There will be a small conclave for faculty and students on the philosophy of Arne Naess with visiting scholar David Rothenberg. Naess (1912-2009) is generally considered one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century for his contributions to Phenomenology, Philosophy of Science, Environmental Ethics, Philosophy of Language, Experimental Philosophy, and other areas. Rothenberg studied under Naess in Norway in the 1980s and together they produced Ecology, Community, Lifestyle (Cambridge University Press, 1989).
May 1
Philosophy Colloquium:
Conclave on the Philosophy of Arne Naess for Faculty and Students
Visiting Scholar: David Rothenberg, Professor of Philosophy, New Jersey Institute of Technology
10 a.m.-Noon, LI 211 (Library Second Floor)
Required Reading
Naess, Arne. 1957. Synonymity as Revealed by Intuition. The Philosophical Review Vol. 66 No. 1 (January): 87-93.
Naess, Arne. 1964. Reflections on Total Views. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Vol. 25 No. 1 (Sept.): 16-29.
Naess, Arne. 1973. The Place of Joy in a World of Fact. The North American Review Vol. 258 No. 2 (Summer): 53-57.
Naess, Arne. 1987. Self-Realization: An Ecological Approach to Being in the World. The Trumpeter Vol. 4 No. 3: 35-42.
