Dialogue Series Schedule
The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the schedule for the Spring 2025 Dialogue Series
Unless otherwise indicated, all events will take place in Comal 116.
A full copy of this semester's Dialogue Series calendar can be viewed here.
Week VIII
Waging Peace
| Monday, Apr. 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Topic TBA | ΦΣΤ Tau Talks Mason Strohmeyer |
| Tuesday, Apr. 15 | 12:30 p.m. | “Sober Curious” or “Semi-Sober”? An Exploration of the Moderation Movement in the United States as “Trendy Teetotalism” or “Neo-Temperance” | Colleen Myles (Geography and Environmental Studies) |
| Wednesday, Apr. 16 | 2:00 p.m. | The Problem with Conspiracy Theories | Erika Linam (Philosophy Graduate Student) |
| Wednesday, Apr. 16 San Marcos Public Library 625 East Hopkins St. | 3:30 p.m. | Public Reading & Discussion: MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail | Moderators: Greg Moses (Philosophy) & Dwonna Goldstone (History & Africa American Studies) |
| Thursday, Apr. 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Topic TBA | Sarah Stanaland (Philosophy) |
| Friday, Apr. 18 | 12:30 p.m. | The Human Handprint: Domestication, Wildness, and Moral Responsibility | Engaged Ecology Spotlight Ron Stockdreher (Philosophy) |
Week IX
Ecological Justice
| Saturday, Apr. 19 The Meadows Center 211 San Marcos Springs Dr. | For full schedule see | 12th Annual Earth Day Festival https://www.meadowscenter.txst.edu/education/earth-day.html | |
| Saturday, Apr. 19 The Meadows Center | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Environmental Activity and Dialogue | Engaged Ecology Initiative |
| Monday, Apr. 21 | 11:00 a.m. | TBA | Hayden Yates (Filmmaker) |
| Tuesday, Apr. 22 Earth Day | TBA | Panel: Reaffirming the Sacredness of Mother Earth | Engaged Ecology Initiative |
| Wednesday, Apr. 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Topic TBA | Gary Perez (Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan People) |
| Wednesday, Apr. 23 San Marcos Public Library 625 East Hopkins St. | 3:30 p.m. | Ogoni Justice | Sarah Stanaland (Philosophy) |
Talk of the Times and Tau Talks are open forums on current events and philosophical issues led by members of Phi Sigma Tau, the philosophy honor society
The Acorn Symposium Dialogues are co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Philosophy Dialogue Series, and The Acorn: Philosophical Studies in Pacifism and Nonviolence.
The Philosophy Dialogue Series Program Endowment supports the Philosophy Dialogue Series and its outreach activities at the San Marcos Public Library.
Co-sponsors of the Philosophy Dialogue Series are the American Democracy Project, College of Liberal Arts, Common Experience, Gina Weatherhead Dialogue Fund, Alliance, Step Up For State, Sustainability Studies, The Alkek Library, Humanities Texas, National Endowment for the Humanities, ΦΣΤ (Phi Sigma Tau, the philosophy honor society), University Seminar, The New York Times, Honors College, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice President for Student Affairs.
If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact 512.245.2285 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
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