2006-07 Wheaton College Philosophy Speaker Series

The 2006-07 academic year marks a new beginning for the philosophy department. In place of our annual conference, we will be hosting a series of distinguished speakers. Although we will continue to hold our conference in October every other year, the speaker series allows greater flexibility and a much broader range of topics. Our speakers this year will address such topics as the epistemological status of testimony, how atheists "believe," the complex unity of the self, ethics in the face of cultural decay, and sloth and love. We invite you to join us for thisthought-provoking lecture series.

Spring 2007 Speaker Roster

Speaker: Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, Calvin College
Lecture Title: Groundhog Day as Thomistic Therapy: The Vice of Sloth and Resistance to the Demands of Love"
Lecture: Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Blanchard 339

Completed:

Speaker: William Hasker, Huntington College
Title of Lecture: "Unity of Soul, Unity of Consciousness: Split Brains, Multiple Personalities, and Unified Persons."
Date of Lecture: January 23, 2007, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Blanchard 339

Fall 2006 Speaker Roster

Speaker: Jennifer Lackey, Northern Illinois University
Title of Lecture: "Knowing through Testimony"
Lecture Date: Thursday, October 26, 7:30-9:00 p.m., Blanchard 339

Speaker: Slavoj Žižek (co-sponsored with Politics & International Relations and Interdisciplinary Studies)
Title of Lecture: "Why Only an Atheist Can Believe: Politics between Fear and Trembling"
Lecture Date: Thursday, November 9, 7:30-9:00 p.m., Coray Alumni Gym

Speaker: Father Joseph Koterski, Fordham University
Title of Lecture: "The Concept of Nature in Natural Law Ethics"
Lecture Date: Thursday, November 30, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Blanchard 339