Fourth Annual Karbank Symposium in Environmental Philosophy
The Karbank Symposium in Environmental Philosophy is scheduled for Friday, November 16 and centered on the theme of “Thoreau and Environmentalism” – a theme as philosophically rich as it is timely. At the Symposium Richard Primack (Boston University) will speak on Thoreau as a climate-change scientist, Max Oelschlaeger (Northern Arizona University) will discuss Thoreau’s anticipations of human agency in an ecological context, William Rossi (University of Oregon) will address the topic of Thoreauvian science, and Alfred Tauber (Boston University and head of the Center for the Philosophy and History of Science) will discuss the connections between Thoreau’s pantheism and the birth of American environmentalism. The event will run from 1pm to 5pm at the Castle on 225 Bay State Road. It is free and open to the public.