Major Speakers in Philosophy

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and by Logos: The BCC Philosophy and ReligionClub

John Searle, University of California/Berkeley, Fall 1989
Stephen Stich, Rutgers University, Spring 1991
Margaret Walker, Fordham University, Fall 1991
Hilary Putnam, Harvard University, Spring 1992
David Sprintzen, Long Island University/C.W. Post Center,
Spring 1992
Jay Kantor, New York University, Fall 1992
Rebecca Goldstein, Columbia University, Spring 1995
Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University, Fall 1995
Sander Lee, Keene State University, Spring 1996
Robert Solomon, University of Texas/Austin, Fall 1996
Douglas Allen, University of Maine, Spring 1997
James Rachels, University of Alabama, Fall 1997
Colin McGinn, Rutgers University, Spring 1998
Jonathan Shear, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 1998
Virginia Held, CUNY Graduate Center, Spring 1999
Tim Maudlin, Rutgers University, Fall 1999
Ann O'Byrne, Hofstra University, Spring 2000
(Women's History Month)
Ned Block, Columbia University, Spring 2000
Robert Kennedy, St. Peter's College, Fall 2000
Christana Arp, Long Island University, Spring 2001
(Women's History Month)
Daniel Kolak, William Paterson University, Spring 2001
Joram Haber, Bergen Community College, Fall 2001
Howard McGary, Rutgers University, Spring 2002
(Black History Month)
David Benfield & Chris Herrera, Montclair State University,
Fall 2002
Dick Howard, SUNY/Stony Brook, Spring 2003
Charles Varela, University of Illinois, Fall 2003
Douglas Lackey, CUNY Graduate Center, Fall 2003
Rom Harr, University of Oxford, Spring 2004
Arthur Danto, Columbia University, Fall 2004
Nancy Holmstrom, Rutgers University, Spring 2005
(Women's History Month)
Tamar Szabo Gendler, Cornell University, Spring 2005
Peter Singer,Princeton University, Fall 2005
Megan Laverty, Columbia University. Spring 2006
(Women's History Month)
Philip Kitcher, Columbia University, Spring 2006
Chris Herrera, Montclair State University, Spring 2006
Bryan Van Norden, Vassar College, Fall 2006
Amy Coplan, California State University, Spring 2007
Jeff McMahan, Rutgers University, Spring 2008
Eric Steinhart, William Paterson University, Fall 2009
Robert P. George, Princeton University, Spring 2010
(Co-Sponsor: BCC Conservative Speakers Series)
Gary Dorrien, Union Theological Seminary, Spring 2010