Workshops in Related Departments
History & Philosophy of Science Workshops
CHSS/Fishbein Workshop
A workshop in the history and philosophy of science. Meetings are held (roughly) every other Friday afternoon at 4 pm.
Faculty contact: Robert Richards
website: http://chss.uchicago.edu/geninfo.html#workshop
Jewish Studies and the Hebrew Bible Workshop
Bringing together faculty and students from across various disciplines, the Jewish Studies and the Hebrew Bible Workshop
seeks to provide a forum for vibrant discourse and critical
reflection on work and topics that may range across the field
of Judaica. From Jewish language, literature, and music to
religion and philosophy, this workshop looks to engage
students and faculty interested in Jewish studies while
stretching them to think beyond the strictures that currently
typify their sub-disciplines.
Coordinator: Erik Dreff
Website: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/workshops/jst_hb/
Political Theory Workshop
This workshop is a forum for the critical discussion of new research in all varieties of political theory, political philosophy, and moral, social, and legal theory and philosophy, historical and contemporary. Presenters include graduate students, faculty from the University and other local institutions, and prominent visitors. Graduate students also have the opportunity to serve as discussants for presentations by other students, faculty, and visitors. The workshop subscribes to no particular methodology or political ideology and welcomes participants from all departments and disciplines. We seek to create a rigorous but comfortable space for the development of graduate students’ projects and professional skills.
Faculty contacts: John McCormick (Political Science Department)
Student coordinator: Lindsay Knight
website: http://ptw.uchicago.edu/
Seminar on Important Things
Every other Friday, Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science (CHSS) students meet for an informal seminar from noon to 2. This is a forum for CHSS students to discuss their interests. Recent topics have included discussions on the works of Pierre Duhem, Francis Bacon and his time, and the social construction of science. Lunch is generally provided.
Faculty contact: Robert Richards