News & Events
Department of Philosophy Calendar of Events
Quaerentes Veritatem Meeting
Father Peter Laird
Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity - Vice Rector and Director of Seminarians
The Body and the Imago Dei: A Primer on the "Theology of the Body"
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:15 pm - Owens Science Center Auditorium (OWS 150)
Prepare to discuss the reading available on the Quaerentes Veritatem Web site.
Quaerentes Veritatem (The Truth Seekers) is a faculty-student interdisciplinary group interested in discussing the intersection of life and thought with faith. It is co-sponsored by the Department of Catholic Studies and the Department of Philosophy.
Philosophy Colloquium
Dr. Mathew Lu
University of St. Thomas - Department of Philosophy
Why is Eating People Wrong?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:15 pm - JRC Auditorium (JRC 126)
Just why is cannibalism wrong? Lu suspects that for the vast majority of people the intuition that cannibalism is wrong is practically as strong as the intuitions against rape or murder; yet on reflection it is surprisingly difficult to give clear grounds for saying why cannibalism is per se wrong.
Lu takes up the question of cannibalism as a particularly interesting test case for our moral theories. I will ultimately argue that we need some way of recognizing the objective moral value of non-personal objects if we are to make sense of the idea that something like cannibalism is wrong.
Philosophy and Culture Events
October 16, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - JRC LL62 - Reading Discussion
November 20, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - JRC 126 - Film Discussion
My Left Foot and Selling Murder: The Killing Films of the Third Reich
Film Excerpts and Philosophical Discussion
December 18, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - TBA
Future Philosophy Colloquia (Tentative Schedule)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - JRC 126 - Dr. John van Ingen
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - JRC 126 - Dr. Timothy Pawl
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - JRC 126 - Student Essay Contest Winner
Future Quaerentes Veritatem Meetings (Tentative Schedule)
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - OEC Auditorium
Thursday, February 9, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - McNeely Hall Great Room (MCH 100)
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - JRC 126 Auditorium
Thursday, April 9, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - McNeely Hall Great Room (MCH 100)
