Posted on May 7, 2007

Steven Ross, CUNY presents “When Worlds Collide” May 10 as part of the 2007 Philosophy Speaker Series.

The Union College Philosophy Speaker Series presents CUNY Philosopher Steven Ross Thursday, May 10 at 4 p.m. in the Schaffer Library’s Phi Beta Kappa Room. Ross will discuss “When Worlds Collide: Mental State Naturalism and Normative Attribution.”

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Ross received his doctorate from Harvard University and his areas of research include moral theory, politics and social philosophy and philosophy of law. He has authored several articles including “Real Modest Moral Realism,” which appeared in The Philosophical Forum, as well as “Abortion and the Death of the Fetus,” which appeared in Philosophy and Public Affairs.

The final lecture in the 2007 Series will be Thursday, May 24, when University of Wisconsin’s Claudia Card presents “Ticking Bombs and Interrogations.”

Funding for the Philosophy Speaker Series is provided by the Spencer-Leavitt Foundation. For further information, contact Raymond Martin, department chair at (518) 388-6376 or martinr@union.edu