Drexel Philosophy Week, 2014

Tuesday, March 4th: 4:00-5:30pm: Dr. Elliot Paul (Columbia University) “Losing Confidence: A Brief History of Intuition”, refreshments following.

6:30-8:00pm: Panel discussion: “Philosophy, Literature, and Identity” - Dr. Andre Carrington (English), Dr. Sarah Hansen (Philosophy), Dr. Abioseh Porter (English), and Dr. Sheila Sandapen (English).

Wednesday, March 5th: 4:00-5:30pm: Dr. Nathan Hanna (Drexel University) “The Free Will Defense Reconsidered”, refreshments following.

Thursday, March 6th: 4:00-5:30pm: Dr. Miriam Solomon (Temple University) “Philosophical Perspectives on Translational Medicine”, refreshments following.

6:30-8:00pm: “Social Science Approaches to Translational Medicine” - Dr. Ali Kenner (History & Politics/STS), Dr. Chloe Silverman (History & Politics/STS), Dr. Michael Yudell (Community Health and Prevention), and Dr. Cynthia Connolly (University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing)

Drexel Philosophy Week events are free and open to the public. This event has been organized by the Drexel Philosophy Week 2014 Committee: Dr. Andrew Smith, (Chair); Dr. Nathan Hanna; Dr. Joseph McPeak; Dr. Flavia Padovani and is sponsored by the Department of English and Philosophy the Drexel MS Program in Science, Technology and Society, and the Drexel Philosophy Club. For further information contact us at: [email protected].

• Abstracts: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~pa34/pwabstr.pdf  

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• Dining: http://www.urbanspoon.com/ps/21/9058/philadelphia-drexel-university-nearby-restaurants