TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Jonathan Kvanvig, professor of philosophy at Baylor University, will present the lecture “The State of Philosophy of Religion,” as part of the 2007-2008 “Philosophy Today” public lecture series, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in 38 Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Kvanvig specializes in the studies of philosophy of religion, philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology, logic, applied ethics, philosophy of science, history of analytic philosophy and philosophy of law.
He is the author of six books, including “The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding” (2003), “The Problem of Hell” (1993), “The Knowability Paradox” (2006), and “The Possibility of an All-Knowing God” (1986). He has written more than 100 articles and reviews, and he is the editor of Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Religion, which will have its introductory volume published in 2008.
Kvanvig’s lecture marks the first Annual Philosophy Alumni Lecture sponsored by alumni of the department of philosophy. While on campus, he also will discuss his recent work with students in his advanced philosophy of religion seminar.
“I knew that the Annual Philosophy Alumni Lecture would become reality when I received last summer a generous pledge of support from a dear friend of the department, Louis Perry, who was a Physics major,” said Dr. H. Scott Hestevold, chairman of the department of philosophy in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences. “It is wonderfully appropriate that Lou is helping sponsor Dr. Kvanvig’s presentations on philosophy of religion: Lou authored a book defending the separation of church and state.”
The “Philosophy Today” series features six experts lecturing on several key areas of philosophy. These non-technical lectures are geared toward a general audience and should be of interest to those in any profession or academic discipline.
The series is sponsored by UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, the department of philosophy, and alumni and friends of the department of philosophy.
Parking will be available in the lot on Shelby Drive (formerly Hackberry Lane) behind Nott and Gallalee halls and in the parking deck at the intersection of Shelby and Campus drives.
Other speakers in the 2007-2008 series are:
April 29, 2008
Dr. Ernest Sosa
“The State of Epistemology”
After several decades at Brown University, Ernest Sosa, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, will discuss his research in epistemology and his leadership in the revitalization of virtue epistemology. He was president of the American Philosophical Association (Eastern Division) and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sosa is editor of two leading philosophical journals, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research and Noûs. His John Locke Lectures at Oxford University have just been published in A Virtue Epistemology.
For more information, contact Dr. H. Scott Hestevold, chairman of the department of philosophy in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, 205/348-1912.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the USA Today Academic All-American Teams.
Contact
Sarah Colwell, College of Arts and Sciences, 205/348-8539, sccolwell@as.ua.edu