Grand Valley will host the annual Society for Student Philosophers conference Oct. 1-2, 2005. The conference will include 24 presentations by student scholars from major academic institutions across North America. Presentation topics include a broad range of issues in the field of philosophy. The conference is free and open to the public.
The conference schedule is Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All events are in Loosemore Auditorium at the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, DeVos Center, 401 W. Fulton, Grand Rapids.
The keynote Speaker for the conference is Dr. Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Her address is Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon. Nussbaum received her B.A. from NYU and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard. She has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Oxford universities. She has chaired the Committee on the Status of Women of the American Philosophical Association, and currently chairs its new Committee for Public Philosophy.
The Society for Student Philosophers (SSP) is an international student organization which promotes student participation in the field of philosophy. With over 300 student members, the SSP actively participates in the American Philosophical Association (APA) annual meetings by holding two student panels at both the APA Pacific division meetings and the APA Central division meetings. In addition, the SSP annually holds a two-day conference which is attended by students from across North America. In 2004, the SSP Annual Conference was hosted by Temple University in Philadelphia.
The Philosophy Department at Grand Valley serves a wide variety of students through its major and minor programs, as well as the many general education classes taught by Philosophy faculty. The philosophy program is built upon a solid foundation of study in intellectual history, on close reading of classic texts, and on engagement with contemporary developments in the field. The department's 22 full-time faculty offer expertise in virtually all areas of philosophy, with particular strengths in American Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, and Comparative Philosophical Studies.
For more information visit http://members.aol.com/stphilsociety.
