The Department of Philosophy announces the Fall 2021 through Spring 2022 lineup for the annual Scott & Heather Kleiner Lecture Series. We are proud to present renowned Philosophy scholars from around the globe presenting important talks on a wide array of relevant philosophical topics. This year's schedule of Kleiner lectures includes: September 23, 2021 Jonathan Wolff (Oxford University) "Inequality in the City" (online) Thursday, October 14, 2021 Sarah Mattice (University of North Florida) “On the Uncanny Goodness of Being Eclectic: Or, Guanyin as Philosophical Exemplar” (in-person) Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Andrea Scarantino (Georgia State University) "Emotions as Motivational Systems: 'Our Best Bet for Ascribing Emotions to Artificial Creatures'" online lecture, co-sponsored with the UGA Institute for Artificial Intelligence Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Sergio Gallegos (City university of new york) "Monstrosity as a Pedagogical Tool: Socrates, Montaigne, & Sor Juana" in-person lecture, co-sponsored with the UGA Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute Wednesday, November 10, 2021 CDC Reeve (university of north carolina) "Plato on Love" (online) Thursday, November 18, 2021 Magdalena Holy-Luczaj (University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszow Poland) “Heidegger and the Environmental Aesthetics of Everyday Artifacts” in-person lecture, visiting Fulbright scholar Wednesday, December 1, 2020 Myisha Cherry (University of California Riverside) "Rage Renegades: A Message to 'Allies'" online lecture, co-sponsored with the UGA Institute for African American Studies Thursday, January 27, 2022 Tom Dougherty (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) in-person lecture, title TBA Thursday, February 3, 2022 Ted Poston (University of Alabama) in-person lecture title TBA Thursday, March 3, 2022 Ryan Nefdt (University of Capetown) online lecture title TBA, co-sponsored with the UGA Department of Linguistics Thursday, March 24, 2022 Shannon Spaulding (Oklahoma State) in-person lecture title TBA Thursday, April 14, 2022 Melissa Burchard (University of North Carolina at Asheville) in-person lecture title TBA Type of News/Audience: Announcement Scott and Heather Kleiner Lecture Series
