Three New Visiting Professors Join the Philosophy Departmen
Professor Anthony Corsentino joins us from Wellesley College. Professor Carol Isaacson Barash joins us from Genetics, Ethics, & Policy Consulting. Professor Bret Doyle joins us after a visiting Assistant Professor position at Skidmore College last year.
New Assistant Professor David Liebesman
David Liebesman joins the Philosophy Department as a new Assistant Professor. He graduated from Cornell University in 2009, specializing in Philosophy of Language and Metaphysics. For more information, please see https://www.bu.edu/philo/people/faculty/full-time/david-liebesman/
New Senior Program Coordinator
Lesley Moreau joins us as the new Senior Program Coordinator. Lesley graduated from Suffolk University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a minor in theatre. She was an employee for almost four years of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office working in Superior, District, as well as Appeals Courts. This past […]
Spring 2009 Boston Wittgenstein Workshop
A Wittgenstein Workshop will take place at Boston University, meeting concurrently with Juliet Floyd’s seminar on Philosophical Investigations. The seminar meets Mondays 3:30-6:30pm in room 525 at 745 Commonwealth Avenue and all are welcome; students from Harvard and Suffolk University will be occasionally attending. Lectures are as follows: Jean-Philippe Narboux, Université de Bordeaux, 3/16/09, “An […]
Spring 2009 Graduate Student Presentation Series
The Graduate Student Presentation Series will host seven talks this semester: Jan 30 – Ben Sherman Feb 13 – David Aleksic Feb 27 – Ben Roth Mar 6 – David Jennings Mar 27 – Josh Wood Apr 10 – Lynn Niizawa Apr 24 – Kirsten McKillop All talks will take place on Fridays from 3:30 […]
Friday, Dec 5: Conference on Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
The Robert P. Benedict Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy at Boston University will be sponsoring a conference on: Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus Friday, December 5, 2008 10-11 AM Justin Steinberg (Brooklyn College) — “Benedict Spinoza: Epistemic Democrat” 11-12 AM Michael Rosenthal (University of Washington) – “Wonder, Miracles, and the State in Spinoza’s TTP”. Lunch […]
Philosophy Professor Charles Griswold on Forgiveness: In War, Peace, Ordinary Times, and Extraordinary Circumstances
Arts & Sciences at Boston University presents Discoveries, a series of dynamic learning opportunities for the Boston University alumni community. “Forgiveness: In War, Peace, Ordinary Times, and Extraordinary Circumstances” Thursday, December 11, 2008 7 pm College of Arts & Sciences, Room 313 685 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Join fellow Boston University alumni for an interactive […]
Vortex 3 Concert on September 23
On September 23rd, the Karbank Fund and the Philosophy Department will sponsor a concert of Baroque music, Scottish music, Cape Breton fiddling, and more from David McGuiness, Chris Norman, and David Greenberg. Professor Garrett will give a brief philosophical introduction and afterwards there will be a cake and coffee reception. The concert will begin at […]
The Robert S. Cohen Forum: Freud, the Reluctant Philosopher
The Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science presents: The Robert S. Cohen Forum: Contemporary Issues in Science Studies Freud, the Reluctant Philosopher When: Monday, September 15, 2008, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Where: The Castle, 225 Bay State Road, Boston University Charles River Campus Moderator: Murray Cohen (Boston University) Speakers: William Egginton (Johns Hopkins) Freud, […]
Philosophy Student Fallon Williams featured on BU Today
Graduating Philosophy student Fallon Williams is featured on BU Today in a video piece entitled Points of Departure: “I Knew I Was Where I Was Supposed To Be”. Watch the video at http://www.bu.edu/today/node/6793