The Department of Philosophy welcomes Voula Tsouna, PhD (Professor of Ancient Philosophy) as the returning Departmental Chair for the 2007-2008 academic year!
Ancient philosophy is an essential part of a humanistic education,” says Tsouna, who specializes in Hellenistic philosophy, Roman philosophy, and Plato. “Given the technocratic turn in society, it is extremely important to preserve the core of our cultural and humanistic values.”
For more than 15 years, Tsouna has worked with an international team of scholars, including historical philologists, philosophers, and archeologists, to study the classical and philosophical content of Herculaneum papyri that were buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in the lst Century A.D. She edits, translates, and explains the contents of Herculaneum papyri that discuss ethics.
“Many of the most pressing problems philosophers are working on today in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and in ethics and philosophy of language have been explored from very interesting perspectives by ancient philosophers,” says Tsouna, an award-winning author and devoted teacher.
The list of speakers for the 2007-2008 Colloquia series and Graduate Student Colloquia series is now available. Unless otherwise indicated, all colloquia talks will begin at 4:00pm in South Hall 5617. Click here for more details.
May 9, David Brink (University of California, San Diego), "Mill's Ambivalence about Rights"
June 6, Peter Vranas (University of Wisconsin, Madison), "New foundations for imperative logic II: Pure imperative inference"
Departmental Announcements
The UCSB Philosophy Department welcomes six new graduate students this year: Justin Clark, Matthew Griffin, John Plimpton, Amir Saemi, Austin Somers, and David Spewak.
The UndergraduatePhilosophy Club and Phi Sigma Tau, the National Honor Sociey for Philosophy, will meet every Tuesday at 8:00pm, in the Department of Philosophy's Student Lounge, South Hall 5706. For more information contact Michael Lyons at michaellyons@umail.ucsb.edu.
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