Recent PhDs and ABD graduate students in philosophy,
theology, psychology, or cognitive science are invited to apply for the 2011
Purdue Summer Seminar on Perceptual, Moral, and Religious Skepticism to be held
at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN from June 8th to June 24th,
2011. The seminar will be directed by Michael Bergmann (Purdue) and the
guest speakers will be Justin Barrett (Oxford) and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
(Duke).
The topics of the seminar are:
EPISTEMOLOGY: The epistemology of
perceptual, moral, and religious belief
SKEPTICISM: Responses to skepticism
about perceptual, moral, and religious belief
DISAGREEMENT: Moral and religious
disagreement as grounds for unbelief
EVOLUTION: Evolutionary accounts of
moral and religious belief as reasons for skepticism
Participants will receive a stipend of $5,000 from which
they will pay for their travel, food, and lodging. The deadline for
receipt of applications is December 1, 2010. For more information, including
information on how to apply, go to: http://www.knowinginreligionandmorality.com/seminar.html.
This seminar is funded by a generous grant from the John
Templeton Foundation.