This Week:

19 Jan
  • 01/21 – This week the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group will be tackling Levinas’ “Existence Without a World”

This Week:

10 Jan
  • Tue. 01/14/14, The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group will be examining Tom Sparrow’s “Bodies in Transit: The Plastic Subject of Alphonso Lingis”
  • Fri. 01/17/14, Dr. Bucur will be presenting “From Ipseity to Kenosis: Reflections on Ricoeur’s Itinerary to the Face-to-Face” at Duquesne’s Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center
    LINK: Bucur Lecture Promo 17 January 2014
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Tuesday, November 5th – 6PM @ East End Book Exchange (4754 Liberty Ave.)

31 Oct

Tuesday, November 5th - 6PM @ East End Book Exchange (4754 Liberty Ave.)

Dr. Brent Robbins, Psychology professor at Point Park University, will be leading a discussion on his paper “A Cultural-Existential Approach to Therapy: Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Embodiment and its Implications For Therapy.” Click the image to download the paper!

This Week:

20 Oct
  • 10/20, 10:30pm – The Online Deleuze Reading Group will be discussing the first have of Difference and Repetition chapter 4.
  • 10/22, 6:00pm – The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group will be reading Michel Foucault’s “Discourse on Language.”
  • 10/22, 7:30pm – Dr. Jon Levenson will be presenting “Abraham and the Absoluteness of God” at Duquesne University.
  • 10/23, 4:00pm – The Phenomenology and Religion Reading Circle will be reading Derrida’s Given Time, chapter 3.

This Week:

1 Oct
  • 10/01, The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network will be continuing its trek through Merleau-Ponty’s The Visible and the Invisible, with a discussion on the “Chiasm.”
  • 10/02, The Phenomenology and Religion Reading Circle will be prefacing its discussion of the phenomenology of the gift, with a look at Marcel Mass’ “The Gift.”
  • 10/6, The Online Deleuze Discussion Group will be continuing through Difference and Repetition, Chapter 3.

Phenomenology & Religion Reading Circle Kickoff

18 Sep

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Phenomenology & Religion reading group. This fall we will be examining the debate surrounding the “gift,” particularly in the work of Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Marion. We will be meeting at 619 Fisher Hall at Duquesne, at 4:oo on Wednesdays. Hope to see you there! 

More information and PDF’s can be found here.

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Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group Returns: Tues 8/27, 6-8PM

22 Aug

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Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group returns on Tuesday, August 27th from 6-8PM @ East End Book Exchange  (4754 Liberty Ave in Bloomfield).  We will be reading Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s text “The Visible and the Invisible” and will be discussing the chapter entitled “Reflection and Interrogation” on the 27th.  You can download all readings at pghcprg.com.

Deleuze Reading Group Tonight!

19 Aug

We will be kicking off the Deleuze Difference and Repetition reading group in just over an hour! Beginning tonight with the introduction to this difficult text. See you there! [Link]

This Week:

29 Jul
  • 7/29-7/31: The Internation Levinas Society, will be meeting all week at Duquesne University, offering an exciting program of speakers and panels.

Deleuze Online Reading Group

18 Jul