KSU Philosophy Student Association

Mike Ryan Lecture Series (October 21)

2010-10-06T23:50:00.001-04:00

SOMETHING ABOUT NOTHING

JASON WIRTH (SEATTLE)
Professor Wirth returns to KSU to speak about NOTHING.

JASON M. WIRTH is associate professor of philosophy at Seattle University. His books include a translation of Schelling's The Ages of thebWorld (State University of New York Press, 2000), The Conspiracy of Life: Meditations on Schelling and his Time (State University of New York Press, 2003), and the edited volume, Schelling Now (Indiana, 2004). He is currently finishing a book on Milan Kundera and an edited volume with Bret W. Davis and Brian Schroeder on the interface between Continental Philosophy and the Kyoto School. He is associate editor of the journal Comparative and Continental Philosophy, and he publishes in the areas of Continental philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, aesthetics, and Africana philosophy.

Reading and Discussion Forum (July 13)

2010-07-12T17:59:00.003-04:00

The PSA's Reading and Discussion Forum continues on July 13 with Plato's Philebus.

Focusing on the values of pleasure and knowledge, the Philebus examines each one's importance for living the good life. Unlike many of the later dialogues of Plato, Socrates is present here and functions as a salient interlocutor, hinting at a movement back towards the earlier Socratic dialogues, not just in a literary sense but thematically as well; metaphysical and ontological discussions fade in importance as the question of what constitutes the good life comes back into the fore. July 20 will feature a discussion of Ernst Cassirer's Language and Myth. Each event will take place at KSU in room 5074 at 12:30. For details or information regarding future events, contact Matthew Dudt (mdudt@students.kennesaw.edu).

7th North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference (NGSPC)

2010-03-27T13:17:00.000-04:00

Persons, Places, and Experiences:

In-Between Climate, Culture, and Being
at
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
APRIL 16^th – APRIL 17^th, 2010
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Brian Schroeder
Rochester Institute of Technology
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS:
MARCH 31, 2010

Abstract Submissions

Submission is open to all students enrolled for undergraduate and graduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2009-2010 academic year. Abstracts of 150 words or less will be accepted in lieu of complete papers and must be received via email as an attachment no later than the above date. All submissions must have a .doc or .rtf file extension in order to be accepted. All papers are to comply with Chicago Manual of Style formatting. No papers will be accepted without proper formatting. Notifications will be made via e-mail no later than March 31st 2010. Earlier notifications will be made for papers submitted before the deadline. In addition to your abstract, we must have a completed conference cover sheet, which is available on our website. If you have any questions, please email us at ngspconference@gmail.com. A Selected Proceedings of the Conference’s best papers will published by the North Georgia Philosophy Studies, a division of the Georgia Philosophy Series, in association with the Philosophy Student Association at Kennesaw State University

Paper Submissions
Submission is open to all students enrolled for undergraduate and graduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2009-2010 academic year. Papers may deal with any philosophical issue, period, or field of inquiry. Papers should be 10-12 pages, 12 point font, double spaced, Times New Roman, a cover sheet with name (for the purpose of blind review, do not put your name on paper). All papers should be formatted according to Chicago Style with footnotes and a reference page. In order to be eligible for awards, papers must be received by March 31, 2010 in the final form that will be presented at the conference.

Review Process

Abstract Review
Once we have identified the abstracts to be accepted for the conference, we begin creating the program. This involves grouping presenters into sessions based on common themes, selecting students to serve as discussants, etc.

Awards Review
All papers are subject to blind review by a minimum of three students and one professor. Your identity (name, gender, institution, field of study, etc.) will not be revealed. Each reviewer will independently rate your paper. Criteria include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
Content (philosophical insight, etc.), Clarity of expression and exposition, and Appeal to an undergraduate/graduate audience.

Payment of Fees
Presenting attendees pay a $35.00 fee due by April 10, 2010 (Payment is $40 following April 10). Non-presenting attendees pay a $20.00 fee for the entire conference or a $15.00 fee for one day. Both presenting and non-presenting fees provide breakfast on Saturday and luncheon each day. Presenting attendees will also receive a copy of the conference selected proceedings. Fees must be paid by check or money order made payable to: KSU Philosophy Student Association.
Mail to:
Philosophy Student Association Kennesaw State University Student Life Mailbox 05011000 Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144

Registration
All presenters must register on April 16 at 8 am outside SO 1019 (Atrium) in Social Science building. Payment must be received no later than registration or you will not be able to present. Upon registration you will sign your cover sheet and receive the finalized program and identification card.

Presenters

All students enrolled for undergraduate and graduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2009-10 academic year are eligible to present.
Each panel session will last 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Participants are allotted 20 minutes to present.

The panel chair will notify you by passing you a red note card when you have 5 minutes remaining. Please be courteous and wrap up your presentation. In order for everyone to have the same amount of time and for discussion to follow YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO OVER THE 20-MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

After the last presenter, there will be 15 minutes open for questions.
As a courtesy to the other presenters, you must be present for the entire session.
Any audio/visual needs can be met and should be communicated by March 20, 2009 via e-mail.
Handouts are welcomed, but will be supplied by the presenter. In order to save time, please notify us at or before registration if you will be using handouts.

Panel Chairs
Introduce yourself and the title of your session. If there is a concurrent session in an adjacent room, indicate both the title and place of that session in case some students are in the "wrong" room.
Each participant will have 20 minutes to present.
The panel chair will be seated next to the lectern. When there is five minutes remaining, s/he will place the red card on the lectern to notify the presenter.
Keeping track of time is the responsibility of the panel chair. Please keep in mind that if a session goes over in time, it affects the timing of the entire conference.
The panel chair will present last and open the floor for questions at the conclusion of his/her presentation.

