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Minimal Consciousness: A Workshop on Ethical and Conceptual Dimensions of States of Minimal Consciousness - 11/21/2009
Led by neurosurgeon and philosopher of mind Grant Gillett, this workshop explores how to understand and care for people whose level of conscious awareness is real, but severely diminished. Dr. Gillett’s morning lecture will be followed by an afternoon round table discussion on the relationship between minds and the social world in which they are situated.
Information about this event can also be found here:
Prof. Len Fleck Discusses his new book at the MSU Library
Prof. Len Fleck Discusses his new book at the MSU Library
Main Library - North Conference Room (W449)
Abstract
Part of Michigan Writers Series
Campus Author: Leonard Fleck
Wednesday, October 21, 4:30 p.m.
MSU Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)
Leonard Fleck, Department of Philosophy and the
Center for Ethics & Humanities in the Life Sciences
Just Caring: Health Care Rationing and
Democratic Deliberation (2009)
Cognitive Science and Second Nature
Cognitive Science and Second Nature
All Sessions will be held in the Heritage Room at the Kellogg Center
The Ethical Significance of the Minimally Conscious State
The Ethical Significance of the Minimally Conscious State
All Sessions will be held in the Heritage Room at the Kellogg Center
Bioethics Workshop: Minimal Consciousness
All Sessions will be held in the Heritage Room at the Kellogg Center
Guest Speaker: Grant Gillett, Professor of Medical Ethics at the Bioethics Centre
and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Dunedin School
Workshop, Modernity and Memory from Heidegger to Stiegler, Oct.3, Change of Location
Football on campus forced us to change the location of the workshop. The workshop will be held in the Heritage Room of the Kellogg Conference Center, 55 South Harrison Avenue, in East Lansing (west of campus, close to the I-127 Trowbridge Exit).
Caring and Coercion: What Counts as Autonomy at the End of Life?
Caring and Coercion: What Counts as Autonomy at the End of Life?
530 South Kedzie Hall
Abstract
Faculty Works in Progress Lecture
Aristotle on Perceptual Content
Aristotle on Perceptual Content
530 South Kedzie Hall
Violations of the Principle of Sufficient Reason in Leibniz and Spinoza
Violations of the Principle of Sufficient Reason in Leibniz and Spinoza
530 South Kedzie Hall
The Enchantment of the World: Darwin's Theory of Mind in Nature
The Enchantment of the World: Darwin's Theory of Mind in Nature
340 Morrill Hall
Abstract
Dept. of History Event co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department
Non-Consequentialism and the Dilemma Objection to the Precautionary Principle
Non-Consequentialism and the Dilemma Objection to the Precautionary Principle
S530 South Kedzie Hall
Abstract
Faculty Works In Progress Lecture
philosophical implications of networks for issues of cooperation, communication, and epistemology
philosophical implications of networks for issues of cooperation, communication, and epistemology
530 South Kedzie Hall
Abstract
Computational modeling offers an environment in which to explore a range of philosophical issues:
How does a sound take on a meaning?
Workshop: Technology, Time, and the Political. Modernity and Memory from Heidegger to Stiegler
ATTENTION! CHANGE OF LOCATION !
New Course in Fall: Ethics and Animals
Animal ethics is a relatively recent phenomenon in philosophy and throughout society at large, but the questions are very old. Aristotle and the Stoics debated whether animals have a psyche or soul. This course is structured as a high-level philosophical introduction to the central questions in animal ethics. It is appropriate for graduate students or students preparing for graduate study in animal-related disciplines, as well as for undergraduates with well-developed skills in reading and analyzing philosophical texts.
The blog of the undergraduate program moved to new location
The blog of the undergraduate program moved to a new location. Check it out here: http://www.philosophy.msu.edu/content/news-and-announcements-undergraduate-program
Zerby Essay Prize Winner 2009: Karl DeVries
The Zerby Essay Prize this year goes to Karl DeVries for his essay entitled Kant’s Refutation of the Ontological Argument. The following is taken from the selection committee’s report: “The winner of this year’s Zerby Prize tackled one of the most enduring and challenging arguments for the existence of God, namely the ontological argument.
The Martin Benjamin and Bruce Miller Award 2009
The Philosophy Department selected this year two outstanding students for the Benjamin Miller and Bruce Miller Miller Award 2009: Ania Pathak and Mark Bogner. [Read more] The award is presented to the most promising sophomore student in philosophy. Both Mark and Ania have demonstrated that they are diligient, curious, and self-responsible learners. Mark holds a GPA of 3.9, is a major in philosophy, and intends to add economics to his field of studies.
NEW: Philosophy and Law Minor
The minor in Philosophy and Law allows you to take classes that cover such issues as: What is the relation between law and morality? How do changes in technology contribute to changes in the law (e.g. regarding medicine or environmental issues)? Does the law help or hurt oppressed groups in society? How can international law contribute to peace?
The requirements for the philosophy and law minor are as follows:
At least 18 credit hours in Philosophy, including courses listed below
