Philosophy Club to host regional universities on campus next week
By: David Johns
Issue date: 3/30/06 Section: News
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One of Webster's speakers is Gruber, who will deliver a lecture titled "Can Philosophy Save Pop Music?"
"In it, I explore the 'guilty pleasure' phenomenon in pop music and how philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Nietzsche would relate," Gruber said.
Also featured from Webster are seniors Allison Meyers and Rebecca Walsh.
Walsh had given a presentation at Webster Feb. 28 on the art of Hank Willis Thomas, a presentation that drew a few art students in addition to the usual philosophy attendees.
"The art department is pretty good about that," said Walsh, a philosophy and art history double major.
Her lecture in the April 7 conference is titled "Layers of
Abjection."
The keynote speaker will be professor Tina Chanter of DePaul University, the conference's only non-undergraduate lecturer.
"We selected Dr. Chanter because of her fascinating work on women and philosophy," said assistant professor Don Morse, faculty liaison to the Philosophy Club.
Morse said the topic of women and philosophy was particularly relevant for Webster because it draws on a strength of Webster's own philosophy department and an important area of contemporary philosophical research.
"In it, I explore the 'guilty pleasure' phenomenon in pop music and how philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Nietzsche would relate," Gruber said.
Also featured from Webster are seniors Allison Meyers and Rebecca Walsh.
Walsh had given a presentation at Webster Feb. 28 on the art of Hank Willis Thomas, a presentation that drew a few art students in addition to the usual philosophy attendees.
"The art department is pretty good about that," said Walsh, a philosophy and art history double major.
Her lecture in the April 7 conference is titled "Layers of
Abjection."
The keynote speaker will be professor Tina Chanter of DePaul University, the conference's only non-undergraduate lecturer.
"We selected Dr. Chanter because of her fascinating work on women and philosophy," said assistant professor Don Morse, faculty liaison to the Philosophy Club.
Morse said the topic of women and philosophy was particularly relevant for Webster because it draws on a strength of Webster's own philosophy department and an important area of contemporary philosophical research.
