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In Memoriam - Professor Emeritus John Tienson

It is with deep sadness that we inform the University of Memphis community, and the wider philosophical profession, that Professor Emeritus John Tienson passed away on November 10, 2018. A trusted and admired colleague, teacher, and researcher, Professor Tienson was an irreplaceable philosophical mind, interlocutor, and collaborator at Memphis and beyond. We, his colleagues, staff, and students, will miss him greatly.

A memorial service will be held for Professor Tienson in Memphis on Saturday, December 15, 2018. (Time and location to come soon.) The Philosophy Department at The University of Memphis, his home department for many years, will hold a colloquium in honor of his work in the spring of 2020.

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Events Calendar

Fall 2018

Aug 31

Colloquium
Ron Mallon (Washington University in St. Louis)
"The Reemergence of Minimal Identities"
CL 317
3-5pm

Sept 14

Colloquium
Kathleen Higgins (UT Austin)
CL 317
3-5pm

Sept 28-29

Spindel Conference
Decolonizing Philosophy
UC Fountain Room
Program TBA

Nov 2

Colloquium
Eric Wiland (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
CL 317
3-5pm

Nov 16

Colloquium
Theresa Tobin (Marquette University)
CL 317
3-5pm

Spring 2019

Jan 3–6

OPO VI: Phenomenology and Practical Life
Conference
Peabody Hotel
Program and Information

Jan 18

Colloquium
Danielle Petherbridge (University College Dublin)
CL 317
3-5 pm

Jan 25

Colloquium
Dr. Michael Olson (Marquette University)
"Aether and Apperception: Kant Reads the New Chemistry"
CL 317
4-6 pm

Jan 29

Colloquium
Dr. Hope Sample (Grand Valley State University)
"Time and Change in Kant"
CL 317
4:15-6:15 pm

Feb 1

Colloquium
Dr. Danny Smith (University of Memphis)
"The Division of Nothing in the Critique of Pure Reason"
CL 317
4-6 pm

Feb 5

Colloquium
Dr. Chris Noble (New College of Florida)
"Moderation and Synthesis: Leibniz and the Aims of Philosophy"
CL 317
4:15-6:15 pm

Feb 8

Colloquium
Saba Barzagan-Forward (UCSD)
"Shared Action and Responsibility"
CL 317
3-5pm

Mar 1

Colloquium
Barbara Fultner (Denison)
"Toward an Ecological and Performative Account of Solidarity as Joint Agency"
CL 317
3-5pm

Mar 22

Simco Lecture
Elizabeth Anderson (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
Location TBA
Lecture: 4-6pm

Mar 22

Southern Journal of Philosophy Conference
The Epistemology of Justice | PDF
Location TBA
Program TBA

Mar 29

Conference
Philosophy Graduate Student Association (PGSA)
Theme: Complexity | pdf
Keynotes
Luis H. Favela (University of Central Florida)
Dorothea Olkowski (University of Colorado)
Location TBA
Program TBA