Awards
In order to be eligible for an award, your paper must be received by March 22, 2010. Awarded papers are published in the Selected Proceedings.

Dietary Needs
Please notify us of any specific dietary needs (i.e. vegetarian, diabetic, allergies, etc.) on your cover sheet.

Directions
Kennesaw State University is located at 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw, GA 30144. The conference will be held in the Student Center on the main floor. For directions, please check with Map Quest or Google Maps. For a map of the campus, please go to the Kennesaw State University Website.

Parking
Parking is available in the visitor lot. (Maps are available on the KSU website)

Transportation
Please notify us of any transportation needs by April 10^th 2010.

We will do our best to help with your transportation needs while you are with us. Please let us know in advance (the earlier the better) if you will be needing help with transportation during your stay.
If you will be needing transportation to and from the airport please let us know as soon as possible as we are limited in our ability to help in this capacity. Below are several links to shuttle services.
Airport Perimeter Connection
Airport Metro Shuttle
Atlanta Hotel Connections
Atlanta Superior Shuttle
Greater Atlanta Shuttle

Hotel Information
Each of these Hotels is very near the Kennesaw State University Campus.
- Best Western Inn 3375 George Busbee Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 770-424-7666

- Fairfield Inn- Atlanta/ Kennesaw 3425 Busbee Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 770-427-9700

- SpringHill Suites by Marriott (located directly across the street from KSU) 3399 Town Point Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 770-218-5550

- Holiday Inn Express 2485 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30144,770-427-5210
For additional hotels

Deadlines

March 31, 2010 - Abstracts must be received via email as an attachment along with typed cover shee

March 31, 2010 - Audio/Visual Aid and Dietary/Transportation Needs via email

March 31, 2010 - Paper as it will be presented at the conference

April 1, 2010 - Selected presenters notified

April 10, 2010 - $35 Registration Payment is due.

April 16, 2010 - Non-Presenter Attendee Payment ($20.00 fee for the entire conference or a $15.00 fee for one day)

Social Activities
Thursday, April 15 - Meet & Greet (all participants will receive information/directions via e-mail)

Friday, April 16 - Informal dinner (location and time TBA)

Saturday, April 17 - Reception (following the close of all other Conference actitivities)

Osoinach Student Lecture Series "Pharmakos: Exorcisms of Greek Thought"

2010-03-21T12:11:00.001-04:00

Tuesday, March 23 will mark the first installment of Osoinach Student Lecture Series of 2010. We commence the first panel of 2010 with "Pharmakos: Exorcisms of Greek Thought." Each paper delivered will thus address an area of Ancient Greek philosophy. The panel will begin with Matthew Dudt and "The Fleeting Anthropomorphism of the Presocratics." Heather Cooprider will follow with "Transcendence of Self: A Pre-Socratic to Christian logos." The panel will end with Cody Staton and "The Selfish Art: A Tragic Misconception." Who administers the pharmakon? Join us in the Social Science Building (Room 5074 -the history center) at 12:30 to find out.

Mike Ryan Lecture Series March 16

2010-02-28T22:31:00.015-05:00

Louis A. Ruprecht (GSU)

SO 1019 12:30

Finding & Losing Your Way: Plato's Erotic Path
Dr. Ruprecht is an affiliate faculty member with the Hellenic Studies Center and the Center for Collaborative Scholarship in the Humanities. He is also a research fellow of the Vatican Library Secret Archives and a staff writer for "Religion Dispatches." He has taught and published in topics ranging from Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Religion and Culture, to issues regarding Comparative Religious Ethics, the History of Christianity, Tragedy, and various philosophic writings.

Selected Publications: Tragic Posture and Tragic Vision: Against the Modern Failure of Nerve, (Continuum, 1994) Afterwords: Hellenism, Modernism and the Myth of Decadence (SUNY, 1996) Symposia: Plato, the Erotic and Moral Value, (SUNY, 1999) Was Greek Thought Religious? On the Use and Abuse of Hellenism, From Rome to Romanticism, (Palgrave, 2002) God Gardened East: A Gardener's Meditation on the Dynamics of Genesis, Cascade Books (January 2008). This Tragic Gospel: How John Corrupted the Heart of Christianity, (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2008) "A Shrine to the Muses: The Modern Public Art Museum, Spiritual Space for an Irreligious Age" (in progress) "Winckelmann's Secret History: the Birth of Art History and the Vatican's First Profane Museum" (currently under review)

Mike Ryan Lecture Series February 25

2010-02-06T11:29:00.006-05:00

Robert Buswell, UCLA (PSA Contribution to “Year of Korea”)

Korean Buddhism in East Asian Context

February 25. 2010 at 12:30 Social Science 1019

Robert Buswell earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Before returning to academe, he spent seven years as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Korea, which served as the basis of his book The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary Korea (Princeton University Press, 1992). He is now a professor of Chinese and Korean Buddhist studies, and chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, at the University of California, Los Angeles. He founded UCLA's Center for Buddhist Studies in 2000, and was the initial faculty director of the Center for Korean Studies from 1992 to 2001. Buswell specializes in the Son (Zen) tradition of Korean Buddhism. In addition to The Zen Monastic Experience he is author of The Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul (University of Hawaii Press), reprinted as Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen (University of Hawaii Press); and The Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea: The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra, A Buddhist Apocryphon (Princeton University Press). He is also editor of Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha (University of Hawaii Press); Paths to Liberation: The Marga and Its Transformations in Buddhist Thought, Robert Buswell and Robert M. Gimello, coeditors (University of Hawaii Press); and Abhidharma Buddhism to 150 A.D. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 7, Karl H. Potter, editor; Robert Buswell, P. S. Jaini and Noble Ross Reat, coeditors (Motilal Barnarsidass). Buswell has also authored numerous articles concerning the Korean, Chinese, and Indian Buddhist traditions and is currently the President of the Association of Asian Studies, the leading association devoted to Asian Studies in the world.

