The Department of Philosophy welcomes Voula Tsouna, PhD (Professor of Ancient Philosophy) as the returning Departmental Chair for the 2008-2009 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 2008-2009 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.
Oct. 17, Michael Gill (University of Arizona), "Moral Conflict and
Moral Pluralism"
Oct. 24, Jason Stanley (Rutgers University, New Brunswick), "Knowing (How)"
Nov. 21, George Wilson (University of Southern California), "T.B.A."
May 15, Ned Block (New York University), "T.B.A."
May 22, Sherrilyn Roush (University of California, Berkeley), "T.B.A."
Departmental Announcements
The UCSB Philosophy Department welcomes five new graduate students this year: Tim Butzer, Rob McIntyre, Albert Shin, Rick Stoody, and Eric Yang.
Our Department is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Scanlon, Jr.,
Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity at Harvard University, will be joining us from March 2-6, 2009, to give a series of lectures as this year's Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Additional details to follow.
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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