The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the schedule for the Fall 2026 Dialogue Series
Unless otherwise indicated, all events will take place in Comal 116.
Week III
Law and Responsibility
| Monday, Sept. 28 | 12:30p.m. | Law and Morality | McLain Kenyon & the Dialogue Class |
| Monday, Sept. 28 | 2p.m. | Who says? - Observations on the Law and Morality of Deepfake Victim Impact Statements | David Levy & Vince Bagnulo |
| Monday, Sept. 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Moral Desert | Sebastian Pena & Jerry Sanchez (Philosophy) ΦΣΤ Tau Talks |
| Tuesday, Sept. 29 | 12:30p.m. | What is the Relation Between Law and Morality?: The Traditional Theory of Law vs Positivism | Paul DeHart (Political Science) |
| Wednesday, Sept. 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Citizenship: the Duty and the Privilege | Finley Gibbs, Orion Gill, and the Dialogue Class |
| Wednesday, Sept. 30 San Marcos Public Library | 3:30 p.m. | Don’t Blame Me! | Vince Luizzi (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, TXST) |
| Thursday, Oct. 1 | 2 p.m. | Justice, Rhetoric, and the Motion to Dismiss | Jeffrey A. Todd (Finance and Economics) |
Fall mini-Break, October 8th-9th
Additional Event Listings Coming Soon
Week IV
Positivity – The Triumph and the Tyranny
Week V
Digital Capitalism
Week VI
Genes
Week VII
Authenticity
Week VIII
Friendship and Loneliness
Talk of the Times and Tau Talks are open forums on current events and philosophical issues led by members of Phi Sigma Tau, the Philosophy honor society.
The Acorn Symposium Dialogues are co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Philosophy Dialogue Series, and The Acorn: Philosophical Studies in Pacifism and Nonviolence.
The Philosophy Dialogue Series Program Endowment supports the Philosophy Dialogue Series and its outreach activities at the San Marcos Public Library.
Co-sponsors of the Philosophy Dialogue Series are the American Democracy Project, College of Liberal Arts, Common Experience, Gina Weatherhead Dialogue Fund, Alliance, Step Up For State, Sustainability Studies, The Alkek Library, Humanities Texas, National Endowment for the Humanities, ΦΣΤ (Phi Sigma Tau, the philosophy honor society), University Seminar, The New York Times, Honors College, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice President for Student Affairs.
If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact 512.245.2285 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
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