2nd Biennial Graduate Student Conference
Fordham University,
New York
“Metaphysics and Critique”
March 5-6, 2004
“What is being? What does it mean to be? This is the question of metaphysics. It is old beyond age, newer than the most novel thought. It calls to us from the dawn of human mindfulness; it calls for its renewal again...” By once again recalling us to this fundamental question, Professor Desmond invites us to take up the issues of metaphysics: What is metaphysical thinking? Can the critique of metaphysics be overcome? Should it be? What are the fundamental categories; and what are the senses of being? Are there origins? Does the universe have a beginning or an end? What are things, and how are they intelligible? Is there a relation between a self and being? What are truth, goodness, and unity?
By bringing together a plurality of philosophical perspectives addressing these
issues, the conference hopes to encourage the renewal of metaphysical thinking.
The Fordham Philosophical Society presents papers from a number of philosophical schools
and traditions –after all, Platonists,
Aristotelians, Scholastics, Rationalists, Empiricists, German Idealists, Phenomenologists, Pragmatists, Post-Modernists, Process Philosophers, Critical
Theorists, and contemporary Analytic Philosophers have all offered rich
reflections on the issues of metaphysics and critique.
Keynote Address
Prof. Dr.
William Desmond, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Past President of both the Hegel Society of America (1991-1993) and of the
Metaphysical Society of America (1992-1994)
"Is There Metaphysics After Critique?"
Saturday, March 6
11:30 AM
Flom Auditorium, Walsh Library
Opening Night Plenary Speaker
Prof. James
Marsh, Fordham University
"The Role of the Philosopher in a Time of Crisis"
Friday, March 5
6:30 PM
Faculty Lounge, McGinley Center
Conference
Coordinator: David Zinn, Fordham University
Associate Conference Coordinators: Ariane Economos and Stephen Minister,
Fordham University
Committee Members: Matthew Craft and Anne Ozar
Additional Resources:
What is the Fordham Philosophical Society (FPS)?
Philosophy at Fordham University
Maps, Directions, and Transportation to Fordham
New York City Guide (compiled by Walsh Library)
New York Botanical Garden (adjacent to Fordham's Rose Hill campus)
Bronx Zoo (adjacent to Fordham's Rose Hill campus)
Sponsored by the Fordham Philosophical Society, the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of Philosophy
Comments or questions should be directed to Ariane Economos, arianeeconomos@hotmail.com, or David Zinn, davyzinn@hotmail.com