35th Annual Philosophy Symposium

PHILOSOPHY OF EMOTION

March 17th & 18th, 2005

Titan Student Union, Pavilion C
California State University, Fullerton

Thursday, March 17th   Titan Student Union, Pavilion C

10:00          Introduction

10:30         "What's so Bad about a 'Negative' Emotion?"

Robert C. Solomon, Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Philosophy and Business and Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Austin

          Student Commentary

1:30           "Does Guilt Need Shame?"

Michael Stocker, Irwin and Marjorie Guttag Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy, Syracuse University

          Student Commentary

3:30           "What Emotions Are and How they Respond to Music"

          Jenefer Robinson , Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati

          Student Commentary

 

Friday, March 18th Titan Student Union, Pavilion C

9:30          "The Art of the Possible in Life and Literature"

                    Ronald de Sousa , Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

Student Commentary

11:30         Round Table Discussion

1:30           "Caring About Characters: Three Determinants of Emotional Engagement"

Amy Coplan , Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton

          Student Commentary

3:30            "Do Our Emotional Responses to Fiction Involve us in Incoherence?"

                     C. Richard Booher, University of Chicago

            Alumni Commentary

6:00             Post-Symposium Party

All Lectures are Free and Open to the Public

Organizing Committee: Brenan Cavish, Ian Duncan, Beata Bujalska, and Courtney Patino

Faculty Advisors: Amy Coplan and Albert Flores

Alumni Committee: Diane Anderson, Joe Kolb, Phil McWilliams, Peggy Newvine, Janet Horigan, Brian McNally, Matt Romain, and Shari Starrett (Alumni Advisor)

Acknowledgements:   Funding for this event has been generously provided by the Humanities and Social Sciences Inter-Club Council (HSS-ICC) and Associated Students, with additional support from Philosophy Alumni, the Department of Philosophy, and Tom Klammer, Dean, H&SS.   Special thanks to Bobbie Green and Dalila Moreno, Philosophy Department staff and Max Kirchoff (pring design).

For additional information, contact Amy Coplan by email at acoplan@fullerton.edu or by phone at 714.278.5598.

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