2010-2011 Program

All GPPC events are free and open to the public.

John Rawls’s Theory of Justice: Forty Years On

Saturday, October 23, 2010, 1:00 to 5:30pm.
Mayo Concert Hall, Music Building, The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ

Speakers:
    Thomas Pogge, Yale University
    Erin Kelly, Tufts University
    Samuel Freeman, University of Pennsylvania
There will be a reception following the symposium.

Directions to TCNJ can be found at http://www.tcnj.edu/
Contact Person: Morton Winston, 609-771-2398, mwinston@tcnj.edu
This event is supported by GPPC


Buddhist Ethics

Friday, February 11, 2011, 12:00 to 9:00pm.
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 8:00am to 8:00pm.
    Followed immediately by a reception.
West Chester University, Philips Memorial Hall,
Philips Autograph Library, S. High St. at University Ave.

Speakers:
    Charles Johnson, University of Washington
    David Loy, Xavier University
    Jin Park, American University

Organizing Committee:
    Joan Woolfrey, Helen Schroepfer, Charlotte Moore, and Frank Hoffman

For further information contact Frank Hoffman, fhoffman@wcupa.edu or 610.436.2361.
This event is sponsored by the GPPC, West Chester University.


Public Issues Forum: Philosophy, Education, and Life

Saturday, April 9, 2011, 1:00 to 5:00pm.
Stein Auditorium, Room 111 Nesbitt Hall, Drexel University, Office of the Provost

Speakers:
    Anthony J. Parrotto, Drexel University, “Navigating the Mazeway:
      Supporting the Visioning of Future Selves through
      Communities of Practice”
    Ashok Gangadean, Haverford College, “Awakening Integral Education:
      Educating for Life”

Commentators:
    Galen Godbey, Penn State University, Lehigh Valley
    Douglas Porpora, Drexel University

Chair and Coordinator:
    Craig Bach, Drexel University

For further information, contact Craig Bach at bachcn@drexel.edu or 215.571.2200.
This event is co-sponsored by the Board of Governors of the GPPC, the GPPC, and Drexel University’s
College of Arts and Sciences.


Causation: Historical Perspectives

Friday, April 22, 2011, 2:00 to 5:00pm.
University of Pennsylvania

Speakers:
2:00pm: Susan Sauve Meyer (University of Pennsylvania)
"Chain of Causes: What is the Stoic Doctrine of Fate?"

3:30pm: Martin Lin (Rutgers University)
"Logical and Causal Necessity in Spinoza and Leibniz"

Coordinator:
    Karen Detlefsen

Details: http://www.phil.upenn.edu/node/94882

For further information contact Karen Detlefsen, email detlefse@phil.upenn.edu or phone 215.898.8563.
This event is sponsored by the GPPC and University of Pennsylvania.


The GPPC Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Saturday, February 26, 2011, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Pfahler Hall, Ursinus College

Coordinator: Roger Florka, Ursinus College, rflorka@ursinus.edu

Undergraduates are invited to submit a philosophical essay on any topic, approximately 3,000 words (10 pages, double-spaced) and suitable for a 20 minute presentation. Papers must be prepared for blind review.

Electronic submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf files. If you are interested in being a commentator, whether or not you submit a paper, please contact Professor Florka.

Notification of accepted papers will be by January 19, 2011.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, December 10, 2010

By email attachment to: rflorka@ursinus.edu

In hard copy to:

Professor Florka
Ursinus College
P.O. Box 1000,
Collegeville, PA 19426

For further information, contact Roger Florka.
This event is supported by the GPPC and Ursinus College