Internationally recognized philosopher, author, and professor Daniel Dennett (4:48) has a lot to say about the mind. His publications, including 13 books and more than 300 scholarly articles, often explore the origination and implications of human consciousness and free-will. Dennett examined these principles and more in his lecture, “A Human Mind as an Upside Down Brain,” delivered Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at Beloit College.
Dennett wasthe 2011 Selzer Visiting Philosopher at Beloit College. The Selzer program is a series which brings distinguished and influential philosophers to campus for two days of talks, classroom visits, and lectures.
Internationally recognized philosopher, author, and professor Daniel Dennett (4:48) has a lot to say about the mind. His publications, including 13 books and more than 300 scholarly articles, often explore the origination and implications of human consciousness and free-will. Dennett examined these principles and more in his lecture, “A Human Mind as an Upside Down Brain,” delivered Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at Beloit College.
Dennett wasthe 2011 Selzer Visiting Philosopher at Beloit College. The Selzer program is a series which brings distinguished and influential philosophers to campus for two days of talks, classroom visits, and lectures.
A panel of national leaders in entrepreneurship and the liberal arts were at Beloit College on Oct. 26, 2010 to discuss “Entrepreneurship and the Liberal Arts in Practice” in Pearsons Hall’s Moore Lounge. The panel was a part of the 3rd annual Upton Forum on the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations at Beloit College. Panelists included:
Robyne Hart, director of the Entrepreneurship and Society Program within the Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Merton D. Finkler, professor of economics and John R. Kimberly Distinguished Professor in the American Economic System at Lawrence University
Betsy Gatewood, director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts at Wake Forest University and research professor
The panel was moderated by Jerry Gustafson, the Coleman Foundation Professor in Entrepreneurship at Beloit, and director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Liberal Arts at Beloit (CELEB).
Israel Kirzner, emeritus professor of economics at New York University and a leading…
(Note: Mr. McManus begins his reading at the 11:22 minute mark. Click on the number to jump to his comments.)
James McManus, the 2010 Lois and Willard Mackey Chair in Creative Writing at Beloit College, read from his new nonfiction book, Cowboys Full, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in the Moore Lounge of Pearsons Hall.
McManus is the author of Positively Fifth Street, a New York Times bestseller that is already considered a classic, and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, as well as seven books of fiction and poetry. He has spoken about the history of poker at Yale, Harvard Law School, Google Inc., the American Bar Association, in the Oval Office with President Obama, and on numerous media outlets. He has written about the game for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, Foreign Policy, Card Player, ESPN.com, and American History.
Alicia Ely Yamin, global health and human rights fellow at Harvard Law School, outlined a “Rights-Based Approach to Health” in her comments at Beloit College on Nov. 17, 2010. (Her comments begin at the 5:25 mark.)
Yamin is the Joseph H. Flom Fellow on Global Health and Human Rights at Harvard Law. She also serves as Special Advisor to Amnesty International’s global campaign on poverty, Demand Dignity (in particular, in relation to the right to health) and as Executive Editor of the international, peer-reviewed journal, Health and Human Rights.
She appeared on campus to present the Ivan & Janice Stone Lecture, an annual lectureship named in honor of former Beloit College professor Ivan Stone, and wife Janice, also an international education advocate. For more on the Stone lecture, visit https://www.beloit.edu/oie/international_education/events/
Patty Loew, producer of the new lacrosse documentary “Sacred Stick,” discussed the origins, traditions and significance of the “fastest growing sport in America” – lacrosse – when she visited Beloit College on Nov. 7, 2010. Her comments begin at the 3:05 minute mark (click on “3:05” to jump).
Loew, a producer with Wisconsin Public Television, is also a professor of life science communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal. She produced the new documentary film titled "Sacred Stick." (View the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQim9MSBF_U)
Bill Green, director of the Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College, introduced Loew. The same morning, a piece appeared on the college’s internal news site, The Terrarium, where Green himself gave a brief background on the sport and showed off two of three lacrosse sticks in the museum’s collection.
"Apart from its recreational function, lacrosse…
Recognized as a leader in liberal arts education, Beloit College prepares students to be active participants in changing contemporary times. Since its founding over 160 years ago, Beloit has drawn students from nearly every state and from over 50 nations to its beautiful 40-acre campus, reminiscent of its New England heritage and the site of ancient Indian mounds. Located 90 miles from Chicago, 50 miles from Madison and 70
Recognized as a leader in liberal arts education, Beloit College prepares students to be active participants in changing contemporary times. Since its founding over 160 years ago, Beloit has drawn students from nearly every state and from over 50 nations to its beautiful 40-acre campus, reminiscent of its New England heritage and the site of ancient Indian mounds. Located 90 miles from Chicago, 50 miles from Madison and 70 miles from Milwaukee, students here combine their love of learning with internships, research opportunities, community service, and global engagement. Major fields of study are available in over 50 fields in 19 departments and half of all students study abroad. A first-rate faculty, interesting and interested students share a passionate, critical engagement in the world of ideas.
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