Events: Roland Altherr Memorial Symposium in Philosophy
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Roland Altherr was a philosophy major of the class of 1981 who died of a brain hemorrhage in the fall of his senior year. In his memory, Roland's family and friends have created a generous fund that has allowed the Philosophy Department to acquire important volumes and series in philosophy for the library. The fund also supports the annual Roland Altherr Memorial Symposium in Philosophy. Each year, the senior philosophy majors choose a philosopher to invite to campus. In preparation for the symposium visit, the senior majors and philosophy department faculty read and discuss select works of the invited speaker prior to his or her arrival. Once on campus, the Altherr speaker delivers a public lecture and the next day meets with the philosophy seniors in an intimate seminar format. Each year the seminar allows senior majors a unique and rewarding opportunity to engage a prominent philosopher in depth on various philosophical issues.
Previous Memorial Symposia
September 23, 2000
Richard J. Bernstein
"Radical Evil: Arendt and Kant"
March 21, 2001
Judith Butler
"Is Kindship Always Already Heterosexual?"
November 7, 2002
Arthur C. Danto
"Beauty and the Definition of Art"
October 23, 2003
Robert B. Pippin
"Hegel's Practical Realism: Rational Agency as Ethical Life"
November 13, 2004
Roger Ames
"Making This Life Significant: Taking Creativity Seriously"
November 12, 2005
Miles Burnyeat
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February 3, 2007
Linda Alcoff (Laura J. and Douglas Meredith Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse, University of Syracuse)
Visible Identities
November 3, 2007
Julia Annas (Regents Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona)
'The Unity of Virtue'