Philosophy Dialogue Series
Philosophy Dialogue Room-Psychology Building Room 132
In the Dialogue Room, we explore philosophical ideas in a format of open discussion with our Philosophy Dialogue Series. Dialogue topics are selected by faculty and philosophy majors and vary from week to week during the fall and spring semesters. The Dialogue Series often features distinguished philosophers from other universities. We also encourage informal dialogues between philosophy faculty and students.
Philosophy Dialogue Series – Spring 2008
Dialogue Room PSY 132
“…our material progress is only the foundation on which we will build a richer life of mind and spirit.” –LBJ ( Texas State Alumnus, '30)
Monday, February 11, 2008
3:30 p.m.
“Political Communication in the 2008 Presidential Election”
Professor Hyun Yun, Political Science
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Happy Birthday Lincoln : Political Oratory Then”
Sophists and Sages (Professor Jo Ann Carson and the Philosophy Dialogue Class)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
12:30p.m.
“The Greatest American Orators of the 20 th Century: JFK and MLK”
Professor Jeff Gordon, Philosophy
Thursday, February 14, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Political Oratory Now: Rational Persuasion or Show Business?”
Sophists and Sages (Professor Jo Ann Carson and the Philosophy Dialogue Class)
Monday, February 18, 2008
12:30p.m.
“The Interplay between Revelation and Reason in the Shariah”
Moaaz Khan, Philosophy Major
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“The New Atheism: Why Sam Harris is Wrong About Islam and the End of Faith”
Sophists and Sages (Guest speaker: Steve Scholl)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
7:00 p.m.
“Special Lecture: Where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Meet: A Profound Kinship or a Clash of Theologies”
LBJ Student Center Room 4-16.1
Steve Scholl, Islamic scholar
Thursday, February 21, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Qur'anic Dialogics: Islamic Poetics and Politics”
Sophists and Sages (Chris Dehner and Jake Rutherford)
Monday, February 25, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“Mysticism at McDonald's: Nichiren's Buddhism and the Wisdom Hidden in Your French Fries—and Your Life”
Professor Samuel Cohn, Sociology, Texas A&M
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Mystical Dimensions of Islam”
Sophists and Sages (Professor Jo Ann Carson and the Philosophy Dialogue Class)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Spiritual Genius: A Jamesian Analysis with a Twist”
Professor Vince Luizzi, Philosophy
Thursday, February 28, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“William James on Mysticism and Religious Experience”
Sophists and Sages (Justin Miears and Jeffrey Rodriquez)
Monday, March 3, 2008
12:30p.m.
“The History of Just War Theory”
Professor Robert Gorman, Political Science
Monday, March 3, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“Plants, Ice and Struggle”
Professor Andrew Zwarun, Agriculture
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Arguing About War”
Sophists and Sages (Nolan Burris and Steve Hoover)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
12:30 p.m.
“Peace and Prosperity: Is It Possible?”
Rohn Bayes, Freelance Writer
Thursday, March 6, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Seeking a Just Peace”
Sophists and Sages (John Harris and Charles Watson)
Monday, March 17, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“A Sense of Language: Ayn Rand”
Jim Sala (Philosophy Live Website)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Simone de Beauvoir's Creative Subversion of Repression”
Sophists and Sages (Michelle Blanc and Hannah Jordan)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
12:30 p.m.
“Maya Angelou's Poetic Philosophies”
Dr. Sandra Mayo and others
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“The Politics of Work and Family”
Professor Lijun Yuan, Philosophy
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“Feminism, Hume, and the Social Contract”
Professor Lynne Fulmer, Philosophy
Thursday, March 20, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Feminism, Philosophy, and Education: Maxine Greene on Freedom and Open Spaces”
Sophists and Sages (Eric Johnson and Crystal Luther)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
12:30 p.m.
“The Complex Voices of Feminism”
Panel discussion: Professors Audrey McKinney and Rebekah Ross- Fountain, Philosophy
Monday, March 24, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Changing Gender Roles, Marriage and Housework”
Professor Shirley Ogletree, Psychology
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Engels on the Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State”
Sophists and Sages (Jason Weekley and Kyla Young)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“What is a Gay-Friendly Workplace?”
Professor Patti Giuffre, Sociology
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“The Meaning of Work/Life: Organizational Messages about Work/Life Balance”
Professor Mary Hoffman, Communication Studies
Thursday, March 27, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Justice, Gender, and the Family”
Sophists and Sages (Malcolm Kiddle and Jonny Wyall)
Friday, March 28, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Experiences as Mothers in A Highly Masculinized Work Environment Pregnancy and Motherhood on the Thin Blue Line: Female Police Officer's”
Renee Cowan, Texas State M.A. (Communication Studies)
Monday, March 31, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“Biomedical Technology and Rationing: When Help is Available but You Cannot Get It”
Professor Jim Summers, Health Administration
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“ Carson v. Carson : Is Technology a Boon or Bane?”
Sophists and Sages (Jose Lopez and Stephen Slayton with Guest interlocutor: John David Carson)
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
12:30 p.m.
“MTV's Choose or Lose Campaign”
Maira Garcia, Editor, University Star
Thursday, April 3, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Plugged In and Zoned Out? Technology, Mass Media, and Civic Engagement”
Sophists and Sages (Erin Glaze, Zachary Hawver, and David Helms with Quest speaker: David Kaplan)
Thursday, April 3, 2008|
12:30 p.m.
"A Journey to Cambodia: The Country of Forgotten People"
Stacey Hilts and Catherine, Social Work
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
11:00 a.m.
“Cosmic Sustainability”
Sophists and Sages (Wes Smith with Guest interlocutor: Jason Sharp)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“Apocalypse, or How to Destroy a Cosmos”
Professor Rebecca Raphael, Philosophy
Thursday, April 10, 2008
12:30 p.m.
"Hindu Cosmology"
Professor, Leah Renold, History
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
12:30 p.m.
“Hume's Close Encounters”
Professor Gil Fulmer, Philosophy
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
2:00 p.m.
“Hume and Kant on the Self”
Professors Paul Wilson and Amelie Bendikt, Philosophy
Thursday, April 17, 2008
12:30 p.m.
"Cape Town, South Africa: Past and Present"
Catherine Hawkins, Social Work
Friday, April 18, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Philosophy Symposium
Graduate and Undergraduate Philosophy Students
* Sophists and Sages are student presenters and members of the Philosophy Dialogue Class. Class discussions are open to all interested persons.
Co-sponsors of the Philosophy Dialogue Series are the American Democracy Project, Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship, College of Liberal Arts , Common Experience, New York Times, Phi Sigma Tau , University Seminar, VPAA, VPSA, and the Gina Weatherhead Dialogue Fund.
For more information contact the Department of Philosophy, 512/245-2285
Texas State University - San Marcos