Philosophy Colloquium

Philosophy Colloquium is organized by the Department of History and Philosophy and takes place every other week. It offers teaching staff, as well as visiting scholars, a forum to discuss their ongoing or concluded research findings with colleagues. The colloquium is interdisciplinary and hosts presentations from diverse disciplines; a position consistent with the conception of philosophy as a discipline that is unbounded in terms of its subject matter.

The sessions are held in Bruce St John Conference Room, Humanities Building between 10.30am-12.00 noon.

Schedule for Semester II, 2007-2008

Tuesday, 29 th January:

Presenter: Mr. Deryck Murray
Title: “Reassuring Ed: How scientists construct the mediations and relations of light and gamma rays to make a real world; more or less.”

Tuesday, 12 th February

Presenter: Professor Michael Monahan ( Marquette University )
Title: “On Becoming Anti-Racist.”

Tuesday, 4 th March

Presenter: Mr. Robert Leyshon
Title: “The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins & God is not Great by Christopher Hichens.”

Tuesday, 18 th March

Presenter: Professor Esiaba Irobi ( Ohio University )
Title: “The Philosophy of the Sea: History, Economics, Reason and the Caribbean Basin .”

Tuesday, 1 st April

Presenter: Ms. Yanique Hume
Title: “Death and the Reconstruction of the Social Space: Land, Kinship and Identity in the Jamaican Nine Night.”

Tuesday, 15 th April

Presenter: Dr. Kahiudi Mabana
Title: “ LS Senghor's Notion of Civilization of the Universal.”

Tuesday, 4th March

Presenter: Mr. Robert Leyshon

Title: “The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins & 'God is not Great' by Christopher Hichens.”