Current & Upcoming Philosophy Department Conferences

Below you will find brief descriptions of the forthcoming conferences sponsored by our department. At the end of each description, you will find a link to the conference webpage, when available. There you will find more detailed information about the conference in question. In many cases, you will also find an image of the conference poster. If you click on the image, an enlargeable version of the poster will open, allowing you further to enlarge the image to whatever size you like in order to make it easier to read.

 

The Seventh Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at the University of Chicago

Saturday, April 13th, 10:30am – 3:30pm
Harper 130

10:45 - 11:40: "Kind Predicates and Function Assignment", Colin Bradley (UChicago)
11:40 - 1:00: Keynote Address: "Staying Alive", Benjamin Callard (UChicago)
1:00 - 1:40: Lunch
1:40 - 2:35: "Quining Goodness", Ryan Orms-Brooks (Saint Louis University)
2:35 - 3:30: "Human Dignity and a Capabilities Approach to Disability", Jonathan Joseph (Michigan State University)

All questions should be directed to ugphilclubboard@lists.uchicago.edu

 

A Philosophical Reunion

April 20-21, 2013
Rosenwald 405

https://sites.google.com/site/philosophicalreunion2013/

Presentation of current works-in-progress to a receptive but critical audience of fellow alums. 

Conference Coordinator: Zed Adams, zedadams@gmail.com

 

Leonard Linsky Memorial Conference: On Philosophy of Language and Early Analytic Philosophy

November 2-3, 2013
Franke Institute

Speakers: Anthony Anderson (UCSB), Tyler Burge (UCLA), Steve Gerrard (Williams College), Warren Goldfarb (Harvard), Peter Hylton (UIC), Robin Jeshion (USC), Bernard Linsky (University of Alberta), Erich Reck (UCR), Thomas Ricketts (Pittsburgh) and Ken Taylor (Stanford).

Conference Coordinator: William Tait, williamtait@mac.com