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Program: Colloquium 2009 Crisis of Meaning |
A Day of Philo-Sophia: Crisis of Meaning
Murdoch University
Brian Hill Lecture Theatre: 9.00 - 17.00
27 November , 2009
In order to encourage students' participation in the Colloquium,
we will invite students to think about questions related to the themes of the Colloquium,
write them down and put them into a question box.
At the conclusion of the Colloquium, Panel members
will address individual questions and discuss them with the audience.
8.30 – 9.00 |
REGISTRATION |
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9.00 – 9.15 |
Opening: Associate Prof. Jim Macbeth (Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities)
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9.15 10.00 |
Dr Richard Hamilton (UNDA): Opening Address: Does Science Deprive Life of Meaning?"
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10.00 10.30 |
Coffee
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10.30 11.30 |
James Muldoon (Arts/Law, The U of Melbourne): "Crisis of Democracy" |
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11.30 12.30 |
Nicholas Richard Mercer (Hwa Chong Institution): "Watchmen: the Dialectic of Meaning and Affect"
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12.30 - 1.30 |
Lunch
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1.30 2.45 |
Anita Williams (MU) and Lubica Učník (MU): "How to Treat Depression: Fight Club and History of Thinking" |
2.45 – 3.15 |
Coffee |
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3.15 4.00 |
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4.00 5.00 |
The Panel: |
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