The Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) organized a number of workshops in 2009.

The first one was called "Ethics at the End of Life." It took place at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS, on January 30th through the 31st. Dr. John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy from Vanderbilt University, joined us as the workshop facilitator and keynote speaker. For more information, click here or email the workshop organizer here. To see a promotional story put together in Inside Ole Miss, click here.

The second workshop was the "Midsouth Environmental Symposium," which took place at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale on April 22nd of 2009. For more information click here or email the workshop organizer, Dr. Doug Anderson.

The third workshop took place at the University of Oregon in the fall of 2009. More information on this event will be posted as soon as it is available.

Feedback on SOPHIA Events

We have received extensive feedback on our "Ethics at the End of Life" symposium, which you can read here. The following are a few representative comments.

"This event did as good a job as I've ever seen of getting philosophers and the public into conversation. We need more gatherings like this."

"I would like to see more MHC [Mississippi Humanities Council] funded events like this. This was far more engaging than traditional lecture model."

"This was a wonderfully rich symposium on a very important topic. Thanks."

"I really liked the 'cozy-ness' and openness fostered by the way this symposium was set up. It was much more conversational than what I had anticipated and invited comments rather than inhibited them."

Click here to see all the comments together.