Conferences

2008 Fullerton International Philosophy Conference: Virtue and Vice

Empathy Conference

THE ANNUAL CSUF PHILOSOPHY SYMPOSIUM

A proud and distinguished tradition

The Philosophy Symposium is a tradition at California State University Fullerton that goes back to 1971. Listed below are the topics of all previous Symposiums held at the University. The list displays the vast variety of subjects to which philosophy can be applied, demonstrates a history of sensitivity to current events and contemporary concerns, and showcases some of the inter-disciplinary approaches Philosophy has taken here at CSUF.

1. 1971 - Bertrand Russell Symposium
2. 1972 - Political Action & Psychology
3. 1973 - The Role of Values in psychological theory and practice
4. 1974 - Objectivity and Subjectivity, emphasis on world views & values
5. 1975 - Equality Under The Law
6. 1976 - On Being Responsible
7. 1977 - The Understanding of Art
8. 1978 - Education in a Disillusioned World
9. 1979 - The Greeks and the Good Life
10. 1980 - Modern Moral Philosophy
11. 1981 - Religion, Mysticism, and Knowledge
12. 1982 - Is Empiricism Dead? - the new Philosophy of Science
13. 1983 - Biology and Philosophy
14. 1984 - The Self in Contemporary Psycho-analysis
15. 1985 - Philosophy and Women
16. 1986 - Philosophical Issues in Journalism and the Media
17. 1987 - Ordinary Language and Recent Philosophical Practice
18. 1988 - Moral Reasoning in China: East/West Dialogue
19. 1989 - Japanese Morality
20. 1990 - Philosophy and American Culture
21. 1991 - Environmental Ethics: Now & Into the 21st Century
22. 1992 - Philosophy and Economics
23. 1993 - Rationality and Spirituality
24. 1994 - Insiders & Outsiders: The Cultural Turn in Historical Explanation
25. 1995 - Beyond Human Beings: Demarcating Moral Subjects
26. 1996 - Medical Ethics: Making Moral Distinctions
27. 1997 - Philosophy and Education
28. 1998 - Democracy and Self-Interest
29. 1999 - Philosophy and Literature
30. 2000 - The University Machine: Alienation in Higher Education
31. 2001 - Law, Ethics, and Social Reform
32. 2002 - How Do You Know? New Approaches in Epistemology
33. 2003 - Back to Plato's Cave: Philosophical Reflections on Film
34. 2004 - Scientism: Is Science the Standard
35. 2005 - Philosophy of Emotion
36. 2006 - Intellectual Activism: Women Pushing the Boundaries of Philosophy
37. 2007 - Confronting Torture: Perspectives & Moral Issues