What Is Philosophy Day?

Each year the Philosophy Department invites a prominent philosopher to IUSB, for a campus-wide event called Philosophy Day. The philosopher chosen is someone whose work is of interest to many academic disciplines and to the general public. The Philosophy Day speaker gives a public lecture and a colloquium.

Philosophy Day - A History

The following is a list of Philosophy Day speakers since its inception in 1979. Sponsorship is indicated by the following symbols.

# = Council for Philosophical Studies, Distinguished Visiting Philosopher
* = Addison Locke Roache Memorial Fund Lecturer
** = Philosophy Alumnae/Alumni Lecture

• 1979-1980 Gary Gutting
• 1980-1981 Frithjof Bergmann#
• 1981-1982 Nicholas Wolterstorff
• 1982-1983 Kenneth M. Sayre
• 1983-1984 William Alston
• 1984-1985 Gerald Dworkin
• 1985-1986 David L. Hull
• 1986-1987 John Haugeland#
• 1987-1988 Ernan McMullin
• 1988-1989 Marilyn Frye
• 1989-1990 Alan Gewirth*
• 1990-1991 David Michael Levin*
• 1991-1992 Stephen Toulmin*
• 1992-1993 Edith Wyschogrod*
• 1993-1994 Alvin Plantinga*
• 1994-1995 Sandra Bartky*
• 1995-1996 Arthur Fine*
• 1996-1997 Patricia H. Werhane*
• 1997-1998 Michael Ruse*
• 1998-1999 Thomas Kasulis*
• 1999-2000 Rosemarie Tong*
• 2000-2001 Glenn McGee*
• 2001-2002 Karen Hanson**
• 2002-2003 William McBride*
• 2004-2005 Nancy Sherman*
• 2005-2006 Charles Taliaferro*
• 2007-2008 Kristin Shrader-Frechette*