Cities of Peace: Hiroshima & Nagasaki

2010-01-27T18:53:00.007-05:00

The Cities of Peace: Hiroshima & Nagasaki workshop concludes the final lecture this Thursday. Don't miss this opportunity to partake in the final showing of 1000 Cranes: Prospects of Peace in a Nuclear Age. Over the last two weeks this exhibit has been foundational in providing KSU with a forum for dialogue for our community, as well as engendering the mantra of the exhibit - envisaging a world unburdened by the atrocities that nuclear weapons pose.

January 28, 2010 (Part of Cities of Peace Workshop) Douglas R. Reynolds, Georgia State University "Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Tale of Two Cities in War and Peace" Social Science 1019 *12:30*

Dr. Reynolds is a specialist in modern Chinese history, with an associated research field in modern Japanese history. He teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels covering all periods of Chinese and Japanese history, as well as world history. His research and major publications emphasize modern China-Japan relations, focusing on cultural interactions between China and Japan in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Research has taken him to China and Japan as well as to major research libraries in the United States. His book China: 1898-1912: The Xinzheng Revolution and Japan(1993) was nominated for several national academic prizes in the United States. On the strength of this book, he was awarded Japan's prestigious To-A Dobun Shoin Memorial Prize in 1996. This book's Chinese translation was published in China in 1998 and reprinted in 2006. Other writings by Reynolds have been awarded two different Modern Sino-Japanese Relations Prizes of the Association for Asian Studies. He has just completed a book manuscript, East Meets East: Chinese Discover the Modern World – in Meiji Japan, 1877-1895, under final review for publication. Reynolds has given frequent presentations at meetings and academic conferences locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally, including Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (in Chinese), Japan (in Japanese), Hong Kong, and Singapore. His Selected Publications are: Christian Mission Schools in Comparative Perspective: A Comparison with Japan's To-A Dobun Shoin in Shanghai, 1901-1945, and Their Legacies, in Glen Peterson, Ruth Hayhoe, and Yongling Lu, eds., Education and Society in 20th Century China (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001), 82-108. Training Young China Hands: Toa Dobun Shoin and Its Precursors, 1886-1945, in The Japanese Informal Empire in China, 1895-1937, eds. Peter Duus, Ramon H. Myers, and Mark R. Peattie (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1989), 210-271. Awarded the 1991 Modern Sino-Japanese Relations Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, administered by the Mid-Atlantic Region, AAS. A Golden Decade Forgotten: Japan-China Relations, 1898-1907, The Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, fourth series, 2 (1987), 93-153. Awarded the 1988 Modern Sino-Japanese Relations Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, administered by the Mid-Atlantic Region, AAS. Chinese Area Studies in Prewar China: Japan's Toa Dobun Shoin in Shanghai, 1900-1945, The Journal of Asian Studies, 45.5 (November 1986), 945-970. One of two publications mentioned in the award letter of the To-A Dobun Shoin Memorial Prize, Tokyo, 1996.

Mike Ryan Lecture Series

2010-01-25T23:26:00.002-05:00

January 26, 2010

"Against Forgiveness" John J. Stuhr, Emory University Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Philosophy & American Studies Social Science 1019 *12:30*

"This presentation critically analyzes the nature of forgiveness across its religious, ethical, psychological, and medical dimensions. It concludes by outlining troubling assumptions and problems in the practice of forgiveness." Dr. Stuhr is professor of philosophy and chair of philosophy at Emory University. Professor Stuhr’s areas of research include social theory and political philosophy, ethics, pragmatism and American philosophy, 19th and 20th century European philosophy, philosophy and contemporary culture. He has published on a wide array of topics such as Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and the Future of Philosophy (Routledge, 2003); Genealogical Pragmatism: Philosophy, Experience, and Community (SUNY, 1997); John Dewey (Carmichael and Carmichael, 1991). Editor of100 Years of Pragmatism: William James's 'Epoch-Making' Philosophy (Indiana, forthcoming, 2009);Pragmatism and Classical American Philosophy (Oxford, 2nd ed. 2000); Philosophy and the Reconstruction of Culture (SUNY, 1993). Current Projects include books on forgiveness and the unforgivable, pragmatism and philosophical criticism, and American philosophy, and a research project with the Kettering Foundation on media, public good, and democracy.

Cities of Peace: Hiroshima & Nagasaki

2010-01-17T17:27:00.034-05:00

January 19, 2010 (Part of Cities of Peace Workshop)

“Double Exposure: Tsutomu Yamaguchi and the Luck of War Reflections of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”

Christopher Jespersen, Dean School of Arts and Letters (North Georgia State College and University) Social Science 1019 *12:30*

Dr. Jespersen is Dean of the School of Arts and Letters. He also teaches in the History Department. Dr. Jespersen received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1991. He taught at the University of Arizona and Clark Atlanta University before joining North Georgia in 2001. He is the author of American Images of China, 1931-1949, co-editor of Architects of the American Century: Individuals, Ideas, and Institutions in Twentieth-Century American Foreign Policy, and editor of Interviews with George F. Kennan, in addition to numerous articles. He has been a fellow at the Salzburg Seminar (twice) and the East-West Center. In 2000, he received a Meritorious Service Award from the United Negro College Fund.

