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From the Meeting Program for the 2018 Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, which runs from January 3rd through the 6th of 2018:
The Society of Philosophers in America, SOPHIA (G6E in the group meeting portion of the program)
Topic:
Establishing Conditions for Community Building and Philosophical Dialogue
Chair:
Daniel Brunson (Morgan State University)
Speakers:
Jacquelyn Ann Kegley (California State University, Bakersfield)
“Establishing Conditions for Community Building and Philosophical Dialogue”
James William Lincoln (University of Kentucky)
“Fellowship: An Epistemological Analysis”
Eric Thomas Weber (University of Kentucky)
“Cosmopolitanism Online: Philosophical Community-Building in the Internet Age”
If you'll be there, come join us and learn more about SOPHIA!
SOPHIA is holding our first online symposium, a conversational meeting open to all, on the subject of “trigger warnings,” the act of alerting students in advance about potentially offensive messages or images to be covered in an educational setting. Controversy arose in part in reaction to a letter from the Dean of Students at the University of Chicago, which you can find here, and which we ask that each participant in our conversation read prior to joining us (1 page).
Title:Trigger Warnings: Offense, Respect, and Freedom [Online Video Symposium]
Day and time: Wednesday, 10/19/16 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern.
Place: Online. In advance, click this link to download a small tool that will enable participation. If you have used Zoom online video conferencing before, you may not need to download the little app.
SPECIAL NOTE: This conversational meeting will be recorded and then posted on YouTube. You can participate either with video and audio or you can just watch the discussion and comment in the platform’s chat section. Those unable to participate at the time of the discussion can watch the video later on YouTube.
Facilitators:
Dr. Bertha Manninen, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University
and
Dr. Shane Courtland, Managing Director of the Center for Free Enterprise at West Virginia University.
In addition,
Dr. Eric Thomas Weber, Executive Director of SOPHIA, will serve as the moderator of our online forum.
And featuring a special Guest:
We are also very fortunate to have a special guest joining us from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE):
Ari Cohn, J.D., Senior Program Officer for Legal and Public Advocacy for F.I.R.E.
Finally, you can also call us and leave us a voicemail with a comment or question, by calling: 859.257.1849. Please introduce yourself, tell us where you’re from, and please limit your message length to 1 minute or less.
Date:
October 19, 2016
Time:
02:00-03:30 p.m. Eastern
Event:
Trigger Warnings: Offense, Respect, and Freedom [Online Video Symposium]
Topic:
Education, Academic Freedom, Respect for Victims of Trauma
Keep up to date on SOPHIA activities and get involved by joining SOPHIA!
SOPHIA Business Meeting reminder: 9/9/16 @ 5pm Eastern
Agenda:
1) SOPHIA panels – planned and future
2) radio show and podcast
3) chapter recognition and building needs
4) leveraging video: a) video conferencing business meetings? b) intro videos & other online community building; c) online video conference/symposium
5) funding opportunity and other $ plans
6) recognition/awards for engaged philosophers and community building?
7) Procedures for updates
8) Reminders
9) Other thoughts/needs?
If you are interested in joining the meeting but have not received detailed instructions for joining it, email us at philosophersinamerica@gmail.com.
If you haven't already, register for membership and JOIN SOPHIA!
SOPHIA will be hosting a panel at the 2017 Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association on Thursday, January 5th from 5:15-7:15 p.m. There have been some changes to our original plan. The presenters listed below reflect the updated plan:
Group Session
Topic: “The Value of and Impediments to Studying Philosophy for First Generation College Students”
Chair: George R. Lucas (U.S. Naval War College & Notre Dame University)
