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Frumkes Lecture
The Lewis Burke Frumkes Lecture in Philosophy
The annual lecture series in philosophy is made possible by the generosity of donor Lewis Burke Frumkes. Details for the 2009 lecture follow.
Nancy Cartwright (UC San Diego; London School of Economics).
“Causation: What Can Be the Use of It?”
Monday, November 16, 2009 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Hemmerdinger Lecture Hall; 100 Washington Square East.
Past Frumkes Lectures
- November 17, 2008. Jonathan Lear (University of Chicago). “Falling Short: Irony and Aspiration.”
- October 29, 2007. Susan Wolf (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). “Moral Obligations and Social Commands.”
- March 19, 2007. Harry Frankfurt (Princeton University). “Getting It Right.”
- November 14, 2005. Simon Blackburn (University of Cambridge). “My Claim is That Morality is Nothing Other Than the Advantage of the Stronger Party... Well, Why Aren't You Applauding? (Plato, Republic).” [Webcast available]
- November 15, 2004. Noam Chomsky (MIT). “Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some Thoughts on Terror, Justice, and Self-Defense.” [Webcast available]
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