January 19, 2010 (Part of Cities of Peace Workshop)

A Reading--

"A Day, Just Like Any Other Day: On a Birthday 75 Years Later" David Jones, Atlanta Center for Asian Studies Social Science 1019 *6:00 P.M.*

Dr. Jones is professor of philosophy, editor of Comparative and Continental Philosophy (Equinox) and East-West Connections, director of the Atlanta Center for Asian Studies, and has been visiting professor of Confucian Classics at Emory. His current books include The Fractal Self and the Evolution of God with John L. Culliney and Zhu Xi Now: Contemporary Encounters with the Great Ultimate (State University of New York Press), edited with He Jinli. He is co-editor of Asian Texts -AsianContexts: Encountering the Philosophies and Religions of Asia (State University of New York Press, 2009) and editor of Confucius Now: Contemporary Encounters with the Analects (Open Court, 2008), Buddha Nature and Animality (Jain, 2007), and The Gift of Logos: Essays in Continental Thought. A past president of the Southeast Regional of the Association of Asian Studies and present president of the Comparative & Continental Philosophy Circle, he was the East-West Center's Distinguished Alumnus in 2004-2005.

January 21, 2010

"Current Nuclear Issues" (1000 Cranes Teleconference with Hibakusha) Steven Leeper, Chairperson of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation Ms. Miyoko Watanabe, Hibakusha. Ms. Watanabe was 15 years old and a third year student at a girls school at the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. She was exposed to the bomb when she stepped outside of her house located 2.2 kilometers (1.4 miles) from the ground zero. Social Science 1019 *7:00 P.M.*

Goguryeo Renderings: Contemporary Fabric Re-Visions of Traditional Korean Tomb Wall

2010-01-05T10:54:00.006-05:00

The Philosophy Student Association of Kennesaw State University and the Atlanta Center for Asian Studies, an affiliate of the Asian Studies Development Program of the East-West Center, are honored to present:

Goguryeo Renderings:

Contemporary Fabric Re-Visions of Traditional Korean Tomb Wall Paintings

Haeseon Hahn

January 11-15, 2010

Social Science Atrium

Kennesaw State University

Quilt making is one of the most prevalent and continuous domestic folk art forms. Continuing to this day and traditionally practiced by Anglo and African-American women in rural areas of the U.S., the art is also practiced by Native American women as well. The art of quilt making provides a medium of cross-cultural understanding and appreciation at the most fundamental grass roots level of our experience as human beings. Quilt making is a shared art form that transforms cultural difference. As such, quilt art provides a mechanism for the promotion of ethnic harmony and mutual understanding. Haeseon Hahn’s quilts offer an opportunity that not only shares with American quilt artists, but provides openings for greater understanding and acceptance of cultural and ethnic difference. Her art provides a venue for transcending ethnic and cultural difference as well as offering expertise to American quilt artists through her own work. From this interfacing as observed in her art, the art of quilts is enhanced and transforms itself to a new artistic level. Haeseon Hahn is an extraordinarily talented artist. The U.S. has a long standing tradition in quilt-making and Haeseon Hahn is simply one of the best quilt artists living. She is a living treasure of the art in her Korean heritage context.

About the artist:
Haeseon Hahn is Associate Principal of the Sejong Korean American School of Georgia, which is part of the Korean American Education Foundation of Georgia. The Sejong School provides a vital service to the Atlanta region’s vibrant and growing Korean population. As a heritage school, Sejong is committed and devoted to preserving Korean culture and language for young Korean Americans. Under the direction of Mr. Joon Heo, Chairman of the Korean American Education Foundation of Georgia and founder of the Sejong Korean American School, Ms. Hahn is the point person who facilitates the exceptional work performed there. Haeseon Hahn holds a Master of Design degree from Sangmyung University in Fabric Art with a focus on quilt study based on Korean ancient tomb wall painting. She also holds the Bachelor of Design in dress design from Duksung Women’s University. A consistent winner of the Korean Fine Art Association in 2000, 2001, and 2002 and The Art of the World Contest (2000) as well as a prize winner in the Georgia Quilt Show Contest in 2008, she has had many exhibitions of her quilts in Seoul and in the U.S.

Call For Papers OtherWise Journal

2009-11-03T00:11:00.010-05:00

OtherWise, the online journal of philosophy published by the Philosophy Student Association based at Kennesaw State University, is calling for both graduate and undergraduate papers dealing with any philosophically relevant themes or studies.

Although OtherWise is open to all philosophical topics, and gladly reviews all submissions, its primary focus is to provide a venue for continental, ancient, Asian, and comparative issues.

We welcome and encourage any work you have to share!

Submission Details:

Papers should be submitted electronically to Justin Downey, editor of OtherWise, at prometheus836@yahoo.com. Please send files in Word format and Times New Roman font. While there is no strict page minimum or maximum, it is asked that submissions be within a manageable range of 12-18 pages double-spaced.

Papers must be received in Chicago Manual of Style (14th edition) with in-text citations and minimal footnotes and must follow these criteria: 12 point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman. Submissions must also include a References section that immediately follows the conclusion. Explanatory footnotes rather than endnotes are adopted. For more information on
Chicago Style citations, please visit: http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicago.html#docnote.

The OtherWise board of reviewers provides anonymous reviews of all papers. After any revisions and/or technical alterations, papers will be sent back by the editor to their authors for final approval.

Other Information:
Any questions may be directed to Justin Downey at prometheus836@yahoo.com.

To view the current issue of OtherWise, please visit
http://otherwisejournal.net/contents.html.

