The 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. March 9-11, 2000 at Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis. Theme: "The Crisis in American Public Education and how to bridge the gap between academic theory and education practice."
The 74th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5-8 April, 2000. Events include: Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy: Pragmatism, Animals, and the Environment. Papers by Paul Thompson, "What's the Problem with Animal Agriculture." Robert Hood, "Environmental Pragmatism, Decision Making, and Conflict-Meditation as Moral Philosophy." Erin McKenna, "Pragmatism and Primates." Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy: Graduate Student Session, Perspectives on American Social Philosophy. Papers by Patricia A. Halliday, "A Feminist Application of Dewey's Theory of Inquiry." Jacoby Adeshei Carter, "On Social Crisis as the Source of Educational Crisis." Robert Talisse, "Liberty, Community and Democracy: Sidney Hook and the Current Debate."
European John Dewey Society International Convention. Topic: "Philosophy and Education for Democracy." Università della Calabria, Italy. Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Educazione. 10–13 April 2000.
The 98th Annual Meeting of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association. Chicago, 20-23 April, 2000. Events include: Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy: Session One. Papers by Steven Fesmire, "Imagination in Pragmatist Ethics." John Capps, "Pragmatism, Naturalism, and Design." Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy: Session Two, Author Meets Critics: Beth Singer, Pragmatism, Rights, and Democracy. Speakers are Donald Koch, Davin Ingram, and David Braybrooke. Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry: Peirce and Husserl on the Unconscious. Paper by Vincent Colapietro, "The Teasing 'Whys' of the Ego: Peirce on the I and the It." Society for Realist/Antirealist Discussion: Session Two. Paper by Andrew Ward, "Pragmatism and Epistemic Truth." Special Session: Conceptualising Ownership of Land, Knowledge and Self: Perspectives from the East. Paper by David Hall, "Owning and Owing: the Transactional Self in Confucianism and Pragmatism."
W.E.B. Du Bois, Race and the New Millenium. A Symposium Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the Publication of "The Souls of Black Folk." Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. 23-25 March 2000. The project will consist of a two-day symposium during which ten keynote speakers from a number of disciplines within the humanities will present, followed by question and answer sessions. In addition, there will be twelve break-out panel sessions of three panelists each, who will focus on various aspects of DuBois' theories of race and assess their interdisplinary value in the contemporary dialogue on race. Contact via e-mail dubois@mercer.edu, or fax (912) 301-2457, or mail to: Dubois Symposium, English Department, Mercer University, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon, GA 31207.
The Central European Pragmatist Forum. First Bi-Annual Meeting. Theme: Pragmatism and Values. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Tatras Mountains, Slovakia. 29 May - 1 June 2000.
Hilary Putnam and the Pragmatist Tradition. Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany, June 14-18, 2000.
The Pragmatic Century: Conversations with Richard Bernstein. Conference at the Highlands Institute for American Religious and Philosophical Thought, 23-27 June 2000. Keynote Speaker: Richard Bernstein. Program Chairs: Sheila Greeve Davaney and Warren Frisina.
Summer Institute in American Philosophy 2000. University of Vermont, 10-15 July 2000.
The Midwest Pragmatist Study Group of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. Fourth Annual Meeting, Loyola University at Chicago, September 30 - October 1, 2000. The Midwest Study Group of Classical and Contemporary Pragmatism is an informal group which meets annually to advance the discussion of classical American pragmatist philosophy and to promote interaction among scholars interested in pragmatism. This year’s program is: Gary Cook (Beloit College) "Mending Mead’s ‘I’ and ‘Me’ Distinction." Hans Joas (Freie Universität Berlin) "Values versus Norms: The Problem of Moral Objectivity in Putnam, Habermas, and Classical Pragmatism." Analysis and Discussion of two texts by Alain Locke, "Values and Imperatives" and "The New Negro." Phillip McReynolds (Pennsylvania State University) "Dewey's Ethics and Nussbaum's Capabilities Approach: On International Development." Todd Lekan (Muskingum College) "Why Habits Matter: Deweyan and Addamsian Perspectives on Practical Reasoning." Contact: Hans Seigfried, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Philosophy, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626-5385. E-mail: hseigfr@luc.edu Phone 773-508-2300 & 847-328-1979.
Third Annual National Alain Locke Conference. Howard University, Washington, D.C., 15-17 September 2000. Theme: "Relativism Reconsidered." Information: Charles Verharen, Chair, Locke Conference Organizing Committee, Department of Philosophy, Howard University, Locke Hall 226, Washington, DC 20059. E-mail: cverharen@howard.edu
The Future of Realism in the American Tradition of Pragmatic Naturalism. University at Buffalo, 20-21 October 2000. This conference of invited speakers is in honor of Peter H. Hare. Contact: John Shook at jshook@pragmatism.org.
The American Catholic Philosophical Association. Seventy-fourth annual meeting, Dallas, Texas, 3-5 November 2000. Theme: Philosophical Theology. Events include: Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. Topic: Faith and Reason in American Philosophy. Papers by Richard Mullin, "Is the Religious Philosophy of William James Compatible with Christianity? A Reply to Nicholas Lash." Stanley Harrison, "The Rationality of Faith in Peirce's Universe."
The 97th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association. New York City, New York, 27-30 December 2000. Events include: Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. Topic: Dewey and Democracy Revisited. Papers by Sandra Rosenthal, "Democracy and Pluralism in the Twent-First Century." John Stuhr, "Democracy and Education after Liberalism." The Charles S. Peirce Society. Papers by Karl-Otto Apel, "In Defense of Peirce's Theory of Realism and Truth." Menno Hulswit, "Semeiotic and the Cement of the Universe." Alain Locke Society. Topic: What is Critical Pragmatism? Invited Paper: John Stuhr, "Pragmatism, Genealogy, and the Future of Philosophy: Farewell to an Idea." Symposium on Social Epistemology. Paper by Frederick Schmitt, "Justification and Consensus, The Peircean Approach." |