Lectures (October 15 through December 31) Saturday, October 15 12:00 PM Philosophy Graduate Student Conference Wednesday, October 19 5:00 PM IPR- The Highway of Despair: Critical Theory after Hegel Wednesday, November 2 5:00 PM IPR- Dante’s Divine Comedy: from Despair to Hope to Glory Friday, November 4 4:00 PM Lecture- Jon Stewart Wednesday, November 16 5:00 PM IPR- An Elegant Hope: Despair as a Virtue After Nietzsche Friday, November 18 4:00 PM CPHS- Émilie Du Châtelet: 310th Anniversary Dept. Colloquium- Willie Costello Wednesday, November 30 5:00 PM IPR- Dionysus: The Hope of Beauty