Colloquium – Wed. – Nov. 4th

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Please join us for our colloquium featuring Paul Gomberg, Professor of Philosophy at Chicago State University. For details, go here.

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ANNUAL BBQ TIME CHANGE ! ! !

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The Philosophy Department’s Annual BBQ has changed time!

Friday, October 30,  2009

1130 – 2 pm

Sycamore Glen

Please join students, faculty, alumns, and fellow travelers for a few hours of food, drink, and talk!

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Philosophy in the News: From Rippling ‘Abs’ to Aristotle

Friday, October 16th, 2009

From Rippling ‘Abs’ to Aristotle: A Professor Tends Her Body, and Her Body of Work – The Choice Blog – NYTimes.com.

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Annual Department BBQ

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Friday, October 30

330 – 6 pm

Sycamore Glen

Occidental College

All students interested in philosophy are welcome to join the faculty and majors for an afternoon BBQ with food, drinks, and heavy (or light) conversation!

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12th Southern California Philosophy Conference

Monday, October 5th, 2009

We just received this announcement:

We are pleased to announce that the Claremont Colleges shall be hosting the 12th Southern California Philosophy Conference 9:30am-6:15pm on Saturday, 7 November, 2009. Registration is free and open to students, faculty, postdocs and independent scholars interested in philosophy.

Located in the city of Claremont, approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the Claremont Colleges is a consortium of seven institutions: Claremont Graduate Graduate University, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
More than 20 speakers in many areas of philosophy will be presenting, representing more than 15 Southern California colleges and universities.

Details, including the invited program of invited speakers can be found at:

http://mugwump.pitzer.edu/~ccp/SoCalPhilConference

Results with the student submitted paper will be announced by 9 October. Other details, including the precise schedule and location of talks will be announced on the website.

Program Committee:

Patricia Easton (Claremont Graduate University)
Michael Green (Pomona College)
Brian Keeley (Pitzer College)
Amy Kind (Claremont McKenna College)
Peter Kung (Pomona College)
Alex Rajczi (Claremont McKenna College)
Peter Thielke (Pomona College)
Rivka Weinberg (Scripps College)

Questions can be directed to Brian Keeley, “brian_keeley@pitzer.edu”

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