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Colloquia and Public Events, 2011-2012

• September 8, 2011
  Distinguished Alumnus Lecture
  "Social Scientific Method and the Study of Religion: Kierkegaard and Habermas"
  J. Michael Tilley (Kierkegaard Center, St. Olaf College)
  3:45pm in Bolton 213
  Host:Theodore George

• September 29, 2011
  "From Dissertation to Monograph: A Guide to Academic Publishing"
  Hilary Gaskin (Philosophy, Cambridge University Press)
  4:30-5:30pm in Glasscock Building, Room 311
  Host:tba
  

• September 30-October 1, 2011
  Early Modern Initiative
  The Ethics of Spinoza's Ethics Conference
  Host: Michael LeBuffe

• October 13, 2011
  "A New Kalam Argument: The Grim Reaper's Revenge"
  Robert C. Koons (Philosophy, University of Texas)
  3:45pm in Bolton 213
  Host: Robert Garcia

• November 3, 2011
  Early Modern Initiative
  "The Heydey of Teleology and Early Modern Philosophy"
  Jeff McDonough (Philosophy, Harvard University)
  3:45pm in Bolton 213
  Host: Stephen Daniel

• November 4-5, 2011
  Early Modern Initiative
  South Central Seminar in the History of Early Modern Philosophy
  3:00-5:00pm on Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm on Saturday in BLTN 213
  Contact: Stephen Daniel

• November 10, 2011
  Graduate Colloquia Series
  "Real Distinction and True Union in Descartes' Human Being"
  Amber Carlson
  3:45pm in BLTN 213
  Host:Roger Sansom

• November 17, 2011
  "Aristotle on Knowledge of Particulars and of Universals and the Geometrical Example in Posterior Analytics I.1"
  Robin Smith (Philosophy, Texas A&M)
  3:45pm in Bolton 213
  Host: tba

• December 2, 2011
  Author Meets Readers
  A Moral Theory of Political Reconciliation (Cambridge, 2010)
  Colleen Murphy (Philosophy, Texas A&M)
  Readers: John Deigh (Law and Philosophy, University of Texas), Ted George (Philosophy, Texas A&M)
  3:45pm, Glasscock 311
  Host: Kristi Sweet

• January 16, 2012
  "Mysticism and Metaphysics in Parmenides"
  Emése Mogyoródi (Philosophy, University of Szegéd, Hungary)
  3:45pm in YMCA 401
  Host:Scott Austin

• January 19, 2012
  Early Modern Initiative
  "Divine Laws and Laws of Nature: Descartes, Hobbes, and Spinoza"
  Daniel Garber (Philosophy, Princeton University)
  3:45pm in YMCA 401
  Host:Stephen Daniel

• February 17, 2012
  Co-Sponsored with the Africana Studies Program and the Glasscock Center for Humanities Research
  title, tba
  Kenneth Nunn (Law, University of Florida)
  3:45pm, Whitley Suite 105 (Evans Library)
  Host:Tommy Curry

• March 8, 2012
  Early Modern Initiative
  "Hume, Spinoza, and the Principle of Sufficient Reason" [tentative title]
  Michael Della Rocca (Philosophy, Yale University)
  3:45pm in YMCA 401
  Host:Michael LeBuffe

• April 12, 2012
  Lonestar Tourist
  title, tba
  Nancy Sherman (Philosophy, Georgetown University)
  3:45pm in YMCA 401
  Host: Ted George
  

• April 19, 2012
  Early Modern Initiative
  "Descartes' Account of the Human Being" [tentative title]
  Alison Simmons (Philosophy, Harvard University)
  3:45pm in YMCA 401
  Host:Stephen Daniel

• April 24, 2012
  Davenport Lecture and Student Awards Ceremony
  title, tba
  Charles Bambach (History, University of Texas - Dallas)
  3:45pm in YMCA 401
  Host: Gary Varner