2006-2007 Colloquium & Workshops
Program in Social, Political, Ethical and Legal Philosophy (SPEL)
Philosophy Department, Binghamton University

Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are on Tuesdays from 11:45-1:00

Fall 2006

Sept. 5 Meeting for five-year combined degree program students & other terminal M.A. students
Location: Hinman 122 (PPL Commons)

Sept. 12 Nathan Schmidt, Binghamton University
“Moral Agency”
Commentator: Monica Mueller
Location: PSPC Room C

Oct. 10 Howard Engelskirchen, Binghamton University
“On the Clear Comprehension of Political Economy: Social Kinds and the Significance of §2 of Marx’s Capital”
Commentator: Fuat Gürsözlü
Location: PSPC Room C

Oct. 17 Workshop: A Career in Philosophy
(mandatory for all first-year SPEL students except terminal M.A. students; optional for other SPEL students)
Room: Hinman 122 (PPL Commons)

Oct 19 James Sterba, University of Notre Dame
“Justifying Morality: Completing the Kantian Project”
Commentator: Josh Wretzel
Location: PSPC Room C

Nov. 7 Andrés Molina, Binghamton University
“The Dependence of Morality on Law”
Commentator: Saba Fatima
Location: PSPC Room E/F

Nov. 28 Ashby Butnor, Ithaca College
“Embodying Morality: Feminist and Buddhist Conceptions of the Role of the Body in Moral Cultivation”
Commentator: Danesh Singh
Location: PSPC Room E/F

Dec. 5 Workshop: Philosophical Conferences and Publishing
(mandatory for all first-year SPEL students except terminal M.A. students; optional for other SPEL students)
Room: Hinman 122 (PPL Commons)

SPRING 2007

To be scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout February: talks by candidates for a faculty position in Philosophy at Binghamton University.

March 13 Workshop: Preparing for and Entering the Philosophy Job Market
(mandatory for all in-residence SPEL students who are already ABD or who expect to be ABD by the end of Spring 08)
Location: PSPC Room C

March 20 Neda Hadjikhani, Binghamton University
“The Court of Locke”
Commentator: Brad Evers
Location: PSPC Room E/F

April 17 Ayse Kucukkirca, Binghamton University
“Temporary Homes”
Commentator: Selin Gürsözlü
Location: PSPC Room E/F

May 1 Shelley Wilcox, Temple University
“Citizenship and the Urban Environment”
Commentator: Sean Cummings
Location: PSPC Room C

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