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“E.G.: The Force of Examples in Philosophy and Literature”

 Thursday November 14th, 5:30pm Reception at 5pm. Pink Parlor Room East Duke Building Duke University PAL welcomes Eli Friedlander, Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, and Keren Gorodeisky, Philosophy, Auburn University, to a Mini- Symposium to explore the use of examples in Philosophy and Literature. There will be two presentations, with refreshments, and time for questions. Eli Friedlander presents…

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Hannah Arendt, Multiculturism, Feminism, Judgment

 A Conversation with Linda Zerilli Thursday, October 3rd at 5pm FHI Smith Warehouse Garage Bay 4, 1st Floor, C105, Duke University Reception at 4:30pm  UPDATE: The article for our discussion is the following:  Zerilli, Linda. “Towards a Feminist Theory of Judgement.” Signs, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Winter 2009), University of Chicago pp. 295-317. For an…

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Fall 2013 Kickoff: Susan Wolf and The Philadelphia Story

 Please join PAL for our first set of events for the 2013-2014 year, complementing last year’s PAL Forum screenings of classic remarriage comedy films! Film Screening:  The Philadelphia Story (1940), directed by George Cukor, starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn Thursday Sept 5th, 7pm-10pm Reception at 7pm, Viewing at 7:30pm FHI Smith Warehouse Garage Bay 4, First…

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A Note from Director Toril Moi

 To everyone in the PAL community: New Acting Director of PAL I am delighted to announce that Sarah Beckwith (English, Theater Studies, Religion) will be Acting Director of PAL for 2013/14, when I will be on leave.  Sarah has been a member of PAL’s Steering Committee from the start. Before PAL began, she and I…

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Sneak Peek of PAL’s Upcoming Events

 Here’s a preview of some upcoming events: Fall 2013 September 5: Screening of The Philadelphia Story September 12: Susan Wolf (UNC) – “Loving Attention: Lessons in Love from The Philadelphia Story” October 3: “Hannah Arendt, Multiculturalism, Feminism, Judgement:  A Conversation with Linda Zerilli” (In conjunction with the Symposium on Judgment, October 4-5) November 14: “E.G.:…

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Graduate Certificate Courses – Complete List

 Complete List of PAL Graduate Certificate Courses to Date Spring 2014 DUKE : PHIL 947S/ LIT 882S– Philosophy and Literature Graduate Seminar – Taught by Owen Flanagan AMI 640/ FRENCH 510/ VMS 552/ LIT– Citizen Godard – Taught by Anne-Gaëlle Saliot UNC: GERM 880–Man, Animal, Cinema – Taught by Inga Pollman Fall 2013 XTIANTHE 968 (Divinity) – The Theological Aesthetics…

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Graduate Certificate Courses – Fall 2013

 Download the PAL Certificate Brochure XTIANTHE 968 (Divinity) – The Theological Aesthetics of the Image This seminar will explore primary and critical writings related to the contested role of images in philosophical theology and –aesthetics, and also in some nineteenth-century literature. Rather than approaching the image from the perspective of art history, our objective is…

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