You are enthusiastically invited to attend the

 

 

2004 Nammour Philosophy Symposium


 

 

The Beast Within

 

Join us in a philosophical discussion of the wild, violent, animal aspect of human nature!

 

 

Tues., April 27, 10-12 pm:       The Beast and Human Nature
                                                     

·         Christina Bellon:  “On Being Nasty, Brutish, and Short:  Adventures in the Hobbesian State of Nature”

·         Matt McCormick:  “The Human Beast: Why We Got No Soul”

·         Randy Mayes:  “Human Suffering and Other Beastly Pleasures”

 

Tues., April 27, 1-3 pm:         Our War on Terror:  Is the United States the Great Beast?

 

·         Author Meets Critics: “The Perfect Storm: One Philosopher’s Defense of the War on Terror”

·         Panelists Winners of Nammour Symposium Student Essay Competition TBA             

 

Wed., April 28, 10-12 pm:        Beyond the Beast

·         Rick Schubert:  “Cultivating Compassion through the Martial Arts:  How the Samurai Tames the Beast”

·         Bill Lovitt:  “Transcending the Beast:  Master and Slave in Nietzsche’s Philosophy” 

·         Stan Dundon:  “Denying the Beast:  How Would the Passion Play Out Today?”

 

Wed., April 28, 1-3 pm:            The Beast and Human Violence

           

·         James Blackmon:  “Why Does Butch Go Back?  Embracing Violence in Pulp Fiction.”

·         Shelley Shaver:  “Why I Killed My Neighbors:  Intensity, Violence, and Human Creativity”

·         Patti Nogales:  “Sexual Violence and our Beastly Origins”

                       

 

April 27 & 28  *  FOREST SUITE  *  2nd Floor University Union

 


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