MRLS November 12 Jason Wirth (Seattle University)

2009-11-02T00:01:00.006-05:00

Mountains and Water:

Zen Master Dogen and the Sutra of Nature

Social Science building 1019 Thursday November 12 12:30

Jason Wirth is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Film Studies, and Global African Studies at Seattle University. His many publications include works on aesthetics, comparative philosophy, and contemporary continental philosophy. His translation of Schelling's, The Ages of the World (1815), is published by the State University of New York Press (2000). His edited volume, Zen no Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keido Roshi, is published by Clear Light Publishers and his most recent book, The Conspiracy of Life: Meditations on Schelling and His Time, is also from SUNY. Recently, Schelling Now, an edited volume of contemporary readings of Schelling, has appeared with Indiana University Press. He is at work on a book about Milan Kundera (Tamina on the Border: Milan Kundera and Philosophy) and an edited volume, Conversations on the Ox Path: Comparative Approaches to the Kyoto School, with Brian Schroeder and Bret Davis. He and Peter Warnek are also at work on a new critical edition of Schelling's Freedom essay. In 2003-2004, he was Oglethorpe University's recipient for the Distinguished Teaching Award and received the Outstanding Teaching Award in the College of Arts and Sciences at Seattle University in 2008. He has degrees from Holy Cross, Villanova University, and Binghamton University, where he was awarded his Ph.D.

MRLS October 26 Joe Lawrence (Holy Cross)

2009-10-25T13:02:00.005-04:00

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

2009-10-07T23:14:00.015-04:00

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)

2009-10-02T15:48:00.008-04:00

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.

Book Drive *Rescheduled (See Above)

2009-09-03T22:18:00.006-04:00

*Due to recent inclement weather in the north Georgia area, KSU will be closed through Wednesday. Unfortunately, the PSA must postpone this great event for a date to be announced at a later time.

The PSA is beginning the 2009-2010 year with an annual Book Drive for Cape Coast University, Ghana. Books of any kind are welcome and will be much appreciated. We will be set up on the KSU campus in the SO building in the Atrium from 9a.m.-5p.m. Come join us to donate a book, a conversation, and some news about the PSA.

6th NGSPC Awards

2009-08-31T20:25:00.004-04:00

Thanks to all who contributed to this year’s conference. This note is long overdue, but the PSA would like to extend our thanks to all the participants, including presenters, contributing professors, as well as the volunteers, who all made the conference a success. A special thanks to Marie Norton and Tammy Ortagus for their hard work. The following presenters were the recipients of this year’s awards:

Best Graduate Paper: Peter Ahumada, “Modal Realism: Lewis’ Little Worlds vs. Concept 51”
Best Undergraduate Paper: William David Hasek, “Invidious Coherencies: Davidson and Identity Politics”
Best Continental Paper: Benjamin Norris, “Nietzsche and Derrida Alone in a Room with Yellow Wallpaper”
Definitions and Indefinitions of Humanity:
Rhett Greenfield, “Getting Clear About Human Nature”
Christopher Eby, “Fanon Contra Foucault: Two Theories of Oppression in the Discourse of Postmodern Resistance"
Best Creative Paper: Stephanie Onofri, “The Return of the Philosopher King”
Noah Welsh, “Aristotelian Dynamics”
Jimmy Maners, “Aristotle on Friendship: The Importance of Friendship within the Flourishing Life"
These papers will be published in Anamnesis: Remembering Our Futures, Selected Proceedings from the 6th NGSPC. Once again, we appreciate everyone who participated in the 6th NGSPC and contributed to its success.

6th North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference "Anamnesis: Remembering Our Futures"

2009-02-06T00:35:00.021-05:00

6th North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference

"Anamnesis: Remembering Our Futures"

Essential Information
Abstract Submissions
Paper Submissions
Conference Cover Sheet
Review Process
Payment of Fees
Registration
Presenters
Panel Chairs
Awards
Dietary Needs
Directions
Parking
Transportation
Hotel Information
Deadlines
Social Activities
A Call for Papers
Conference Call Flyer
Official Conference Call

Abstract Submissions
Abstract must include: Name, University, Email address, Evening phone number and Paper title. 150 words or less. 12-point font, Times New Roman, double-spaced. Must be received via e-mail at NorthGaConf@yahoo.com Monday, March 10, 2009. Only abstracts sent as attachments with a .doc or .rtf file extension will be considered. Completed conference cover sheet must accompany abstract via email. See below for review process.
Selected presenters will be notified by March 20, 2009 and all papers, in complete form, are due via e-mail no later than March 10, 2009. Deadline has been extended to March 23.

Paper Submissions
Submission is open to all students enrolled for undergraduate and graduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2008-2009 academic year. Papers may deal with any philosophical issue, period, or field of inquiry. Papers should be 10-12 pages, 12 point font, double spaced, Times New Roman, cover sheet with name (for the purpose of blind review, do not put your name on paper). All papers should be formatted Chicago style with footnotes and a reference page. In order to be eligible for awards, papers must be received by March 10, 2009 in the final form that will be presented at the conference. Deadline has been extended to March 23.

Review Process

Payment of Fees
Presenting attendees pay a $35.00 fee due by March 29, 2009. Late fee has been waived. Non-presenting attendees pay a $20.00 fee for the entire conference or a $15.00 fee for one day. Both presenting and non-presenting fees provide breakfast on Saturday and luncheon each day. Presenting attendees will also receive a copy of the conference selected proceedings. Fees must be paid by check or money order made payable to: KSU Philosophy Student Association.
Mail to:
Philosophy Student Association

Kennesaw State University Student Life

Mailbox 05011000

Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144

Registration
All presenters must register on April 3 at 8 am outside University Rooms A and B in the Student Center. Payment must be received no later than registration or you will not be able to present. Upon registration you will sign your cover sheet and receive the finalized program and identification card.

Presenters

All students enrolled for undergraduate and graduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2008-2009 academic year are eligible to present.
Each panel session will last 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Participants are allotted 20 minutes to present.

Awards
In order to be eligible for an award, your paper must be received by March 10, 2009. If you receive an award, you may be asked to present and/ or discuss your paper in an additional panel on the afternoon of April 4th. See above for review process.

Dietary Needs
Please notify us of any specific dietary needs (i.e. vegetarian, diabetic, allergies, etc.) on your cover sheet.

Parking
Parking is available in the visitor lot. (See KSU Directions under Links section)

Transportation
Please notify us of any transportation needs by March 20, 2009.

