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… is coming up on November 8th at UVU. Here is a link to further information, including the schedule of speakers. Looks like a great collection of topics!

All philosopher majors know the drill – you tell someone your major and immediately field “what are you going to do with that?” questions.  Well, tonight I encountered that bias in an unexpected place.  I was playing the game of Life with my daughters.  We were using a very old board, an original one actually, that was handed down from my mother-in-law.  If you win the game, you retire to millionaire’s estate.  If you lose.  Well, see how the board describes the losing bankruptcy option.  (By the way, my daughter beat me badly, despite her choosing not to go to college.  And many laughs were had at my expense by the 7 and 5 year olds at my fate.  Overall, a pretty serious fail if the game of Life was to be a vehicle for me teaching them my educational values.)

Here is a really interesting lecture by philosopher Daniel Dennett on the tools we use that helps us think thought problems. Vintage Dennett: interesting claims, not always clear arguments, but fascinating insights along the way.

The USU Catholic Newman Center is sponsoring its annual Blessed John Henry Newman Lecture.  This year Dr. Michael Thomas (USU Economics professor) will present a talk titled “Theology and Economics: Unity or Division”.

Held on the Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman — Wednesday October 9, 4:30pm in AGRS 140

This Thursday (tomorrow), 5:30, Main 203:

Justin Solum – “Was David Hume Afraid of Ghosts?”
Madison Moss – “Categorical Randomness”
Alex Tarbet – “Jazz Underground: Ellison’s Invisible Man”
Ben Harman – “Teleological Beard Growing”

All are welcome! Should be fun.