UTSA presents philosophy symposium Nov. 5-6
(Nov. 3, 2004)--The UTSA Department of English, Classics and Philosophy hosts the UTSA Philosophy Symposium with lectures and discussions on philosophers Hegel, Dewey and Dretske on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6.
Presentations are 3 to 6 p.m., Friday and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday in Business Building Room 2.06.04 at the 1604 Campus.
For more information, call (210) 458-4374.
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UTSA Philosophy Symposium
Speakers and Topics
3 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Michael Almeida, UTSA
3:10 p.m.
"John Dewey and the Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle Way"
Chair: Ron Miller, UTSA
Speaker: Ewing Chinn, Trinity University
Commentator: Xunwu Chen, UTSA
4:20 p.m.
"Dretske on Knowledge Closure"
Chair: Mark Bernstein, UTSA
Speaker: Steven Luper, Trinity University
Commentator: Peter Hutcheson, Texas State University
Commentator: Doug Owings, Texas Christian University/p>
Saturday, Nov. 6
11 a.m.
“Hegel, Love, and the Dialectic of Perception”
Chair: Michael Almeida, UTSA
Speaker: John B. Howell, III, Baylor College
Commentator: Craig Hanks, Texas State University
Noon–2 p.m. - Lunch
2 p.m.
"Moral Partiality and Animal Experimentation"
Chair: Mark Bernstein, UTSA
Speaker: Jeremy Garrett, Rice University
Commentator: Wayne Owens, St.Mary’s University
3:15 p.m.
“Body and Mind” Keynote Speaker: Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University, College Station