Fordham Philosophy News Vol. 1 No. 3, May 2012

Faculty Publications Other Faculty News Nathan Ballantyne's essay, "Luck and Interests,"    appears in the April issue of Synthese. The paper Beginning this month, Babette Babich has a explores a concept (luck) which is invoked in residence fellowship from the Stiftung debates over knowledge, freedom, and justice. In Weimarklassik for the spring and summer in addition, Nathan’s co-authored paper, “Moral Weimar, Germany. Intuitionism Defeated,” was presented at the    Pacific APA meeting in Seattle this April by his co- On April 11, a one-day symposium on Brian author. Davies’ book, Thomas Aquinas on God and

Evil (Oxford University Press, 2011), was held at Brian Davies’ review of Marilyn Adams, Some the University of Chicago under the auspices of the Later Medieval Theories of the Eucharist. Thomas Lumen Christi Institute and the Department of Aquinas, Giles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William Philosophy. Fr. Davies read a paper and there Ockham (Oxford University Press, 2010) appeared were two commentators: Denys Turner (Yale) and in New Blackfriars (Vol.93, No 1045). Michael Kremer (Chicago). The event, which took

place in the University of Chicago Divinity School, John Drummond published “Imagination and had about 100 people in attendance. Appresentation, Sympathy and Empathy in Smith    and Husserl,” in Intersubjectivity and Objectivity in Adam Smith and Edmund Husserl: A Collection of Sam Haddad is now an associate editor for the Essays, ed. Christel Fricke and Dagfinn Føllesdal, journal Derrida Today. 117–37 (Heusenstamm bei Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag,    2012). Gyula Klima has received an invitation for an all- expenses-paid trip to give a lecture series at Jennifer Gosetti-Ferencei’s paper,“World and the Center for the Study of Language and Cognition at Image in Poetic Language: Heidegger and Zhejiang University (Hangzhou) and one lecture at Blanchot,” will appear in the forthcoming issue of Tsinghua University (Beijing) in China, on Continental Philosophy Review. medieval logic and metaphysics, and their relevance to contemporary philosophy, June 5-25, Charles Kelbley is publishing “Modeling Church 2012. and State: The Ideological Use of History in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence,” 38 Ohio Northern University Law Review 1-62 (June 2012). He is also reprinting “Are There Limits to Constitutional Change? Rawls on Comprehensive Doctrines, Unconstitutional Amendments, and the Basis of Equality” in Rawls and Law, Thom Brooks ed. Ashgate Press (UK), June 2012.

Merold Westphal published "The Dialectic of Belonging and Distanciation in Gadamer and Ricoeur," in Gadamer and Ricoeur: Critical Horizons for Contemporary Hermeneutics, ed. Francis J. Mootz III and George H Taylor, New York, 2011, 43-62. He also published "Existentialism and Religion," in The Cambridge Companion to Existentialism, ed. Steven Crowell, New York, 2012, 322-4.

Faculty Lectures and Events Brian Johnson presented “Epictetus on Socrates’ Competing Roles” at the Rochester Institute of Babette Babich gave a plenary lecture on Technology on April 27, 2012. The conference was “Heidegger on Metaphysics and Overcoming entitled Epictetus and Stoicism: Continuing Influences Metaphysics,” at the North Texas Philosophical and Contemporary Relevance. Association at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, April, 13, 2012. She also gave an Jada Twedt-Strabbing gave a colloquium talk at invited keynote in German, “Incipit Parodia. Virginia Tech on April 27, 2012 entitled Nietzsches Empedokles/Zarathustra. Zur Lukians "Understanding Accountability." ‘υπεράνθρωπος und Nietzsches Übermensch.” Seidlvilla, Munich, April 30, 2012. Gerard Vong gave a talk entitled “On What To Do When There Isn’t Enough: Inequality, Fairness & Michael Baur was invited to give the keynote Lotteries” at the Phi Sigma Tau Induction address at the Second Annual CUNY Ceremony on Friday April 20th. He also gave a Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, held April response to Anita Allen's paper, "The Natural Law 20, 2012. His keynote address was entitled, "What Origins of the American Right to Privacy," at the Rights Are, and Why There Are Any." Fordham Natural Law Colloquium on March 28, 2012. Brian Davies gave the 2012 Aquinas Lecture, “God the Creator,” at Notre Dame Seminary in New Merold Westphal gave two keynote lectures for the Orleans on April 20, 2012. Wesleyan Philosophical Society, “Faith as a Passion” and “Dispassionate Reason,” at Trivecca Narazene John Drummond presented the Keynote University in Nashville, TN on March 1, 2012. On Address, “The ‘___ful’ and the ‘___ous’: Some April 17, 2012, he gave a lecture at Wheaton Phenomenological Reflections on Some Emotions,” College (Illinois) entitled “The Hermeneutical Turn at the Dowling College Undergraduate Philosophy as the Move from the Modern to the Postmodern.” Conference, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, March 30, 2012. He offered the same paper as a keynote address at the New York City Phenomenology Group Graduate Student Conference, Reapproaching the Foundations of Phenomenology, at the New School in New York City on March 31, 2012.

