Except where otherwise noted, all GPPC events are free and open to the public.
Bertrand Russell in Pennsylvania
Ursinus College, Pfahler Auditorium
601 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426
Chad Trainer, Chairman of the Board, Bertrand Russell Society
Tim Madigan, St. John Fisher College
David Blitz, Central Connecticut State College
Moderator:
Carlin Romano, Ursinus College
Followed immediately at 3:45pm by a visit to Little Datchet Farm, one of Bertrand Russell’s residences in Pennsylvania.
For more infomation contact Carlin Romano, cromano@ursinus.edu
This event is sponsored by the GPPC and Ursinus College
Public Issues Forum: Philosophy For Children
University of Pennsylvania, Claudia Cohen Hall, Room 402
249 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Mitchell Green, University of Virginia
Thomas Jackson, University of Hawaii
Thomas Wartenberg, Mount Holyoke College
Chair:
Frank J. Hoffman, West Chester University, Chair, GPPC
Commentators:
Dominic Sisti, Penn Center for Bioethics
Igor Jasinski, The Pingry School
Coordinator:
Steve Esser, GPPC Board of Governors
For further information and to register (optional), contact Steve Esser at steve.esser@permitcap.com or 610.941.5030
This event is co-sponsored by the GPPC and the Penn Center for Bioethics.
Aristotle and the Philosophy of Action
Haub Center, 5th Floor, McShain Hall
Saint Joseph’s University, 5600 City Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Ursula Coope, Oxford University, “Aristotle on Action and Teleology”
Scott Sehon, Bowdoin College, “Teleology and Free Will”
For further information contact Andrew Payne, apayne@sju.edu
This event is sponsored by the GPPC and Saint Joseph’s University.
2012 Philosophy on Film Series: Estrangements
824 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 7pm – 10pm.
Michael Tolkin’s The Rapture (1991)
Presenter: John Carvalho, Chair, Philosophy Department, Villanova University
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 7pm – 10pm.
Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Presenter: Richard Kamber, Department of Philosophy, Religion & Classical Studies, College of New Jersey
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7pm – 10pm.
George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Presenter: S. Joel Garver, Philosophy Department, La Salle University
Fee: $30.00 per person (for the whole series).
Registration opens March 1, 2012 on Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s website: http://brynmawrfilm.org/education/
For further information contact Marc Moreau, Chair, Philosophy Department,
La Salle University, moreau@lasalle.edu
This event is sponsored by the GPPC and the Bryn Mawr Film Institute.
Graduate Conference in Aesthetics
Independence Park Hotel, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Dr. Sherri Irvin, University of Oklahoma
For more information contact John Dyck, john.dyck@gmail.com
This event is sponsored by the GPPC and Temple University.
The GPPC Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
La Salle University, Holroyd Hall, Room 190
1900 W. Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19141
Papers (in .doc, .docx, or .pdf files) may be electronically submitted by e-mail attachment to moreau@lasalle.edu or as a printed copy by postal mail to:
Philosophy Department
La Salle University
1900 W. Olney Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19141
The applicant’s contact information, including e-mail address, should be provided on a cover sheet but should not appear in the body of the paper.
Deadline for submissions: December 20, 2011.
Notifications of acceptance will be transmitted by February 1, 2012.
Undergraduates who do not wish to submit a paper but who wish to participate in the conference as commentators or as panelists should contact Marc Moreau to indicate areas of interest by December 20, 2011.
Coordinator: Marc Moreau, Chair, Philosophy Department,
La Salle University, moreau@lasalle.edu
This event is supported by the GPPC and La Salle University