Student Philosophy Society Tim Black, Faculty Co-sponsor

Hello, and welcome to Fall Semester 2004 at Cal State Northridge.  We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable summer!  We’d like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about The Student Philosophy Society (check out our constitution.) The Society works diligently to organize both social gatherings and events that are meant to cultivate your interest in philosophy.  We plan to have an exciting schedule of events this Fall, which will include events in two series -- The Student and Philosopher Forum Series and The Philosophy and Diversity Symposium Series. The Student and Philosopher Forum Series was created with the intent to give students time alone, in a casual and relaxed environment, with visiting scholars.  With this series, we hope to offer students the opportunity to listen to and speak with a philosopher in an intimate setting, giving them the chance to ask questions and offer criticisms of their own. The Philosophy and Diversity Symposium Series will offer students and faculty an opportunity to hear visiting scholars -- as well as members of CSUN’s own faculty -- speak on various philosophical issues, while incorporating a diverse range of other issues. Below, you'll find SPS announcements, as well as information about upcoming events, recent events, conferences, and contacting the Society. You can also find information about the Society posted on the wall in a glass case across from the Philosophy Department Conference Room, Sierra Tower, Room 503.

CSUN Students and alums joined Dr. Fred Dretske of Duke University for "An Intimate Q & A" at the home of Professor Ron McIntyre where they dis- cussed Dretske's paper "Perception Without Awareness."  Pictured are (top row, from left to right) Edmund Nazarian, David Alvarez, Melanie Teller, Josh Holt, Fred Dretske, Brian Gould, Natalee Dyke, John Harkness, (bottom row) Jennifer Griffith, Chris Vogel and Darrin Gitisetan. Dr. Tom Spencer-Walters (Pan African Studies, CSUN) and Dr. Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha (Religious Studies, CSUN) were guest speakers at the SPS symposium "African Philosophy and the Challenges of the Global Village." The event took place on February 19th in the Sierra Center.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Check out the SPS's new blog: http://studentphilosophysociety.blogspot.com/
  
• At its last meeting, the SPS elected officers for 2005-6.  Congratulations to all those elected!
  
• President: Jes Bohn
• Vice President: John Parra
• Secretary: Josh Holt (unbeknownst to him)
• Treasurer: Chris Vogel
• Director of Events: Andrew Romero
• Director of Publicity and Outreach: Josh DiPaolo
  
• Interested in going to graduate school?  Check out these websites: http://www.gradschooltips.com; and for lots of information on the GRE, including sample test questions, check out http://www.gre.org/ttindex.html.
  
• The Student Philosophy Society welcomes its newest members: Josh DiPaolo, Fernando Gonzalez (Pre-CTVA, freshman), Josh Holt (Philosophy, junior), Michael Howard (Philosophy, junior), Nick Moreno (Philosophy, sophomore), and Tami Troutt (LSN/GR ROM, senior).  We are delighted to have them join us!
  
• The Philosophy Society has a mailing list: csunsps-g@csun.edu.  This list is to be used only for official SPS business.  To find out how to subscribe, see below.  For more information, see " Using the Majordomo Mailing List Server."

UPCOMING EVENTS:



EVENT:	TIME & DATE:	PLACE:
California State University, Northridge Philosophy Department Colloquium Series    The Narrow Self      Brie Gertler      Associate Professor of Philosophy         University of Virginia There's a PDF version of Professor Gertler's paper here.  [Please do not quote or cite her paper without her permission!]  Background reading is available here [Andy Clark and David Chalmers' "The extended mind"] and here [Andy Clark's "Intrinsic content, active memory and the extended mind"].	March 9, 2005 3:30 p.m.	CSUN Campus Science Building, SC 1117
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society (see the flyer here)	Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Sierra Tower 503
California State University, Fullerton 35th Annual Philosophy Symposium Philosophy of Emotion (see the flyer here) Participants include:     Robert Solomon (University of Texas, Austin)     Michael Stocker (Syracuse University)     Jenefer Robinson (University of Cincinnati)     Ronald de Sousa (University of Toronto)     Amy Coplan (California State University,         Fullerton)     C. Richard Booher (University of Chicago)	March 17, 2005, beginning at 10:00 a.m. March 18, 2005, beginning at 9:30 a.m.	California State University, Fullerton Titan Student Union, Pavilion C (see the map on this flyer)

RECENT EVENTS:

EVENT:	TIME & DATE:	PLACE:
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society	Wednesday, March 2, 2005 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Sierra Tower 503
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society (see the flyer here)	Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Sierra Tower 503
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society	Wednesday, February 2, 2005 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	USU Agoura Room
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society	Wednesday, December 8, 2004 5:30 p.m.	Agoura Conference Room, USU, Second Floor
Philosophy and Diversity Symposium Series    Sponsored by the Student Philosophy Society, the    Department of Women's Studies, the Philosophy        Department, and Associated Students "On Men, Women and the Rest of Us: Essentialist and Contructivist Views on Gender" Confirmed Speakers:     Marie Cartier        Women's Studies Department, CSUN        See her website at www.mariecartier.com     Ann Gary        Department of Philosophy, CSULA     C. Jacob Hale (Moderator)        Department of Philosophy, CSUN     Gina Masequesmay        Department of Asian American Studies, CSUN     Jorge Munoz        Department of Philosophy, CSUN     Mutombo N'Kulu-N'Sengha        Department of Religious Studies, CSUN	Monday, November 15, 2004 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Sierra Center, 2nd Floor, University Corporation Special Events Room
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society	Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:30 p.m.	Burbank Conference Room, USU, Second Floor
Going to Graduate School in Philosophy Confirmed Speakers: Peter J. Graham Assistant Professor of Philosophy University of California, Riverside Amanda Printz Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy at the University of Southern California Charles Young Professor of Philosophy Claremont Graduate University	Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:30 p.m.	Sierra Tower 503
Going to Graduate School in the Humanities (for Free!) Confirmed Speakers: Daniel J. Bennett Director, Graduate Admissions/Student and Academic Affairs, UCLA Graduate Division Cherie Francis Director, Graduate Outreach, Diversity and Fellowships, UCLA	Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:00 p.m.	Burbank Room, USU
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society See the minutes of this meeting here.	Wednesday, October 6, 2004 5:30 p.m.	Agoura Conference Room, USU, Second Floor
Back to School Party! For Philosophy Majors, Minors, Faculty and Friends Sponsored by the SPS.  Philosophy Awards were presented by Professor Doug Portmore.	Friday, October 1, 2004 7:00 p.m.	Melanie Teller's home
Student and Philosopher Forum Series An Intimate Q & A with Peter J. Graham, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UC Riverside, to discuss his paper "Theorizing Justification"  See the flyer here.	Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	The home of Professor York Gunther
Meeting of the Student Philosophy Society See the minutes of this meeting here.	Wednesday, September 1, 2004 5:30 p.m.	Calabasas Conference Room, USU
Philosophy Outside Academia: How to Succeed in Your Chosen Career with an Education in Philosophy Guest speakers included:    Stephanie Mangano, Vice President of Casting Administration, Disney Television and Film, Los Angeles    Beau Vrolyk, Partner, Warburg Pincus Investment Firm, Menlo Park    Terry Rozelle, Professional Skeptic, Center for Inquiry, Hollywood    Leemon McHenry, Legal Researcher, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Gulford & Schiavo, Los Angeles    Don Lehman, Proprietor, CoMark Advertising Agency, Los Angeles	Thursday, May 6, 2004 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Sierra Center 2nd Floor, Special Events Room
Student Reading Group The group will discuss Professor Robert Solomon's "Emotions in Phenomenology and Existentialism".  NOTE:  Professor Solomon has been kind enough to give us a draft of his paper.  Please do not cite it without his permission!	Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Sierra Tower 503
Student and Philosopher Forum Series An Intimate Q & A with Professor Roy Sorensen	Saturday, March 13, 2004 3:00 p.m.	The home of Professor Ron McIntyre
Student Reading Group The group will discuss Professor Roy Sorensen's "The Vanishing Point: A Model of the Self as an Absence".  The discussion will be facilitated by Chris Vogel. NOTE:  Professor Sorensen has been kind enough to give us a draft of his paper.  Please do not cite it without his permission!	Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:00 p.m.	Business Building 1240
Philosophy and Diversity Symposium Series "The Relevance of Chinese Philosophy Today", with guest speakers Dr. Chenyang Li (Central Washington University) and Dr. Manyul Im (Cal State LA).	Wednesday, March 3, 2004 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	The University Corporation Special Events Room (Sierra Tower, 2nd Floor) (See the flyer for this event.)
Philosophy and Diversity Symposium Series "African Philosophy and the Challenges of the Global Village" With guest speakers Dr. Mutombo N'Kulu-N'Sengha and Dr. Tom Spencer-Walters and moderator Dr. Gregory Velazco y Trianosky	Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	The University Corporation Special Events Room (Sierra Tower, 2nd Floor)
Student and Philosopher Forum Series An Intimate Q & A with Professor Fred Dretske	Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:00 p.m.	The home of Professor Ron McIntyre Please contact Jennifer Griffith (hothousecomm@yahoo.com) for Professor McIntyre's address and for directions to his home.
Student Reading Group The group will discuss Professor Fred Dretske's "Perception without Awareness".  The discussion will be facilitated by John Parra. NOTE:  Professor Dretske has been kind enough to give us a draft of his paper.  Please do not cite it without his permission!	Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:30 p.m.	Sierra Tower 503

CONFERENCE CALENDAR:

CONFERENCE:	SUBMISSION DEADLINE & DATE OF CONFERENCE:	PLACE:
9th Annual Southern California Philosophy Conference See the program here.	Saturday, October 30, 2004 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.	University of California, Irvine

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For future announcements, please check this web site periodically or subscribe to the mailing list.  For more information about the Student Philosophy Society and its activities, or to suggest topics for future meetings, please contact Professor Black at tim.black@csun.edu.

Faculty co-sponsors:

Professor Tim Black (tim.black@csun.edu)
Professor Douglas Portmore (douglas.portmore@csun.edu)