The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology will hold its annual conference this week here in Logan. Conference runs from Thursday through Saturday. Full schedule of talks and events here. Of note: philosophy alumnus Mark Rasmussen (now studying law at Ava Maria) will be presenting Saturday on passibility and knowledge in God. All events and talks are free and open to the public.
Author: Kleiner
Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. I teach across the curriculum, but am most interested in continental philosophy, ancient and medieval philosophy as well as Catholic thought, all of which might be summed up as an interest in the ressourcement tradition (returning in order to make progress). I also enjoy spending time thinking about liberal education and its ends.
Philosophy reading group – Lonergan
An announcement from Dr. Sherlock:
“This fall I am going to do a reading group where we will read together and discuss one of the greatest works of philosophy in the 20th century: Bernard Lonergan s.j.’s Insight. It’s theme is how you can get from a study of the phenomenology of human knowing to the metaphysics of true understanding. When he was a visiting professor at Harvard I studied with him. On Amazon and Barnes and Nobel the book costs about $30. We will begin meeting the second week of the term. If you are interested email me with the times you are available and I’ll pick a time that works for most people.”
Contact Dr. Sherlock if interested here: Richard.sherlock@usu.edu
I [Dr. Kleiner now speaking] had some encounters with Lonergan’s legacy while at Boston College. Lonergan was a professor there late in his career and Boston College now houses a large Lonergan Center and hosts annual Lonergan Workshops and is generally the hub of Lonergan work in this country. Though I am no expert on Lonergan, I think Lonergan is one of the most under-read and under-rated philosophers of the last 100-200 years. In addition, Lonergan is not neatly camped with either “analytic” or “continental” philosophy and philosophers are both sides of this “divide” work with Lonergan. So I think there is a lot of potential with him in being a bridge builder as well (appealing to the clarity of the analytics but the profundity of the continentals). So this reading group will be well worth your time.
New RELS course – Women and Buddhism
News from the USU Religious Studies front:
Dr. Wijitha Bandara has been hired to replace Dr. Chris Haskett. Dr. Bandara will teach some previously scheduled courses (RELS 1010 and RELS 3020 Introduction to Hinduism). But he will also teach a new course, Women and Buddhism (RELS 4910-005, MWF 1:00-1:50). This course is brand new and was not listed when you registered last spring. Check it out if you are interested.
Saint Socrates Society applications
The priority deadline for applications has passed but funding exists for more students. Until that funding is exhausted, the application process will be a rolling one. Apply as soon as you can!
Click here for more information.
Logic puzzle
Six logicians finish dinner. The waitress asks, “Do you all want coffee?”
First logician: “I don’t know.”
Second logician: “I don’t know.”
Third logician: “I don’t know.”
Fourth logician: “I don’t know.”
Fifth logician: “I don’t know.”
Sixth logician: “No.”
Who gets coffee and why? Click “read more” for the answer.
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