MRLS October 26 Joe Lawrence (Holy Cross)

The Redemption of Nature: Why Poetry rather than Science Must Lead on the Environment

October 26, 2009 *Social Science 1021* 12:30

Joseph Lawrence was educated at the University of Washington, Columbia University, and Tübingen University, where Schelling, Hegel, and Hölderlin passed their years as students and where Hölderlin spent the last years of his life. Most of his publications have been on the philosopher Schelling (he is the author of Schellings Philosophie des ewigen Anfangs [of the eternal beginnings, origins), though he has also made frequent forays into ancient philosophy and the wisdom traditions of the East. Professor Lawrence has forthcoming books on Socrates, which is titled Becoming Socrates that will be published in the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Book Series with Equinox Publishing in London, and on Religion and Evil. His next book-length project will be a work on philosophical religion.

We are still accepting donations for north Georgia flood victims. Bottled waters and baked goods will be available in the lobby. All funds help flood victims.

Mike Ryan Lecture Series October 22

Livia Kohn, Boston University
"Women in Daoism: Nuns, Priestesses, and Lay Practitioners"
Social Science 1019 at 12:30

Livia Kohn is Professor Emerita of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University. She has spent many years pursuing research on medieval Daoism and Chinese long life practices. She has taught many classes on Asian religions and is the author of over 25 books and numerous articles on Daoism and East Asian religions. She is arguably one of the top five Daoist Scholars in the world. Currently she teaches all over the world, hosts trips to various important Daoist and Buddhist sites throughout the Asian world and has begun her own retreat center at her home in the Cibola National Forest south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Livia Kohn has practiced taiji quan, qigong, meditation, and other Asian self-cultivation practices for over twenty years. She is also a certified instructor of Kripalu Yoga and a licensed hypnotist. She teaches regular workshops on Daoism in New Mexico and Chicago and runs international conferences on Daoist studies. She has lived in Japan for a total of ten years and traveled widely in Asia, especially in China, Korea, and Thailand.

A little more about Livia Kohn may be found at:
<http://www.bu.edu/religion/faculty/bios/kohn.html>.

This lecture is in conjunction with Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures at Emory and is sponsored by the Atlanta Center for Asian Studies.

Rescheduled Book Drive (10/14)

As promised, the PSA will hold the Book Drive for University of Cape Coast, Ghana this year. We will be located in the Atrium (lobby) of Social Science Building on October 14th from 9a.m. to 4p.m. Books of any kind are welcome, but we would like to stress that these books are intended for philosophy students. Humanities and philosophy books are greatly needed!

Book Drive for University of Cape Coast

*October 14, 9a.m. - 4p.m.

SO lobby

The PSA will also be accepting donations for North Georgia flood victims. Bottled water will be for sale, but any anyone wishing to make a cash donation will be appreciated.