Philosopher Susan Haack, Cooper Senior Scholar in
Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami and the visiting
Spencer-Leavitt Professor, will offer a series of seminars and public
lectures over the next week and a half.
Haack is the author of five books and numerous articles
on philosophy of logic and language, epistemology and philosophy of
science, metaphysics, pragmatism, and feminism.
Her visit is sponsored by the Spencer-Leavitt fund and
the philosophy department.
Seminars are listed below. For information and
reservations, write snowdenm@union.edu or call ext. 6376. Schedule updates
will be posted at http://www.vu.union.edu/~philsphy/haack.htm.
Public Lectures:
— Friday, April 28, 4:15
p.m., HU213, “An Epistemologist in the Bramble Bush: At the Supreme
Court with Mr. Joiner” on epistemology, legal theory and legal
practice.
— Tuesday, May 2, 7:30
p.m. Reamer Auditorium, “Science, Literature and the 'Literature of
Science'.”
Seminars:
— Wednesday, April 26, 4:15
p.m., HU016: “Solving the Puzzle of Scientific Method.”
— Thursday, April 27, 4:15
p.m. HU116, “Social Science as Semiotic.”
— Saturday, April 29,
11:30 a.m., HU116, “Innocent Realism, Bootstrap Fallibilism (Part
I).”
— Monday, May 1, 4:30
p.m., HU115, “Innocent Realism, Bootstrap Fallibilism (Part
II).”
— Tuesday, May 2, 3:30
p.m., HU213, “Sociology of Science: The Sensible Program.”