Hotel Information
Each of these Hotels is very near the Kennesaw State University Campus.
- Best Western Inn 3375 George Busbee Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 770-424-7666

- Fairfield Inn- Atlanta/ Kennesaw 3425 Busbee Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 770-427-9700

- SpringHill Suites by Marriott (located directly across the street from KSU) 3399 Town Point Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 770-218-5550

- Holiday Inn Express 2485 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30144,770-427-5210
For additional hotels

Deadlines

March 10, 2009 - Abstracts must be received via email as an attachment along with typed cover sheet

March 20, 2009 - Selected presenters notified

March 20, 2009 - Audio/Visual Aid and Dietary/Transportation Needs via email

March 20, 2009 - Paper as it will be presented at the conferenceMarch 29, 2009 - $35 Registration Payment is due. Late Fee has been Waived.

April 3, 2009 - Non-Presenter Attendee Payment ($20.00 fee for the entire conference or a $15.00 fee for one day)
Extended Deadline for entries is March 23

Social Activities
Thursday, April 1 - Meet & Greet at Bailey's (all participants will receive information/directions via e-mail)

Friday, April 3 - Informal dinner (location and time TBA)

Saturday, April 4 - Reception (following the close of all other Conference actitivities)

CALL FOR PAPERS - "Anamnesis: Remembering Our Futures" 6th NGSPC Call For Papers

2009-01-26T19:39:00.006-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 6TH ANNUAL NORTH GEORGIA STUDENT
PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY APRIL 3RD THROUGH APRIL 4TH, 2009
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
DR. THOMAS KASULIS (OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY )

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTION SUBMISSIONS: MARCH 10th, 2009

Submission is open to all students enrolled for undergraduate and graduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2008-2009 academic year. For complete submission guidelines, visit our website at http://philosophystudentassociation.blogspot.com/. Abstracts of 150 words or less will be accepted in lieu of complete papers and must be received via email as an attachment no later than the above date. All submissions must have a .doc or .rtf
file extension in order to be accepted. Notifications will be made via email no later than March 10th 2009. Earlier notifications will be made for papers submitted before the deadline. In addition to your abstract, we must have a completed conference cover sheet, which is
available on our website.

If you have any questions, please email us:
http://philosophystudentassociation.blogspot.com/
Please submit papers to NorthGaConf@yahoo.com
Selected preceedings to be published by North Georgia Philosophy
Studies, a division of the Georgia Philosophy Series in association
with the Philosophy Student Association at Kennesaw State University.
CALL FOR PAPERS

Mike Ryan Lecture Series Spring 09

2009-01-21T00:07:00.021-05:00

February 3, 2009 Walter Brogan (Villanova)
Walter Brogan is director of graduate studies at Villanova University’s Philosophy Department. He is the editor of Epoché: A Journal in the History of Philosophy and was the co-founder and co‑director of the Ancient Philosophy Society until 2006. Dr. Brogan was a member of the executive committee of the Eastern Division APA from 2002-2005. He was co-director of SPEP from 1998-2001 and was local host in 2006. He is a past director and current member of the board of directors of the Collegium Phaenomenologicum in Citta di Castello, Italy. His books include: Heidegger and Aristotle: The Twofoldness of Being, SUNY Press, 2005, Thinking in Action: Rethinking the Tradition and the Turn to new Beginnings, Philosophy Today, Volume 45, 2001, Philosophy in Body Culture Time, Philosophy Today, Volume 44, 2000, American Continental Philosophy: A Reader, edited by Walter Brogan and James Risser, Indiana University Press, 2000, Extending the Horizons of Continental Philosophy, Philosophy Today, Volume 43, 1999, Martin Heidegger, Aristotle's Metaphysics IX, 1-3: On the Essence and Actuality of Force, Indiana University Press, 1994.
More information on Walter Brogan can be found here: http://www50.homepage.villanova.edu/walter.brogan/

February 12, 2009 May Sim (College of the Holy Cross)
May Sim received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. Her dissertation, Aristotle's Understanding of Form and Universals, was directed by AlasdairC. MacIntyre. She is the contributing editor of The Crossroads of Norm and Nature: Essays on Aristotle's Ethics and Metaphysics (1995) and From Puzzles to Principles?: Essays on Aristotle's Dialectic (1999). Her most recent book, Remastering Morals with Aristotle and Confucius, CambridgeUniversity Press (2007), is a comparison of the ethical life in Aristotle and Confucius. Her most recent research projects include "Being and Unity in the Metaphysics and Ethics of Aristotle and Liezi," "Knowledge of theFirst Principles of Virtue in Zhu Xi and Aristotle," and "RethinkingVirtue Ethics and Social Justice with Aristotle and Confucius." She was the President of the Southwestern Philosophical Society (2006) and is the interim director of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy(BACAP 31st Annual Program 2008-09).

March 19, 2009 Peter Hallward, Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy Middlesex University (London)Peter Hallward BA (Oxford), MA (Yale), PhD (Yale) is Professor of Modern European Philosophy with interests in recent/contemporary French Philosophy, especially Sartre, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, Ranciere; contemporary critical theory; political philosophy and contemporary critical theory; political philosophy and contemporary politics; existentialism; theories of globalization; postcolonial theory. His books include: Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment (London: Verso), 2007, Out of this World: Deleuze and the Philosophy of Creation (Verso, 2006), Badiou: A Subject to Truth (University of Minnesota Press, 2003), Absolutely Postcolonial: Writing Between the Singular and the Specific (Manchester University Press, 2001), Subtractive Philosophy [a wide ranging study of recent French philosophy,with chapters on Bergson, Sartre, Deleuze, Badiou, Levinas, Nancy, Henry, Corbin, Jambet, Rosset and Laruelle], Relational Reality [a longer term project drawing on the resources of the dialectical tradition to reformulate relational or 'transindividual' conceptions of the subject, of commitment, and of conflict], 'Concept and Form: The Cahiers pourl'analyse and Contemporary French Thought', and Think Again: Alain Badiou and the Future of Philosophy (London: Continuum, 2004).

