34th Annual Philosophy Symposium

SCIENTISM
IS SCIENCE THE STANDARD?

Thursday, 18 March,  Hetebrink AB Room, Titan Student Union

10:00 Introduction

Merrill Ring, Professor of Philosophy
California State University, Fullerton

10:30 “The Limits of Cognitivism”

Meredith Williams, Professor of Philosophy
The Johns Hopkins University

1:30 “Psychoanalysis and the Truth-Fairy”

J. Michael Russell, Professor of Philosophy
California State University, Fullerton

Student Commentary

Alumni Commentary

3:30   “Two Varieties of Scientism”

James Conant, Professor of Philosophy
University of Chicago

Friday,  March 19, 2004:  Gabrielino Room, Titan Student Union

10:00 “Value Judgments in Science (Revisited)”

Paul Tang, Professor of Philosophy
California State University, Long Beach

Student Commentary

Alumni Commentary

1:00 “Chimerical Colors:  Predicting Novel Subjective Qualia from within Objective Physical Science”

Paul Churchland, Professor of Philosophy
University of California, San Diego

3:00 “Explanation and Elimination”

Andrew Hsu, Assistant Professor
University of California, Los Angeles

Alumni Commentary

6:00  Post-Symposium Party

All Lectures are Free and Open to the Public

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