Jürgen Habermas Seminar, Fall 2009


Picture of Jurgen Habermas

From Political Theology to the Political Philosophy of Religion

Prof. Habermas will be teaching a graduate seminar at Stony Brook entitled "From Political Theology to the Political Philosophy of Religion" taking place Thursdays from 1:00 pm to 4pm in Harriman Hall Rm 249.

See below for a schedule of public lectures (flyer) (Please note new times--10/12).

"Returning to Voice:" Featuring Fred Evans and David Kleinberg-Levin

The Philosophy Department will host an event entitled "Returning to Voice" on Friday, November 6th at 3:00pm at Stony Brook Manhattan.

The afternoon will centre around the two recent publications: The Multivoiced Body by Fred Evans, and Before the Voice of Reason by David Kleinberg-Levin. Both authors will give short talks, and several of our colleagues (Danae Mcleod, Emiliano Diaz, Greg Kirk, and Matthew Coate) will offer comments.

Third Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference

The Philosophy MA Program will be hosting its Third Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference on March 26-27, 2010 at the SBU Manhattan facility. Keynote speaker Simon Critchley, Chair of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, will deliver a paper on the conference theme, "Collectively," on the evening of the 26th.

The conference is accepting both grad student papers and artwork submissions related to this theme until January 13th, 2010. Visit the conference website at http://www.philosophyartconference.org to see the full Call for Papers and Artwork, submission instructions, and more information on this and previous conferences. You can reach the conference coordinator at philosophyartconference@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

Irigaray Circle Conference: 2010

Please see www.irigaray.org for details.

Colloquia and Lectures

Click here for details on the following upcoming events with Prof. Habermas
September  
September 10 "Habermas: Saving the Soul of the Public Sphere"
Eduardo Mendieta and Samuel Butler
September 19 Critical Theory Roundtable
Stony Brook Manhattan
Keynote Address: Jürgen Habermas:
"From Worldviews to the Lifeworld: On the Genealogy of a Concept"
September 23 HISB Faculty Lecture Series:
Mark Aronoff
September 30 Metaphilosophy Lecture
Jürgen Habermas:
"On the Concept of Human Dignity and the Realist Utopia of Human Rights"
Student Activities Center-Ballroom A
6:00-7:30 pm, with reception to follow in Harriman Hall 214 Co-sponsored by the Metaphilosophy Journal and the Humanities Institute
October  
October 7 Between Faith and Reason: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
Jürgen Habermas and Eduardo Mendieta
Humanities 1006, 4-6pm Weds. October 7th
This is an informal conversation between Prof. Habermas and Prof. Mendieta that will cover Habermas' most recent work on religion.
RSVP to Ann Berrios in Humanities at 631-632-9983. Limited seating capacity. See flyer for details.
October 21 HISB Faculty Lecture Series
Anne O'Byrne
October 22 Rethinking Secularism: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere
A discussion of religion in the public sphere:

Judith Butler
"Why Judaism is not Zionism: Religious Sources for the Critique of Violence"

Jürgen Habermas:
"'The Political'—The Rational Sense of a Questionable Inheritance of Political Theology"

Charles Taylor:
"Why We Need a Radical Redefinition of Secularism"

Cornel West:
"Prophetic Religion and the Future of Captitalist Civilization"

Cooper Union's Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street at Bowery
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 3:00-7:30 pm.
See flyer for details. (Note new time! - 10/12)
November  
November 6 Returning to Voice: Featuring Fred Evans and David Kleinberg-Levin
3:00pm Stony Brook Manhattan

Recorded Colloquia (LINK)

TRANSATLANTIC COLLEGIUM LECTURE SERIES 2007
Prof. Manfred Baum (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)
"KARL MARX AS MORAL PHILOSOPHER"

MARX AN IMMORALIST? 3/8/07
ALIENATION OR EMANCIPATION 3/15/07
MARX AND JUSTICE 3/22/07
THE LATER MARX AND HUMANISM 3/29/07

Graduate Student Colloquium

Talks take place in Harriman 214. Coffee, tea, and snacks.

Past talks this semester:

Friday, October 24
2:30 - 4:00pm
Harriman 214		 Helena Dahlberg
"On Movement and Life"
Department for History of Ideas and Theory of Science, Gothenburg University (Sweden)

Templeton Colloquia


Please visit the homepage of the Trust Institute for more information about the Templeton Seminar and Lecture Series.

New York Philosophy Consortium Events

The Philosophy Department at Stony Brook participates in the New York Philosophy Consortium. Graduate students and professors from any of the listed schools are invited to attend public events and to participate in courses (with permission from the professor).