CONFERENCE AIMS: This public conference investigates the relation between philosophy and its multicultural context. Are there immutable questions and universal answers regarding knowledge, values, and reality, or is philosophical inquiry bound by history, geography, and culture? Should the philosopher be responsible to the public? Four panels of local intellectuals from Google, San Francisco State University, San José State University, Stanford, UC Santa Cruz, and University of San Francisco wish to engage with a diverse audience.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther; IHR (UCSC)
FUNDING: IHR; Philosophy Department; College 8; Cowell College; Merrill College; Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Impact Media Group
CONFERENCE POSTER (PDF)
NEWS ARTICLE: "UCSC to host free public conference exploring philosophy in multicultural context" by Scott Rappaport
PROGRAM (PDF)
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10:00-10:15 Welcome Remarks: UCSC Humanities Dean William A. Ladusaw
10:15-10:45 Keynote: Helen Longino (Stanford)
10:45-11:30 Panel 1: Analytic Philosophy: universalizing island unto itself, agora of free inquiry, culturally-conditioned product, or…?
- Panel Leader: Helen Longino
- Daniel Guevara (UCSC)
- Carlos Montemayor (SFSU)
11:30-11:40 Break
11:40-12:40 Panel 2: Comparative Philosophy
- Panel Leader: Bo Mou (SJSU)
- Justin Tiwald (SFSU)
- Manuel Vargas (USF)
12:40-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 Panel 3: Philosophy across the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences
- Panel Leader: Vanita Seth (UCSC)
- Scott Lokey (UCSC)
- Ronald Sundstrom (USF)
3:00-3:10 Break
3:10-4:10 Panel 4: Philosophy in Society
- Panel Leader: Mohammad Azadpur (SFSU)
- Amir Najmi (Google)
- Ásta Sveinsdóttir (SFSU)
4:10-4:20 Closing Remarks: Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther (UCSC)
4:20-5:20 Open Discussion
5:20-6:00 Reception
