Science, Technology and the Humanities: A New Synthesis
April 24-25, 2009

College of Arts & Letters

Several scholarly disciplines focus on science and technology. Especially since World War II, the fields of the history, philosophy, literature, and social studies of science and technology have become well established as academic programs, and they have brought us ever richer and more subtle appreciations of science, technology, and their social dimensions.

As valuable and productive as these research endeavors have been, it is also the case that their principal purpose has been to produce better understandings of the enterprises of science and technology. Even where “external” or socially-oriented considerations have been brought to bear, by and large the goal has remained to shed new light on science and technology and the continuing roles they play in our lives. What remains of mere incidental or peripheral concern are the humanistic disciplines themselves.

In many ways, the traditional humanities and liberal arts have hardly felt the impact of these studies of science and technology. In recognizing this circumstance, the College of Arts & Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology has taken as its institutional mission to rethink the traditional humanities and liberal arts with science and technology as our points of departure. In so doing, we aim to reverse the analytical arrow and to focus more directly on the ways science and technology impact, inform, and redefine our disciplines.

Our upcoming conference, Science, Technology and the Humanities: A New Synthesis seeks to inquire—both on theoretical levels and in case studies—how by taking science and technology into consideration, we might enrich our understanding of history, philosophy, sociology, literary analysis, and the arts.

We invite as wide a range of speakers and papers as possible. We anticipate the speedy publication of conference proceedings. The closing date for consideration of proposals is January 15, 2009. Please send abstracts to CAL Conference, Spring ’09, c/o Prof. James E. McClellan III, College of Arts & Letters, Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030

For more information please contact:

James McClellan III
Professor, History
Peirce
Room 217
Phone: 201.216.5395
Fax: 201.216.8245

jmcclell@stevens.edu

Join the Stevens Philosophy Club for our: End Of The Year BBQ

Time: 6:00PM

Place: Jacobus Patio

Date: Friday, May 9th, 2008

Featuring a discussion on: What is  your diploma worth? 

For more information please contact:

Lisa Dolling
Dean, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Peirce
Room 308
Phone: 201.216.5405
Fax: 201.216.8245

ldolling@stevens.edu

Stevens Philosophy Club Presents: Gallery Tour - Chelsea Galleries

Saturday, April 12, 2008

12:00 - 4:00PM

Are You An Art Lover?

Join the Philosphy Club for our Chelsea Calleries Tour 

We will meet up at noon, on 22nd and 10th at the Clement Clark Moore Park and go from there.

Please be advised that in case of rain, this event will be postponed to April 19th.

Questions? contact: nbilchuk@stevens.edu 

For more information please contact:

Lisa Dolling
Dean, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Peirce
Room 308
Phone: 201.216.5405
Fax: 201.216.8245

ldolling@stevens.edu

Stevens Philosophy Club Presents: Gallery Tour - MOMA

Friday, April 4, 2008

6:00PM

MOMA

We will meet up in front of the museum.

For more information please contact:

Lisa Dolling
Dean, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Peirce
Room 308
Phone: 201.216.5405
Fax: 201.216.8245

ldolling@stevens.edu

Artificial, Non-artificial, natural: On the Ethics of Artificial Life

Speaker: Michael Steinmann, University of Tubingen and University of Pennsylvania

Date: Wednesday, March 26

Time: 3:15PM

Place: Pierce 216 

For more information please contact:

Lisa Dolling
Dean, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Peirce
Room 308
Phone: 201.216.5405
Fax: 201.216.8245

ldolling@stevens.edu