Upcoming Conferences

Spring Semester 2008

*Examining Whiteness
An Academic Conference on White Privilege and Racism in America

Allegheny College

April 4-5, 2008

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*PA SSHE IAPRS 21^st Anniversary Conference

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

April 11-12, 2008

Application Deadline: March 1st

*9th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference

Saturday, April 26th

Application Deadline: March 21st

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Previous Conferences

* American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting

October 18th-21st, Washington DC

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* Eastern Pennsylvania Philosophical Association Fall Conference

The KU philosophy club is organizing a group to go to attend the Eastern Penn. Phi. Association's fall conference at Bloomsburg University. The conference will be on October 27th. Dr. Lizza will be be one of the presenters, presenting "Potentiality and Persons at the Margins of Life"

For more details, please see the conference bulletin board outside the Philosophy office or contact John Sandman.

There is a signup sheet for all interested.

* Second Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Sponsored by Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Students may present 15-minute papers or presentations in art history, English, history, music, philosophy, religion, or any other discipline dealing with the medieval and early modern eras

Abstracts of papers will be due November 1st, 2007

A formal call for papers, with more information, will be sent in early fall 2007.
For more details contact: John Black or Sandy Bardsley

*  The 24th Annual International Social Philosophy Conference  
          Sponsored by the North American Society for Social Philosophy
          July 12-14th, 2007 at Millersville University in Lancaster, PA.

          Theme: Race and Diversity in the Global Context (proposals in all areas  
                     of social philosophy are welcome)

          A 300-500 word abstract should be sent to:
                      Jordy Rocheleau: rocheleauj@apsu.edu
                      Sally Scholz: sally.scholz@villanova.edu
                Deadline for submissions is March 15th, 2007

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*   Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and Religion Dialogue   June 2, 2007    Philadelphia Pennsylvania

"The challenge of the 21st century is to integrate or synthesize the exponential growth in human knowledge into meaningful wholes. But is a unity of knowledge possible? This conference asks questions that transcend disciplinary boundaries."

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*   The Future of Democracy     March 31, 2007     Lebanon Valley College

• Mike Barkasi will be presenting, "Ethical Principles and Just Government in Plato’s Republic, Books VI and VIII: Shedding Light on the American Government"

*   Ethics Conference     March 17, 2007     Felician College, Lodi, NJ

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• Come see Dr. Holowchak present, contact Mike Barkasi for details