March 23, 2009 Roger Ames (University of Hawai`i)
Roger T. Ames received his doctorate from the University of London and has spent many years abroad in China and Japan studying Chinese philosophy. He has been Visiting Professor at National Taiwan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Peking University, a fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and has lectured extensively at various universities around the world. Professor Ames has been the recipient of many grants and awards, including the Regents' Merit and Excellence in Teaching 1990-91, and many grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Professor Ames has authored, edited, and translated some 30 books, and has written numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals. He was the subject editor for the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean entries in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Currently he continues to work on interpretive studies and explicitly "philosophical" translations of the core classical texts, taking full advantage in his research of new archaeological finds.

March 26, 2009 Joel Kupperman (University of Connecticut)
Joel Kupperman (Cambridge) works mainly in ethics and aesthetics, with a strong interest in classic Asian philosophy. Current work includes Six Myths About the Good Life (Hackett Books, 2006), Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts, 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2006), Ethics and Qualities of Life (Oxford University Press, Spring 2007), and also "A New Look at the Logic of the 'Is'-'Ought' Relation" (Philosophy,2005) and "The Epistemology of Non-Instrumental Value," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2005.

March 31, 2009 Saul Williams

Actor. Poet. Artist. Musician. Performer. Saul is a polymath. We in the PSA are grateful for this opportunity and invite you to engage with him and the audience at Kennesaw State University on March 31 in the Science Auditorium. Check out Saul's bio, music, art, and writing at http://www.saulwilliams.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/saulwilliams.

April 3, 2009 Thomas Kasulis (Ohio State University)
*Spring Keynote Speaker for the North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference (NGSPC)

Thomas Kasulis is past Chair of the Department of Comparative Studies with interests in Comparative Religion, Japanese Religious Thought and Western Philosophy. He has written numerous books and scholarly articles on Japanese religious thought and Western philosophy, including Zen Action/Zen Person (University of Hawaii Press, 1989). He has co-edited for SUNY Press a three-volume series comparing Asian and Western ideas of self in different cultural arenas: Self as Body in Asian Theory and Practice (1993), Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice (1994), and Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice (1998), as well as The Recovery of Philosophy in America: Essays in Honor of John Edwin Smith (1997). He is author of Intimacy and Integrity (Hawaii, 2002), a comparative cultural philosophy of relationship, and is currently working on a short history of Japanese philosophy

MRLS December 2nd

2008-11-23T12:22:00.008-05:00

The Philosophy Student Association
Mike Ryan Lecture Series Presents:

Thomas Forsthoefel
(Mercyhurst College)
Professor Forsthoefel will be giving a lecture entitled:

"Like the Moon on Water:
Meaning and Value in the Writings of the Dalai Lama".

(12/02/2008)
Social Science 1019 12:30 PM

More Information on Thomas Forsthoefel is available here: http://www.dalailamafilm.com/cast-thomas-forsthoefel/thomas-forsthoefel-biography-soulsong-dalai-lama-essential-writings-gurus-in-america.html

Osoinach Student Lecture Series

2008-11-14T16:13:00.006-05:00

Monday March 2, 2009

Justin Downey
"Archetype as Creative Power: Examining World-Meaningfulness with Plotinus and C.G. Jung"
Monday, March 2 from 6:45 to 8:15 P.M. SO 2032

This will be a good presentation by one of the PSA's finest.

We're now taking requests for anyone wanting to present a paper. Please send submissions (preferably accompanying an abstract of 100 words or less)

Do you have an interest in Philosophy or writing? Would you like to present your ideas in a nurturing environment with other hard working students? Please submit your work to Marie Norton at amnorton@west.com. Our Student Lecture series gives you the opportunity to speak your mind as well as receive feedback about your ideas from fellow students and professors. This series is also a wonderful way to practice for student conferences and other exciting opportunities. Lectures are usually held at Kennesaw State university and we look forward to hearing from you!
-Marie Norton

Mike Ryan Lecture Series

2008-11-13T18:16:00.013-05:00

Our Lineup for this academic year:

October 28, 2008 Jin Young Park (American University)
Jin Young Park is the recipient of prestigious grants including MellonFellowship, American Academy of Religion Individual Research Grant, and the Korea Foundation Advanced Research Grant. She is the author of the forthcoming volume Buddhism and the Politics of Postmodernity: A Reconsideration of Buddhist Philosophy (Lexington Books) and editor of Buddhisms and Deconstructions (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006). She iscurrently completing an edited volume entitled Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism and also co-editing a volume Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism(Lexington) with Gereon Kopf. She has published a number of journalarticles and book chapters on Zen Buddhism, the problem of ethics in Zen Buddhism and postmodern philosophy, and modern Korean Buddhism, both in English and Korean, and has been working on a book project on Korean Buddhism's encounter with new intellectualism in modern time supported by the generous grant of the Korea Foundation. Professor Park is the co-chair of Zen Buddhism Seminar at the American Academy of Religion and co-founderand co-chair of the International Society for Buddhist Philosophy. She also held a visiting professorship at Korea University in Seoul, Korea(2005, 2006).

December 2, 2008 Thomas Forsthoefel (Mercyhurst College)
Thomas Forsthoefel is chair of the Religious Studies Departmentat Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. from theUniversity of Chicago under the direction of the distinghuished Buddhist scholar, Paul Griffiths. He specializes in Indian religion, philosophy, and ethics with special empahsis on Indian Buddhism. His books include: Soulsong: Seeking Holiness, Coming Home (Orbis), Gurus In America (Suny Series in Hindu Studies), The Dalai Lama: Essential Writings (Orbis). Professor Forsthoefel has published widely in journals with many chapters in books.

