Upcoming Events

Upcoming events provided by John Connolly & Donna Gunn

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   PHILOSOPHY: Oldest of subjects, yet the "hot, new major"! Read all about it in the New York Times:

   EDUCATION | April 6, 2008
   In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined
   By WINNIE HU
   Philosophy is being embraced by a new generation of college students as they try to make sense of a 

   world full of moral dilemmas, such as the Iraq war or the latest political scandal.

    For more information see:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/education/06philosophy.html?ex=1208232000&en=77938556ef676098&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Past Events

Thursday and Friday, March 27-28, 2008

“The Body Politic: Breast Cancer,

                         Ethics and Practices”

A Symposium on Bioethics

                      
Using breast cancer as a case study, this   symposium examines a range of bioethical issues relevant to women’s health and medicine. The event brings together ethicists, activists, and clinicians--among them a number of Smith alumnae as well as local members of the medical world--to consider the practices and narratives surrounding breast cancer. Topics to be addressed include: the economics of breast cancer; setting priorities (education, prevention, treatment); genetic testing and risk; responsibility and accountability. The event will include two panels: Thursday, March 27, 7-9 p.m., and Friday, March 28, 3-5 p.m. (both will take place in the Neilson Library Browsing Room).  Complete details coming soon.

Sponsored by the Departments of Philosophy,

Biological Sciences and the Program for the Study of Women and Gender.

Hume on Distinctions

                      of Reason

Donald Baxter

Professor of Philosophy

University of Connecticut

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

4:30 p.m.

Dewey Common Room

Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and

the Smith College Lecture Committee

What Should a Philosophy Department

Look Like in 2010?

"This is About Smith"

Kathleen Higgins

Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies

University of Texas at Austin

Friday, February 29, 2008

4:00 p.m.

Campus Center - Room 205

Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy

and the Smith College Lecture Committee

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"Philosophy and Race: an Exchange of Views"

Friday, February 8, 3:00 to 4:30, Seelye Hall Room 201

You are cordially invited to a public discussion led by members of Smith's philosophy department. Professors Albert Mosley and Elizabeth V. Spelman will present some important ideas on the topic, and there will be ample time and a welcoming atmosphere for all to ask questions and/or share their views.

Eighth Annual

Alice Ambrose Lazerowitz/Thomas Tymoczko

Memorial Logic Lecture

Partial Information and

the Meaning of ‘All’

Edwin Mares

Professor of Philosophy

Victoria University of Wellington

Thursday, December 6, 2007

7:30 p.m.

Neilson Library Browsing Room

Sponsored by the Logic Program, Department of Philosophy and

the Smith College Lecture Committee

     Friday, November 9, 2007

   3:00 p.m. - Seelye Hall - Room 201

"Words and Selves:

   On the Harm of Group Defamation"

       Susan J. Brison

        Department of Philosophy, Dartmouth College

        Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and

        the Smith College Lecture Committee

     Thursday, October 18, 2007

       5:00 p.m. - Seelye Hall - Room 201

       "Introspection: Divided and Partly Eliminated"

       Will be given by:

       Peter Carruthers, Chair

       University of Maryland Philosophy Department

       Sponsored by the Departments of Philosoph, Psychology, and

       the Smith College Lecture Committee

"Love of God, Love of Neighbor:

Martha and Mary in the Middle Ages"

  Christ in the House of Mary and Martha

c. 1654-1656 by Jan Vermeer

National Gallery of Scotland

Amy Hollywood

Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies

Harvard University

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

4:15 p.m.

Seelye Hall - Room 201

Smith College

Sponsored by the Departments of Philosophy, Religion,

Program for the Study of Women and Gender

and the Smith College Lecture Committee

Varieties of Moral Agency: Lessons from Autism and Psychopathy
Victoria McGeer Associate Research ScholarUniversity Center for Human Values Princeton University
Thursday, November 30 5:00 p.m. Neilson Browsing Room

Fall 2006 - Buddhist Philosophy Distinguished Lecture Series (PDF)