Events
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- The Texas Network
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Events: 2008 Philosophy Schedule
Friday, February 22nd, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Ideology in the City: Power, Truth, Thrasymachus, and Socrates
Speakers : Dr. Matthew Daude Laurents
and Dr.
Rex C Peebles
Thrasymachus' challenge is Socrates foil in the Republic, as Plato attempts to address the "problem of ideology" and the ways in which power influences the search for truths about ethics and justice. I n this session, we will take a fresh look at Thrasymachus' challenge, and discuss ways in which this classic text opens the door to fruitful discussion about contemporary problems in the classroom.
Friday, February 22nd, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Roundtable:
"The Role of Philosophy Departments in the Community College and Creating a JC/CC Philosophy Organization "
Facilitator: Dr. Rex C Peebles
Philosophy departments can a role to play in community colleges that goes beyond the teaching of philosophy courses. The various roles they may take on will be discussed. Facilitating those roles could be aided by the formation of a JC/CC organization for teachers of philosophy.
Biography: Dr. Peebles taught Government for 13 years at Austin Community College before turning to the darkside, administration. He also taught a variety of capstone, cultural foundations, and political philosohy courses at St. Edward's University. His specialization is political philosophy/theory. He hold degrees from the Universities of Texas at Dallas, Arlington, and Austin.
Saturday, February 23rd, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Teaching Philosophy: Distance Learning
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Daude Laurents
Philosophy is the quintessential face-to-face discipline. How can it be taught effectively without that component? This session will focus on teaching philosophy at a distance, while trying to maintain the tradition of dialogue that has always marked the pedagogy of philosophy.
Biography: Dr. Daude Laurents has taught Philosophy and Religion for over twenty years. His area of specialization os philosophical methodology and this interest explains his love of classic questions about the intersections of and collisions of metaphysics, value theory, and epistemology. He holds various degrees from Southwestern University, University of Chicago Divinity School, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Philosophy Section Chair: Rex Peebles, Midland College