Kant's 5 Questions: A Symposium at UIC

I just wanted to bring this event to everyone's attention, as it is organized with similar questions to our discussion nights. It is a two day symposium on Thursday, November 12th and Friday, November 13th. Feel free to come to any or all of the sessions, and if you get a chance please pre-register. I will be attending the 2:30 and 4:00 sessions on Thursday. -Jen The Institute for the Humanities, Lower Level Stevenson Hall, 701 S. Morgan Street, UIC. This conference is free and open to the public. For pre-registration, clickhere. Maps and Directions Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:00 p.m. Coffee 1:00 p.m. Michelle Grier, University of San Diego What can I know? 2:30 p.m. Julian Wuerth, Vanderbilt University What should I do? 4:00 p.m. Andrew Chignell, Cornell University What may I hope for? Reception to follow directly Friday, November 13, 2009 9:00 a.m. Coffee 9:30 a.m. Patrick Frierson, Whitman College What is the human being? 11:00 a.m. Sam Fleischacker,University of Illinois at Chicago What is enlightenment? Conference Moderators: Daniel Sutherland, University of Illinois at Chicago; Allen Wood, Stanford University; Rachel Zuckert, Northwestern University Beginning in 2010, Routledge plans to publish series of books on these questions, one by each of the speakers. This Conference is free and open to the public. It is helpful for us to calculate attendance so please preregister by November 6th, 2009. Register by phone 312-996-6354, by email huminst@uic.edu, or by online registration form. For more information, contact Linda Vavra, Associate Director, Institute for the Humanities, 701 South Morgan, MC 206, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. 60607-7040, at 312-996-6354 or lvavra@uic.edu.