Symposium in the History of Philosophy
In Memoriam
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty
(1932 -2020)
Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy at Tufts University
in partnership with the Department of Philosophy at Boston University and the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University
September 16, 2022
Tufts University
Coolidge Room, 2nd floor, Ballou Hall
| 10am-10:30am: | Welcome reception with coffee and scones: welcoming remarks from Avner Baz, Chair of the Tufts’ Philosophy Department |
| 10:30am – 11:15am: | Professor Sally Sedgwick, Boston University “Consolations of World History: Kant versus Hegel” |
| 11:15am – 12pm: | A discussion session |
| 12pm – 1:30pm: | The conversation continues during a catered lunch, served in the conference room |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm: | Professor Michael Della Rocca, Yale University “Becoming One: Theology and Philosophy, Will and Intellect, Mode and Substance in Spinoza” |
| 2:15pm – 3pm: | A discussion session |
| 3pm – 3:30pm: | The conversation continues over coffee and cookies |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm: | Professor Christiana Olfert, Tufts University “Inquiry as a Way of Life” |
| 4:15pm – 5pm: | A discussion session |
Organizers: Christiana Olfert and Sigrún Svavarsdóttir, Tufts University