By Lanita Withers Goins, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-3890
Posted 2-17-10
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Department of Philosophy at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society will continue The Great Conversation lecture series this semester with three intriguing topics.
The 5 p.m. lectures will be held in the UNCG Faculty Center. All lectures are open to the public at no charge. The spring semester lineup includes:
• Thursday, Feb. 18: “The Mysteries of Mathematics and What They Tell Us about the Universe” with Dr. Steve Danford from UNCG’s physics and astronomy department.
• Thursday, March 18: “A Philosophical Analysis of Cheating” with Dr. Bernard Gert from Dartmouth College.
• Thursday, April 15: “Is Science Color-Blind?: An examination of the Shocking Conclusion of Science that Objects Lack Color, Taste, Smell, Heat and Cold” with Dr. Josh Hoffman from UNCG’s philosophy department.
The lecture series, which began in 2002, started with the idea that students wanted an opportunity outside the classroom to grapple with important intellectual issues and problems, said Dr. Gary Rosenkrantz, head of UNCG’s philosophy department.
“The core of the series is philosophical inquiry but the questions addressed have no disciplinary boundaries and topics cover everything that can be counted as human knowledge,” he said. “It's an opportunity for students of all disciplines to sit with scholars at the discussion table.”
For more information on the lecture series, call (336) 334-5059.
