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Ryerson Philosophy Department Research Symposium: 
An All-Day Event of Talks from Our Faculty

 

Next Friday, May 11th, the Philosophy department will be holding a day-long symposium at the Arts and Letters Club (14 Elm Street; http://www.artsandlettersclub.ca/info.html ).  Department members will present ongoing research in an informal atmosphere.  Coffee/tea will be provided.  All are welcome. For further information, contact Glenn Parsons at gparsons@arts.ryerson.ca.

Schedule of Talks
(All talks in the boardroom)

 

09:00-10:00 am Klaas Kraay, "Can God Choose a World at Random?"
10:15-11:15 am Glen Hoffman, "Psychologism: Its Precepts and Prospects"
11:30-12:30 nn Glenn Parsons, "A Scientific Sort of Sublime"
12:30-02:00 pm Lunch at some nearby place (pay as you go)
02:00-03:00 pm Betty Trott, "Can Beauty Help Us Save Nature? The Failed Marriage of Science and Aesthetics."
03:15-04:15 pm Kym Maclaren, "The Passivity of Emotions: A Phenomenological Reconsideration of Cognitive Theories of Emotion"
4:30ish  pm          Beer, etc. at the Wolf & Firkin (43 Elm Street)

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