Environmentalism Talks at Swarthmore

Here's a plug for an upcoming "Public Issues Forum" (2 lectures plus discussion) being sponsored by the Board of Governors of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium:

APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTALISM

1:00 to 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 25

Science Center 199
Swarthmore College
Free and Open to the Public, followed by a reception with light refreshments

Speakers:
Mark Sagoff
Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, U. of Maryland
Talk: "The Artist or the Watchmaker: Two Approaches to Environmentalism"

David Macauley
Dept. of Philosophy, Penn State
Talk: "Re-placing Environmental Philosophy: Walking as a Critical Practice"

Directions to Swarthmore below the fold

Driving Directions To Swarthmore College:
Swarthmore College is located 11 miles southwest of the city of Philadelphia in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

Telephone:
The automated campus directions hotline: (610) 328-8001
The main campus number: (610) 328-8000
Address:
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Directions:
>From the North (New Jersey Turnpike or I-95)
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 3 and follow the signs to the Walt Whitman Bridge. Take I-95 South, pass Philadelphia International Airport and continue to exit 7, I-476 North/Plymouth Meeting. Take I-476 North to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At bottom of exit ramp, follow sign for Swarthmore by turning right onto Baltimore Pike. (See below for ". . . the rest of the way.")

From the South
Follow I-95 North to Exit 7 (in Pennsylvania), I-476 North/Plymouth Meeting. Take I-476 to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow the sign for Swarthmore by turning right onto Baltimore Pike. (See below for ". . . the rest of the way.")

From the East (via the Pennsylvania Turnpike)
>From Exit 333, Norristown, follow signs for I-476 South. Stay on I-476 approximately 17 miles to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow the signs to Swarthmore by turning left onto Baltimore Pike. (See below for ". . . the rest of the way.")

From the West (via the Pennsylvania Turnpike)
>From Exit 326, Valley Forge, Take I-76 East, Schuykill Expressway, about 4 miles to I-476 South. Take I-476 approximately 12 miles to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow the signs to Swarthmore by turning left onto Baltimore Pike. (See below for ". . . the rest of the way.")

From the Airport
Take I-95 South. Continue to exit 7, I-476 North/Plymouth Meeting. Take I-476 North to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At bottom of exit ramp, follow sign for Swarthmore by turning right onto Baltimore Pike. (See below for ". . . the rest of the way.")

". . . the rest of the way"
Stay in right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South (watch turns on Route 320). Proceed through second light at College Avenue to the first driveway on your right to visitor parking at the Benjamin West House. The Benjamin West House is the College's visitor center and has someone there to hand out maps and directions 24 hours a day.

". . .to the DuPont parking lot" (this is the lot adjacent to the Science Center)
Follow the directions under "the rest of the way" but instead of passing through the second light, turn right onto College Avenue. On College Avenue take your first right onto Cedar Lane. At the next stop sign turn left onto Elm Avenue. Before the next stop sign a driveway flanked by stone pillars will appear on your left. Turn there onto Whittier Place and follow it to DuPont parking lot on the right.