The PSU production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be at Memorial Auditorium Thursday through Saturday evenings at 8pm. Students with PSU ID can pick up tickets free at the PSU Ticket Office in the Student Center.

The PSU Philosophical Society Annual Speaker Series

·         Friday, November 13, 2009 4:00 pm

·         Grubbs Hall Room 107

·         “Liberalism and Religious Equality”

·         Speaker ­ Dr. Jon Mahoney

The PSU Philosophical Society will proudly present a talk given by Dr. Jon Mahoney entitled, “Liberalism and Religious Equality”.  The talk will take place on Friday, November 13, 2009 in Grubbs Hall Room 107 at 4:00 pm.  Dr. Mahoney is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Kansas State University.  He earned his PhD from State University of New York ­ Binghamton.  He specializes in social and political philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of law.  He has published in numerous journals such as Law and Philosophy, Social Philosophy Today, and The Journal of Value Inquiry.  His work has also appeared in numerous collections such as The Legacy of John Rawls (Continuum, 2005), Law and Peace in Kant’s Philosophy (de Gruyter, 2008), and Pragmatic Politics and Pragmatist Culture (Cambridge, 2009).  Please contact James McBain (jmcbain-@pittstate.edu or 235-6039) for further information.

The PSU Philosophical Society Annual Speaker Series

·         Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:30 pm

·         Russ Hall Room 409

·         “The Surprising Simple Secular Source of Morality”

·         Speaker ­ Dr. Scott Forschler

The PSU Philosophical Society will proudly present a talk given by Dr. Scott Forschler entitled “The Surprisingly Simple Secular Source of Morality” on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.  The talk will take place in Russ Hall 409 at 3:30 pm.  Dr. Forschler specializes in ethical theory.  He earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Minnesota ­ Twin Cities and also earned MA in philosophy from Minnesota ­ Twin Cities, a MA in history from Butler University, a MLS from the University of Wisconsin ­ Madison, and a MA in English from Pittsburg State.  He has published articles in Utilitas and The Journal of Value Inquiry; and his book, The Logic of Morality, is forthcoming from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.  Please contact James McBain (jmcbain-@pittstate.edu or 235-6039) for further information.