2017 UNESCO World Philosophy Day, WLPL flier.pdf
Updates on 2017 World Philosophy Day @ West Lafayette Public Library (Indiana, USA) will be on this webpage. There will be speakers/panels, tabling by various organizations, and games @ the West Lafayette, Public Library on November 16th, 2017 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.
PANELS
- Opening Remarks: “Celebrating UNESCO and Philosophical Thinking,” PhD candidate Reyes Espinoza (Purdue Philosophy Department)
- 3:00pm-3:15pm
- Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts: Prof Angelica Duran (Purdue English Dept.) and Prof Daniel Frank (Purdue Philosophy Department)
- 3:15pm-3:50pm
- Women in Philosophy, Past and Present Perspectives: Tiffany Montoya, Alzbeta Hajkova, and Lacey Davidson (all PhD candidates from Purdue Philosophy Department)
- 4:00pm-4:45pm
- Intermission
- 4:45pm-5:00pm
- STEM and PHILOSOPHY In Conversation: Moderated by Michael Oxenrider (Master’s in Applied Professional Studies from DePaul), Speakers: Asst Head BME/Assc Prof Engr Practice Andrew Brightman, Prof Arkady Plotnitsky (Purdue English and Theory and Cultural Studies), Asst Prof Taylor Davis (Purdue Philosophy Department
- 5:00pm-6:15pm
- Community Presentations: 6:15pm-6:45pm
- Closing Remarks: “The Power of World Philosophy,” Michael Oxenrider and Reyes Espinoza
- 6:45pm-7:00pm
TABLES –
- Purdue University
- College of Liberal Arts – Philosophy Department
- College of Liberal Arts – Human Rights Program
- Philosophy Department – Climate and Diversity Initiative
- Younger Women’s Task Force
- Greater Lafayette Immigrant Allies
- The Alchemists – Public Philosophy Project
- and more…