Emeritus Professor Stanley Rosen has Passed Away
Dear Colleagues and Friends: I write with some sad news. Stanley Rosen died a couple of days ago. He had been ill for quite some time, but was living comfortably with his wife and near his daughter and her family. He joined our faculty in 1994, and had been an Emeritus Professor since his retirement. […]
Susanne Sreedhar is the Highlighted Philosopher for November on APA Committee on the Status of Women
While most scholars view Hobbes as a theorist who advocates complete submission to an absolute sovereign, [Susanne] articulates a coherent Hobbesian account of the right to disobey and resist sovereign power. She wants not only to expound various aspects of Hobbes’s philosophy, but also to put him in conversation with other theorists of his time […]
Memorial Service for Krzysztof Michalski, Monday, October 28th 6-8pm
A memorial service and reception will be held in celebration of the life and career of the late Krzysztof Michalski, (June 8, 1948 – February 10, 2013). Professor of Philosophy at Boston University and the University of Warsaw, Founder and Rektor of Das Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (Wien). A small reception will be […]
Susanna Siegel gives first Departmental Colloquium on Sept. 27th, 4-6pm
Susanna Siegel (Harvard) will be giving our first Departmental Colloquium this Fall, on September 27, 4-6. The title of the talk is “The Rational Enrichment of Experience”.
Juliet Floyd is APA’s Featured Woman Philosopher of the Month
The BU Philosophy Department’s own Juliet Floyd is the featured woman philosopher of the month on the APA website. The feature can be found at http://www.apaonlinecsw.org/home/woman_philosopher/julietfloydseptember2013.
Professor Russell Powell receives two fellowships
Professor Russell Powell has received two fellowships: An ACLS Fellowship and a National Humanities Center Fellowship, both for 2013-2014 and to be held concurrently.
BU Philosophy Commencement 2013
BU Philosophy Department Commencement 2013 Saturday, May 18, 12pm Law Auditorium 767 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Graduating students should arrive by 11:30am. Contacts: Lesley Moreau 617-353-2571 Laura Hubbard 617-353-2572
Amy Schmitter Lecture
A reminder: Amy Schmitter is now going to give her talk this Mon. from 5-7 in STH 525. I hope many of you can make it.
Peter Singer To Deliver Free Lecture At BU Next Friday
Peter Singer on Animal Liberation Friday, April 26th at 7:30pm Morse Auditorium, Boston University 602 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Princeton bioethics professor Peter Singer will be giving a free presentation at Boston University on Friday, April 26th. Described as the “world’s most influential living philosopher” by The New Yorker, Singer’s work on animal […]
Professor Krzysztof Michalski dies at age 64
We are very sorry to share the news that Professor Krzysztof Michalski passed away yesterday, February 10th, 2013. In addition to his position in the Boston University Philosophy Department (1989-2012), he was the co-founder and president of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. Among his numerous awards and honors, he was decorated with the […]