Philosophy Conferences and Calls for Papers

From the circulated e-mail describing the symposium:

SYMPOSIUM IN HONOUR OF J.S. MILL
Lord Rector of the University, 1865-68

September 15th, 2006

Programme:

Symposium Sessions (Senate Room, St Mary’s College, South St):

- 9.30: John Skorupski (University of St Andrews):
”The Proper Function of an University”

- 11.30: Peter Berkowitz (George Mason University and Hoover Institution):
John Stuart Mill’s Idea of the University

Respondents: Dudley Knowles (University of Glasgow), Rowan Cruft
(University of Stirling)

- 2.30: Round Table Discussion (Chair: John Haldane, University of St Andrews)

The JS Mill Bicentenary Lecture (School III, St Salvator’s College, North St):

- 5.00: Philip Kitcher (Columbia University):
Mill, Education, and the Good Life

Travel bursaries for PhD students are available, thanks to the support
of the Analysis Trust. The organisers also acknowledge the support of
the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies, and of
the University’s Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs.

For information, or to apply for travel subsidies, contact Enzo Rossi
(er30@st-andrews.ac.uk).

A website with further information on the Symposium will become
operational in the near future.