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Alfredo Ferrarin “Hegel and the Actuality of Thinking” 2:00 pm
Alfredo Ferrarin “Hegel and the Actuality of Thinking” @ Wolff Conference Room, D1103
Oct 16 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Alfredo Ferrarin, professor of Philosophy at the University of Pisa on “Hegel and the Actuality of Thinking”.
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A Dash of Hegel: A discussion with Slavoj Žižek, Rebecca Comay, and Frank Ruda 6:00 pm
A Dash of Hegel: A discussion with Slavoj Žižek, Rebecca Comay, and Frank Ruda @ Deutsches Haus
Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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The Department of German at NYU and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a discussion between Slavoj Žižek, Rebecca Comay, and Frank Ruda which will revolve around Comay and Ruda’s book The Dash—The Other Side of Absolute Knowing. Event information In The Dash—The Other Side of Absolute Knowing (MIT Press, 2018), the authors present a reading of Hegel’s most reviled concept, absolute knowing. Their book sets out from a counterintuitive premise: the “mystical shell” of Hegel’s system[...]
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Dimitris Vardoulakis on “Authority and Utility in Spinoza: From Epicureanism to Neoliberalism?” 6:00 pm
Dimitris Vardoulakis on “Authority and Utility in Spinoza: From Epicureanism to Neoliberalism?” @ Wolff Conference Room, D1103
Oct 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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The paper argues that Spinoza is influenced by epicureanism. This is evident particularly in the conflict between authority—understood as the kind of figure that is impervious to argumentation—and the calculation of utility (phronesis) that is the precondition of action. This conflict is complex because in certain circumstances we may calculate that it is to our utility to allow a person in authority to calculate on our behalf. The paper indicates, in addition, that the way[...]
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A Conference in Memory of Peter Kivy
A Conference in Memory of Peter Kivy @ Teleconference room, 4th Floor of Alexander Library
Oct 26 all-day
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Over the course of his 49 year career (48 years of which were spent at Rutgers), Peter established himself as a giant in the field of aesthetics, especially in the philosophy of music. Sadly, Peter passed away in 2017.  To honor his memory, the Rutgers Philosophy Department is hosting a one-day conference on October 26, 2018, celebrating his life’s philosophical work. The Conference will include talks by Christy Mag Uidhir (Houston), Jenefer Robinson (Cincinnati), Jerrold[...]
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