February 3, 2009 Walter Brogan (Villanova University)
Walter Brogan is director of graduate studies at Villanova University's Philosophy Department. He is the editor of Epoche: A Journal in the Historyof Philosophy and was the co-founder and co director of the AncientPhilosophy Society until 2006. Dr. Brogan was a member of the executive committee of the Eastern Division APA from 2002-2005. He was co-directorof SPEP from 1998-2001 and was local host in 2006. He is a past director and current member of the board of directors of the Collegium Phaenomenologicum in Citta di Castello, Italy. His books include: Heidegger and Aristotle: The Twofoldness of Being, SUNY Press, 2005, Thinking in Action: Rethinking the Tradition and the Turn to new Beginnings, Philosophy Today, Volume 45, 2001, Philosophy in Body Culture Time, Philosophy Today, Volume 44, 2000, American Continental Philosophy: A Reader, edited by Walter Brogan and James Risser, Indiana University Press, 2000, Extending the Horizons of Continental Philosophy, PhilosophyToday, Volume 43, 1999, Martin Heidegger, Aristotle's Metaphysics IX, 1-3:On the Essence and Actuality of Force, Indiana University Press, 1994.

February 12, 2009 May Sim (College of the Holy Cross)
May Sim received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. Her dissertation, Aristotle's Understanding of Form and Universals, was directed by AlasdairC. MacIntyre. She is the contributing editor of The Crossroads of Norm andNature: Essays on Aristotle's Ethics and Metaphysics (1995) and From Puzzles to Principles?: Essays on Aristotle's Dialectic (1999). Her mostrecent book, Remastering Morals with Aristotle and Confucius, CambridgeUniversity Press (2007), is a comparison of the ethical life in Aristotle and Confucius. Her most recent research projects include "Being and Unity in the Metaphysics and Ethics of Aristotle and Liezi," "Knowledge of theFirst Principles of Virtue in Zhu Xi and Aristotle," and "RethinkingVirtue Ethics and Social Justice with Aristotle and Confucius." She was the President of the Southwestern Philosophical Society (2006) and is the interim director of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy(BACAP 31st Annual Program 2008-09).

March 19, 2009 Peter Hallward, Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy Middlesex University (London)
Peter Hallward BA (Oxford), MA (Yale), PhD (Yale) is Professor of Modern European Philosophy with interests in recent/contemporary FrenchPhilosophy, especially Sartre, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, Ranciere; contemporary critical theory; political philosophy and contemporary critical theory; political philosophy and contemporary politics; existentialism; theories of globalization; postcolonial theory. His books include: Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics ofContainment (London: Verso), 2007, Out of this World: Deleuze and thePhilosophy of Creation (Verso, 2006), Badiou: A Subject to Truth (University of Minnesota Press, 2003), Absolutely Postcolonial: Writing Between the Singular and the Specific (Manchester University Press, 2001), Subtractive Philosophy [a wide ranging study of recent French philosophy,with chapters on Bergson, Sartre, Deleuze, Badiou, Levinas, Nancy, Henry,Corbin, Jambet, Rosset and Laruelle], Relational Reality [a longer termproject drawing on the resources of the dialectical tradition toreformulate relational or 'transindividual' conceptions of the subject, ofcommitment, and of conflict], 'Concept and Form: The Cahiers pourl'analyse and Contemporary French Thought', and Think Again: Alain Badiou and the Future of Philosophy (London: Continuum, 2004).

March 23, 2009 Roger Ames (University of Hawai`i)
Roger T. Ames received his doctorate from the University of London and hasspent many years abroad in China and Japan studying Chinese philosophy. He has been Visiting Professor at National Taiwan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Peking University, a fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and has lectured extensively at various universities around the world. Professor Ames has been the recipient of many grants and awards, including the Regents' Merit and Excellence in Teaching 1990-91, and many grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Professor Ames has authored, edited, and translated some 30 books, and has written numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals. He was the subject editor for the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean entries in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Currently he continues to work on interpretive studies and explicitly "philosophical" translations of the core classical texts, taking full advantage in his research of new archaeological finds.

March 26, 2009 Joel Kupperman (University of Connecticut)
Joel Kupperman (Cambridge) works mainly in ethics and aesthetics, with astrong interest in classic Asian philosophy. Current work includes Six Myths About the Good Life (Hackett Books, 2006), Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts, 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2006), Ethics and Qualities of Life (Oxford University Press, Spring 2007), and also "A New Look at the Logic of the 'Is'-'Ought' Relation" (Philosophy,2005) and "The Epistemology of Non-Instrumental Value," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 2005.

April 3, 2009 Thomas Kasulis (Ohio State University) *Spring Keynote
Thomas Kasulis is past Chair of the Department of Comparative Studies with interests in Comparative Religion, Japanese Religious Thought and WesternPhilosophy. He has written numerous books and scholarly articles onJapanese religious thought and Western philosophy, including Zen Action/Zen Person (University of Hawaii Press, 1989). He has co-edited forSUNY Press a three-volume series comparing Asian and Western ideas of self in different cultural arenas: Self as Body in Asian Theory and Practice(1993), Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice (1994), and Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice (1998), as well as The Recovery ofPhilosophy in America: Essays in Honor of John Edwin Smith (1997). He is author of Intimacy and Integrity (Hawaii, 2002), a comparative cultural philosophy of relationship, and is currently working on a short history of Japanese philosophy

Additional information will be posted in the Spring. All lectures will be held in SO 1019 except the Conference on April 3. For more on location of KSU, see "Directions to KSU" under the Links column.