Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Professor of Psychology, University of Haifa

Enlightenment, Imperialism, and Utopia: A Politically Incorrect Look at Israel/Palestine


7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – 107 South Kedzie Hall

Sponsored by Peace & Justice Studies

Bryan Norton, Professor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology

Scale Matters! Sustainability in a Multi-Scalar World

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – 105 South Kedzie Hall

George Lopez, Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Notre Dame

Workshop: “Educating In Peace & Justice”

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Lake Huron Room (3rd Floor), The Union

Peace & Justice Studies Workshop

College of Arts & Letters Series: Philosophy and Film

The Right to Hospitality: Migration, Accommodation, Globalization: A Symposium of Film and Philosophy


Various Topics/Presenters

For details, download flyer (PDF).

The Rule Following Considerations
A Workshop Commemorating A Quarter Century of Reflection Since Wittgenstein: To Follow a Rule

Guest speakers to include:

• Alice Crary, Associate Professor of Philosophy for Social Research, The New School
• Philip Pettit, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values, Princeton University
• Naomi Scheman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota
• Crispin Wright, Global Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, New York University/University of St. Andrews

Special Guests:

Christopher M. Leich
Steven H. Holtzman, co-editors of Wittgenstein: To Follow A Rule

Friday – 3:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday – 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
James B. Henry Center for Executive Development,
University Club Ballroom

David Danks, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University

Integrating Causal Knowledge: Challenges and Some Responses

12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. – 48 Agriculture Hall

Benjamin Pollock, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University

Knowing it All: Franz Rosenzweig and the Systematic Task of Philosophy

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. – 530 South Kedzie Hall

Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan

Cross-examining Happiness: Eudaimonism and Altruism in the Socratic dialogues of Plato

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – 105 South Kedzie Hall

Grant Gillett, Professor of Medical Ethics at the Bioethics Centre and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Dunedin School of Medicine, The University of Otago, New Zealand

Title: To Be Announced

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – 105 South Kedzie Hall Martin

Martin Benjamin Distinguished Guest Lecture

J.M. Bernstein, Chair and Distinguished Professor of Political and Social Science, The New School

Torture and Dignity

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – 105 South Kedzie Hall

Philosophy Graduate Student Sponsored Speaker

Gaile Pohlhaus, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Miami University of Ohio

Title: To Be Announced

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – 530 South Kedzie Hall