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"The Reason of the Gift": Jean-Luc Marion, Lecture 2 Part 1 9/30/08 - The Page-Barbour and Richard Lecture Series of the University of Virginia presents the 2008 Richard Lecturer Jean-Luc Marion, Professor of Philosophy at the University Paris-Sorbonne, the Ecole Normale. Marion is among the best-known living philosophers in France. He is a former student of Jacques Derrida and one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. The title of this lecture is "Substitution and Solicitude: How Levinas Reads Heidegger." |
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"The Reason of the Gift": Jean-Luc Marion, Lecture 2 Part 29/30/08 - The Page-Barbour and Richard Lecture Series of the University of Virginia presents the 2008 Richard Lecturer Jean-Luc Marion, Professor of Philosophy at the University Paris-Sorbonne, the Ecole Normale. Marion is among the best-known living philosophers in France. He is a former student of Jacques Derrida and one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. The title of this lecture is "Substitution and Solicitude: How Levinas Reads Heidegger." |
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"The Reason of the Gift": Jean-Luc Marion, Lecture 1 Part 19/29/08 - The Page-Barbour and Richard Lecture Series of the University of Virginia presents the 2008 Richard Lecturer Jean-Luc Marion, Professor of Philosophy at the University Paris-Sorbonne, the Ecole Normale. Marion is among the best-known living philosophers in France. He is a former student of Jacques Derrida and one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. The title of this lecture is "The Phenomenological Origin of the Concept of Givenness." |
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"The Reason of the Gift": Jean-Luc Marion, Lecture 1 Part 29/29/08 - The Page-Barbour and Richard Lecture Series of the University of Virginia presents the 2008 Richard Lecturer Jean-Luc Marion, Professor of Philosophy at the University Paris-Sorbonne, the Ecole Normale. Marion is among the best-known living philosophers in France. He is a former student of Jacques Derrida and one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. The title of this lecture is "The Phenomenological Origin of the Concept of Givenness." |
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Around the World in 90 Minutes with Cavalier Travels6/7/08 - Cavalier Travels is the University's Travel Program for alumni, parents and friends. Recent travels have included a transit of the Panama Canal and a climb on China's Great Wall. In this podcast, Cavalier Travels Director Kevin Conley gives a history of the program, and three UVa professors talk about what they've seen. They are: Fred Diehl, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology; Tyler Jo Smith, Assistant Professor in the Art Department; Larry Goedde, Chair of the Art Department, Professor of Art History. |
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Animal and Human Communication 6/2/07 - Evolutionary biologists and ethologists have recently uncovered amazing complexity and subtlety in animal systems of communication. Associate Professor of Philosophy Mitch Green discusses some of these new developments, focusing on whether they might bridge the gap widely reputed to separate human and animal communication. |
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What Makes Us Happy? 6/2/07 - Timothy D. Wilson, Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology, discusses his research on happiness and self-knowledge, some of which was reported in his 2002 book, Strangers to Ourselves. What are the psychological mechanisms involved in achieving lasting happiness, and what does this say about how we should live our lives? |
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Energy Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead 6/2/07 - Professor and Chair of Chemistry Ian Harrison will
examines the science and engineering of some energy sustainability research being performed at U.Va, and assesses the challenges of developing sustainable and environmentally friendly energy resources for the 21st century. |
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