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Drexel Philosophy Week, 2015
Start Date: 2/17/2015Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Date: 2/17/2015End Time: 7:30 PM

Event Description
Drexel Philosophy Week takes place annually during the winter quarter. Each year, we welcome distinguished invited guests from philosophy departments around the country to present and explain their ideas about important and engaging issues. The lineup usually includes a mixture of paper presentations and panel discussions on topics of wide interest and importance, representing a rich variety of perspectives. Drexel Philosophy Week events are free and open to the public.

 

Tuesday, February 17, 2015:                                
  • 4:00-5:30 p.m.: "Democracy and/or Expertise? The Lottocratic Alternative"   Refreshments to follow
    • Alexander Guerrero (University of Pennsylvania, Philosophy)
  • 6:00-7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Social Justice and Health Care Ethics
    • Alexander Guerrero (University of Pennsylvania, Philosophy)
    • Connie Perry (Drexel, Health Admin., College of Nursing & Health Professions)
    • John Rossi (Drexel, Community Health and Prevention, Public Health)
    • Joe Stramondo (Drexel, Health Admin., College of Nursing & Health Professions)
 
Wednesday, February 18, 2015:                          
  • 4:00-5:30 p.m.: "Plato's Pythagorean Pursuit: Divinity, Reason and Civil Order"   Refreshments to follow
    • Jacques Catudal (Drexel, Philosophy)
  • 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion presented by the Drexel Philosophy Club:Representation in Our Republic:
    • Amanda Kraft
    • Brandon Marder
    • Talha Mukhtar

Thursday, February 19, 2015:
  • 4:00-5:30 p.m.: "Sexual Violence in a Global Perspective" Refreshments to follow.
    • Sarah Clark Miller (Penn State University, Philosophy)
  • 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion: Feminist Ethics and Sexual Violence
    • Sarah Clark Miller (Penn State University, Philosophy)
    • Rose Corrigan (Drexel, Thomas R. Kline School of Law; History & Politics)
    • Qrescent Mason (Drexel, Philosophy)
    • Elva Orozco-Mendoza (Drexel, History & Politics)
 
Sponsored by the Drexel University Department of English and Philosophy, Department of Health Administration, Center for Science, Technology & Society, Women's Studies Program, International Area Studies Program and the Drexel Philosophy Club.
Contact Information:
Name: Peter Amato, PhD
Email: peterama@drexel.edu
Location:
MacAlister Hall, Room 2019-20, 3250 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Audience:
  • Everyone

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