Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network

Conference Update

The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network is happy to announce a third plenary for the 1st annual Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Conference, “Approaching the Liminal: Pushing the Boundaries of Continental Philosophy.” Dr. Aimee Light of Duquesne’s Theology Department specializes in theology of religions and comparative theology, as well as feminist theologies. She is the author of God at the Margins: Making Sense of Religious Plurality (Anselm: February 2014), co-author of the comparative approach to Hinduism featured in Pim Valkenberg’s World Religions in Dialogue: A Comparative Theological Approach and co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s new series Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice, a series which will continue through 2018 and which features her own edited volume Identity and Exclusion.

We are very excited about our diverse speakers coming from philosophy, communications/rhetoric, and now theology. A perfect contribution to a conference centered on “pushing boundaries” and interdisciplinary work.

Tags: Aimee Light, Duquesne University, Philosophy, Pittsburgh, Theology

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Pittsburgh Area Summer Seminar: Dietrich von Hildebrand and the Philosophy of Value

12 May

The Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project is hosting its fourth annual summer seminar.

This seminar is on Dietrich von Hildebrand and the Philosophy of Value. Hildebrand’s understanding of value was the core insight which set the direction for his many achievements in ethics, aesthetics, and the human person. We will be engaging in intensive reading and discussion on these topics.

The seminar is tailored to graduate students, and is capped at 15 students. It will be from June 30 — July 3, at Franciscan University of Steubenville, with room and board provided. Here is a link to the application page. The application deadline is May 19, 2014.

Flyer Hildebrand Seminar 2014

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Tags: Dietrich von Hildebrand, Fransiscan University, Philosophy, Steubenville, Value

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Call for Papers: Philadelphia Summer School in Continental Philosophy – Topic: Continental Philosophy of Religion and the New Metaphysics

1 May

Tags: Bruno Latour, Catherine Malabou, CFP, Continental Philosophy, Immaculata University, John D. Caputo, Materialism, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Quentin Meillassoux, Ray Brassier

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PCPN’s Spring Break

20 Apr

With universities’ lecture schedules winding down, and the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group taking a break until late May to allow everyone to get all their final papers and such done, it is probable that there will be a gap in updates for the next few weeks. But fear not, weekly updates will be returning in late May/early June.

Tags: Continental Philosophy, Philosophy, Pittsburgh

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This Week:

14 Apr

A light week, event-wise, but be sure to check out…

4/15, 6:00pm – The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group is continuing its discussion of Derrida’s “Signature, Event, Context” at the East End Book Exchange.

Tags: Continental Philosophy, Deconstruction, Derrida, Philosophy, Pittsburgh

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CFP – Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Conference – Approaching the Liminal

8 Apr

The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our first annual Pittsbugh Continental Philosophy Conference entitled, Approaching the Liminal: Pushing the Boundaries of Continental Philosophy (Sept. 26th and 27th). The conference will feature Dr. Tom Sparrow (Slippery Rock University) and Dr. Erik Garrett (Duquesne University) as keynotes. The full CFP can be found here: CFP – Approaching the Liminal (abstracts due by June 15th). Interested parties throughout the greater Pittsburgh area, and in a wide variety of fields (including philosophy, psychology, communications, theology, and sociology, to name only a few) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Tags: Communication, Continental Philosophy, Critical Theory, Deconstruction, Ecology, Erik Garrett, Existentialism, Feminism, Gender Studies, Phenomenology, Philosophy, Pittsburgh, Politics, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Race Strudies, Religious Studies, Rhetoric, sociology, Speculative Realism, Theology, Tom Sparrow

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This Week:

6 Apr

4/8, 6:00pm – The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group will be tackling Jacques Derrida’s “Signature, Event, Context,” at the East End Book Exchange (rescheduled from last week).
4/9, 4:00pm – Duquesne’s Theology Dept. presents a panel entitled “Animals, Ethics, and Christian Theology: A Roundtable Discussion”, Duquesne University, Fisher Hall, Room 615
4/11, 11:00am – Point Park’s Confluence Psychology Alliance: Experiential Immersion. For more information see: LINK
4/11, 3:00pm – Lloyd P. Gerson (University of Toronto) at Duquesne University’s Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center

Tags: Animal, Continental Philosophy, Deconstruction, Derrida, Lloyd P. Gerson, Philosophy, Pittsburgh, Theology

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This Week:

31 Mar

4/1, 6:00pm – The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group will be discussing Jacques Derrida’s “Signature, Event, Context.” East End Book Exchange.
4/5, 9:00am – Duquesne University’s Pyschology department is hosting the “Regional Undergraduate Psychology Conference: Relationships, Human Experiences, and Social Issues.” Duquesne University, 553 College Hall.
4/5, 1:00pm – Point Park is hosting Dafna Rehavia Hanauer, who will be presenting “Feminist Art Therapy: Representations of Self Starving Women.” Point Park University, Student Center room 701.

Tags: Continental Philosophy, Dafna Rehavia Hanauer, Deconstruction, Derrida, Feminism, Philosophy, Psychology