GPPC 2013-2014 Program of Events

The Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium 2013-2014 program is up on the website: http://www.thegppc.org/

Please check it out.  Looking at the fall schedule, I’d ask you to please make special note of November 16^th which is the date for our Public Issues event (see below). 

Save the Date

GPPC Public Affairs Symposium:

America the Philosophical by Carlin Romano and Public Philosophy in the U.S

Saturday, November 16^th, 2013 1pm – 4:30 pm

Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch (Main Auditorium)

1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103   Phone: 215-686-5300

Panelists:

        Anita Allen, University of Pennsylvania

        Peter Catapano Editor, "The Stone," The New York Times

        Cheryl Misak, University of Toronto/New York University

        Carlin Romano, Ursinus College

Carlin Romano’s book, America the Philosophical, argues that philosophy, has a deep and wide role to play in American intellectual life and culture.  The degree to which it fulfills this role today, or should do so in the future, is a question which fits naturally into our long-running Public Issues Forum series.  A great panel of speakers will join us, and we hope you will participate as well. (Here is an essay by Carlin summarizing his thesis:http://chronicle.com/article/Is-America-Philosophical-/131884/ )