Alumni and Post-Doc News

David Becker (PhD 2008) gave a talk on April 14, 2012 to the biannual meeting of the Long Island Philosophical Society, entitled "Some Thoughts on Plato's Republic". David is a professor at St. John’s University in Queens, NY.

Gary Gabor (PhD 2011) presented a talk, "Ammonius’ Derivation of Aristotle’s ten categories in the Isagoge commentary," at the conference, Ancient and Medieval Interpretations of Aristotle's Categories at Franciscan University of Steubenville on April 14, 2012. Gary will start work as a professor at Hamline University in the fall.

Brian Gregor published a review of Jason A. Mahn's book Fortunate Fallibility: Kierkegaard and the Power of Sin in Philosophy in Review XXXII (2012), no. 2, pp.114-16. Brian is a Post-doctoral fellow at Fordham University.

Michael Kelly (PhD 2004) has accepted a tenure track position at the University of San Diego.

Newly Minted Alumni

Sterling Berry-Whitlock defended his dissertation "Contemporary Philosophy of Law and the Problem of the Rule of Recognition" on May 9, 2012. His mentor was Michael Baur.

Aaron Converse defended his dissertation "An Examination of Aquinas's Approach to Conscience" on December 14, 2011. His mentor was Joseph Koterski, S.J.

Sister Mary Denise D'Attore defended her dissertation "Thomas Aquinas on the Role of Second-Order Judgement in Human Electio" on May 2, 2012. Her mentor was Joseph Koterski, S.J.

Johanna Nashi defended her dissertation "A Humanistic Approach to Bystander Responsibility in Cases of Crimes against Humanity and Genocide" on April 2, 2012. Her mentor was John Drummond.

Christopher Rice defended his dissertation "The Value of Relationships with Other Species" on April 18, 2012. His mentor was Christopher Gowans.

Ian Rottenberg defended his dissertation "Sacred Text as Saturated Phenomenon: The Unspoken Command of Scripture" on April 24, 2012. His mentor was Merold Westphal.

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Graduate Student Presentations Christopher Collins presented “Inquiry, Experimentation and the Conditions for a Democratic Ethos: A Deweyan Undergraduate Undertakings Approach to Law and Democracy” at the New    York Pragmatist Forum Meeting on “Pragmatism and Law,” Fernando J. Villalovs recently published April 27, 2012 at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center an article on Foucault and Derrida in La campus. Gaceta de Ciencia Politica, a journal based in Mexico City. Marta Layton presented “St. Anselm on Loving the Right    Thing” at the Eastern Division of the Society for Women in Senior philosophy/history major Philosophy's annual conference. The conference took place Mateusz Plaza, has received a Fulbright at Savannah State University in Baltimore, MD on April 28, research grant to study the 2012. phenomenology of Jozef Tischner and his “Ethics of Solidarity” in Krakow, Poland. Emily Sullivan presented “Do Scientific Idealizations Threaten a Factive View of Understanding?” at the Fordham Philosophical Society Graduate Symposium on April 24, 2012.

Graduate Student Presentations- continued Zita Toth gave a presentation entitled “Descartes’ Optics and Some Medieval Theories of Vision” at the conference, Scientiae: Disciplines of Knowing in the Early Modern World, in Vancouver, BC, April 26-28, 2012.

Three graduate students presented papers at the North Texas Philosophical Association at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX, April 11-13, 2012: David Gadon presented “Ambiguous Prescription: Butler and Merleau-Ponty on Questions of Ethics,” Brock Scheller presented “Incomplete Predicates and Approximation: Nehamas and the Range of Forms in Plato’s Middle Dialogues,” and Peter Seipel presented “Was Wittgenstein a Relativist?”

David also presented his paper at the Fordham Philosophical Society Graduate Symposium on April 24, 2012.

New Phi Sigma Tau Members Phi Sigma Tau is the National Honor Society in Philosophy

Fordham College Rose Hill Yeligai Satylganova John C. Byrd Class of 2012 Annette Stabile Christian S. Monsalve Veronica Torok Joseph H. Moreshead Matthew Ciampi Fernando J. Villalovs Michael J. Omboni Alexander Corbitt Nathan Walsh Michael P. Rametta Rudy N. Crespo Cleiford M. Senra Matthew Cuff Fordham College Lincoln Nadia Westenburg Megan Cullen Center Class of 2012 Joseph A. Daly Fordham College Lincoln Matthew Dillon Christopher Chromey-Marquis Center Class of 2013 Guillermo Garrido-Lestache Piyali Syam Nathan Greene Raymond Walsh William W. Bergesch Gareth Horell Dane Gebauer James J. Innocent Gabelli School of Business Aleksandra George Parker Knight Class of 2012 Muhammad W. Rahman Jeanette Lee Nicholas D. Sereda Xavier Montecel Danielle O’Boyle Shane L. Mulligan Alumnus James A. Passarelli Fordham College Rose Hill Kin L. Pi Class of 2013 Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Plotycia Jean-Marc Pierre Peter Sanneman Andres R. Begue

This is our final issue for the 2011-2012 academic year. If you have any summer news, please send it to [email protected] . Thanks for reading!