Highlights From Past Events and News

The Sage School of Philosophy has organized numerous events, hosted many visiting speakers, engaged in countless lively discussions, and ushered graduates into successful careers. Here are a few highlights from recent years.

To see a full list of previous visiting speakers, click here.

Recent Speakers:

Gunnar Björnsson (University of Gothenburg)
Manipulated by Manipulation Arguments?

John Hawthorne (Magdalen College)
The Epistomology of Disagreement

Julia Markovits (MIT)
Humanity as an End in Itself

Hugh Benson (University of Oklahoma)
Ancient Philosophy Speaker

Alan Hajek (Australian National University)
Staying Regular

John Hawthorne (Magdale College)
The Epistemology of Coin Flipping

Laurent Cesalli (Cornell University)
Intentionality as similitude. The case of Anton Marty (and some medievals)

Hugh Benson (University of Oklahoma)
Ancient Philosophy Speaker

Deborah Black, Philosophy and Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
Varieties of Consciousness in Classical Arabic Philosophy


Robert Wisnovsky, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University


UNYWEMP
12/6 - 12/7/12
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CU Workshop in Linguistics
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Frank Griffel, Islamic Studies and International and Area Studies, Department of Religious Studies,Yale University
"...and the killing of someone who upholds these convictions is obligatory!" Religious Law and the Assumed Disappearance of Philosophy in Islam
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• David Charles, Oxford University
  "Aristotle: Practical Knowledge and Practical Truth"
  Ancient Philosophy Speaker: 10/12/12

Garth Fowden, Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens
"A Greek sheikh in Paris and Qom: Reflections on philosophical Islam"
Visiting Speaker: 10/1/12 
and
"The Parthenon in a Qur'anic Landscape"
Visiting Speaker: 10/2/12

• A Conference Honoring Richard Boyd & Nicholas Sturgeon
  Conference Announcement
  Conference Schedule
   9/14 - 9/16/2012

• Jessica Wilson, The University of Toronto
  "No Work for a Theory of Grounding"
  Sponsored by the Becker Fund: Graduate Student Visiting Philosopher Series: 5/11/12

• Wang Jisi, Peking University:
  "On The Long Term Prospects of the China-U.S. Relationship in Light of China's Rise"
  The Politics and Ethics of the Rise of China: 4/30/12

• John Hawthorne, Oxford University
  "Embedding Epistemic Modals"
  Visiting Scholar Lecture: 4/26/12

• Wang Shaoguang, Chinese University of Hong Kong:
  "On Inequality and Governance in China"
  The Politics and Ethics of the Rise of China: 4/16/12

• William Fitzpatrick, The University of Rochester
  "Debunking Evolutionary Debunking of Ethical Realism"
  Discussion Club:4/13/12

• Robert Pasnau, University of Colorado
  "Knowledge over Time"
  Visiting Philosopher: 4/9/12

• Michael Gill, University of Arizona
  "Non-consequentialist Thinking and Humean Sentimentalism"
  Graduate Student Visiting Philosopher Series: 4/6/12
  

• Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania
  "Kant, Autonomy, and Modernity"
  Kretzmann Undergraduate Visiting Philosopher: 3/30/12

• Rosemary Foot, Oxford University:
  "On China's Role in the International Human Right Regime"
  The Politics and Ethics of the Rise of China: 3/26/12

• Lisa Shapiro, Simon Fraser University:
  Graduate Student Visiting Philosopher Series: 3/16/12

• Selim Berker, Harvard University
  "Epistemic Teleology and the Separateness of Propositions"
  Discussion Club: 3/9/12

• Iakovos Vasiliou, The Graduate Center, CUNY:
  Ancient Philosophy Speaker: 3/2/12
  

• Joseph Chan, University of Hong Kong:
  "On Human Rights and Democracy from a Neo-Confucian Perspective"
  The Politics and Ethics of the Rise of China: 3/5/12
  

• Justin Lin, Chief Economist, World Bank:
  "On China's Economic Ascent and its Global Consequences"
  The Politics and Ethics of the Rise of China: 2/20/12 

• Rusty Jones, Harvard University
  "Wisdom and Happiness in the Euthydemus"
  Ancient Philosophy Speaker: 2/10/12
  

• Paul Boghossian, New York University:
  "Relavitism About the Normative"
  Kretzmann Undergraduate Visiting Philosopher: 2/3/12
  

• Zoltan Szabo, Yale University:
  Impure Modals
  Discussion Club: 11/11/11

• Agustin Rayo, MIT:
  The Construction of Logical Space
  Graduate Student Visiting Philosopher Series: 10/21/11
  
  

• Nancy Sherman, Georgetown University:
  The Moral Psychic Reality of War
  Sponsored by the Program on Ethics and Public Life: 10/12/11
  

• Nancy Sherman, Georgetown University:
  Accountability for Emotions: Aristotle, the Stoics, and Kant
  Discussion Club: 10/14/11

• Undergraduate Ancient Philosophy Conference: Logos Conference: 10/15/11-10/16/11

• Legacy of Kant Conference III: The Fate of Kant after 1945: 9/16/11 - 9/17/11
  Speakers Included:
  Peter Gilgen, Cornell University
  Peter Hohendahl, Cornell University
  Cristina Lafont, Northwestern  University
  Richard Miller, Cornell University
  Eric Watkins, University of California, San Diego
  Gregory Lambert, Syracuse University
  Jeffrey Librett, University of Oregon
  Michelle Kosch, Cornell University

• Deliberation, Improvisation, and the Moral Life: A Conference Honoring the Work of Barbara Herman - 9/9/11 - 9/11/11
  Speakers Included:
  Allen Wood,  Indiana University
  Joseph Raz, Columbia University & Oxford University
  Marcia Baron,  Indiana University
  Seana Shiffrin, UCLA
  Rae Langton, MIT
  Peter Railton, University of Michigan

Event Highlight: Life Raft Debate

Imagine that after an apocalyptic event; a group of five professors from Classics, Philosophy, Theater, Film & Dance, English, and finally Physics plead for the last remaining seat on the last remaining life raft. They argue why their discipline should be chosen to live on and contribute towards the creation of a new society. This lively, thought-provoking debate occurred February 22, 2011. Read the article or watch the video.

Alumni Highlight: Alumnus Jeffrey Gentleman ('94) Journalist

After receiving his B.A. in Philosophy from the Sage School, Gettleman pursued a Master of Philosophy at Oxford University. He now is the East Africa bureau chief for The New York Times. Read some of his articles.

Gettleman speaks about South Sudan, Independence, and Oil in an interview with Fareed Zakaria on CNN.  Watch the video.

Gettleman reporting From Mogadishu on NPR. Read the article.

News Highlights

Visiting Speakers from
Past Conferences:

• Marcia Baron,  Indiana University

• Peter Gilgen, Cornell University

• Peter Hohendahl, Cornell University

• Brad Inwood, University of Toronto

• Rachana Kamtekar, University of Arizona

• Cristina Lafont, Northwestern  University

• Gregory Lambert, Syracuse University
  

• Rae Langton, MIT

• Jeffrey Librett, University of Oregon

• Peter Railton, University of Michigan

• Joseph Raz, Columbia University & Oxford University

• Seana Shiffrin, UCLA

• Eric Watkins, University of California, San Diego

• Allen Wood,  Indiana University