2010-2011

September 17
4:30 p.m. - Higgins 310

Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback (Södertörn University College, Sweden): “Notes on Abstract Hermeneutics".

October 8
4:30 p.m. - McGuinn 121

François Dastur: "Five Questions concerning Heidegger's political engagement"

December 7

Remi Brague (Univ. of Paris): “Is Mankind Legitimate?”

February 18

Daniel Garber (Princeton univ.), TBD

March 25

Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen), TBD

April 15

Isabelle Thomas-Fogiel (Univ. of Ottawa): "Deconstruction/reconstruction of metaphysics"

2009-2010

September 28
4.30 p.m. - Higgins 300

John Maraldo, University of North Florida, "If Practice Isn't Opposed to Theory, What Is it? Reflections on Sino-Japanese Philosophy"

October 9
4:30 p.m. - Gasson 305

Tom Sheehan, Stanford University, "What if Heidegger were a phenomenologist?"

October 25
5:00 p.m. - Gasson 100

Jonathan Lear, Sunday, "Allegory and Psychic Transformation: An Interpretation of Plato's Cave," as part of psychoanalysis conference hosted by BC.
Followed by a wine and cheese reception at the McMullen Museum of Art.

November 12
5:30 p.m. - McGuinn 121

Alasdair MacIntyre, O'Brien Senior Research Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame University, co-sponsored with Church in the 21st century: "Philosophical Education against Contemporary Culture".

November 13
Noon-2:00 p.m. - Heights Room

Alasdair MacIntyre, book panel on his book, God, philosophy, universities: A Selective History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition. Commentators on the panel will be Prof. Jeff Bloechl (Philosophy), Prof. Candace Hetzner (GSAS Associate Dean), Prof. Jim O'Toole (Clough Chair in History), and Prof. Eileen Sweeney (Philosophy).

March 12
4:30 p.m. - Location TBA

Eva Kittay, SUNY Stonybrook on philosophy of disability.
Followed by buffet dinner in faculty dining room. Prof. Kittay will also do a panel with students from 2:00-3:00 p.m.

April 9
5:00 p.m. - Location TBA

Charles Griswold, Boston University, "On virtues and vices of vengeance."
Prof. Griswold will also do a chapter from his forgiveness book in a session with grad students from 2:00-3:00 p.m.