Doing Philosophy with Children, Public Issues Forum
Engaging young children in philosophy offers many unique opportunities for their development as well as for expanding and diversifying the field of philosophy. This panel will discuss some of these opportunities and describe some current initiative taking place in K-12 schools around Philadelphia. Free and open to the public with reception to follow.
Speakers:
Megan Laverty (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Ryann Rouse (George Washington Carver School of Engineering and Science)
Lisa Yau (Francis Scott Key School)
Karen Detlefsen (University of Pennsylvania)
Dustin Webster (University of Pennsylvania
Contact: Dustin Webster
Date & Time
November 13, 2023
5:30-7pm
Location
University of Pennsylvania
McNeil Building
Room 150
37 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA
War in the 21st Century: What can it Accomplish?
Recent wars in in Ukraine, Iraq, and Afghanistan raise pressing questions for theorists of war and peace. How should the nature of modern warfare, and the global erosion of democratic norms, affect the way we theorize about the permissible aims of a just war?
(The conference will be hosted at Temple University, but will also be available live via Zoom. The conference is free, but registration is required.)
Keynote Speakers:
James Pattison (University of Manchester)
Yvonne Chiu (US Naval War College)
The registration form and more information about the schedule can be found on the conference website.
Contact: Lee-Ann Chae
Date
February 23-24, 2024
Location
Temple University
Gladfelter Hall, 10th Floor
Global Studies Lounge
Poetry’s Essential Place in Anti-Colonial Philosophy: A Discussion with Jason Allen-Paisant and Company
Poetry can be philosophically rigorous, especially when used by marginalized scholars to challenge acceptable modes of knowledge production. This event will explore how poetry and poetics are essential components of anti-colonial philosophy.
To register for the event and gain access to the building, please fill out this RSVP form.
Speakers:
Jason Allen-Paisant (University of Manchester)
Yesenia Escobar Espitia (Temple University)
Rawad Wehebe (University of Pennsylvania)
Contact: Gwendalynn Roebke
Date & Time
March 15, 2024
3-5pm
Location
University of Pennsylvania
Claudia Cohen Hall
Room 402
Todd Moody Retirement Conference
A conference celebrating Todd Moody’s retirement from St. Joseph’s University. Topics related to Prof. Moody’s work on consciousness, philosophical zombies, and artificial intelligence.
To RSVP, please email philosophyrsvp@sju.edu
Keynote Speaker:
Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers University)
Speakers:
Brian Cutter (University of Notre Dame)
Vanessa Willis (George Washington University)
Steve Petersen (Niagara University)
Andrew Payne (St. Joseph’s University)
Here is the full schedule.
Contact: John Keller
Date & Time
April 6, 2024
9:30am-6:30pm
Location
Saint Joseph’s University
Barnes Arboretum Sunroom
50 Lapsley Ln,
Merion Station, PA
Undergraduate Conference
The GPPC will hold its 34th annual undergraduate conference at the University of Delaware on April 26-27, featuring talks by students from Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Franklin & Marshall, Haverford, Penn, St. Joseph’s, Swarthmore, Temple, West Chester, and Delaware.
Here is the full conference schedule and parking map. (Students and faculty from GPPC schools are welcome and encouraged to attend as audience members too!)
Keynote Speaker:
Tim Maudlin (New York University)
Contact: Noel Swanson
Date & Time
April 26, 2024
3-6:30pm
April 27, 2024
10am-6pm
Location
University of Delaware
Gore Hall 104 & 116
The GPPC 