by Public Relations | Apr 28, 2010 | Staff
The Department of Philosophy will screen the film Examined Life Sunday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in Lyons 418. The event is hosted by the Department of Philosophy and the “Philosophy & Film” course team-taught by Tanya Loughead, PhD, and Girish Shambu, PhD. A question and answer period will follow the film.
Socrates famously proclaimed, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Cornel West asks, “How do you examine yourself? What happens when you begin calling into question your tacit assumptions and unarticulated presuppositions and begin to become a different kind of person?” Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets!
In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.
Peter Singer’s thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of Fifth Avenue’s posh boutiques. Slavoj Zizek questions current beliefs about the environment while sifting through a garbage dump. Michael Hardt ponders the nature of revolution while surrounded by symbols of wealth and leisure. Judith Butler and a friend stroll through San Francisco’s Mission District questioning our culture’s fixation on individualism. And while driving through Manhattan, Cornel West—perhaps America’s best-known public intellectual—compares philosophy to jazz and blues, reminding us how intense and invigorating a life of the mind can be.
Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Examined Life reveals philosophy’s power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it.
This film features Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor.
Submitted by: Tanya Loughead, PhD, assistant professor, philosophy
by Public Relations | Apr 27, 2010 | Staff
In the Jesuit liturgical calendar, today (April 27) is the Feast of St. Peter Canisius. There will be a Mass in his honor in the chapel at 5 p.m. Rev. Vincent M. Cooke S.J., president of Canisius College, will preside. All are welcome to come and celebrate. To learn more about Peter Canisius, click here.
Submitted by: Rev. John Bucki S.J., director, campus ministry
by Public Relations | Apr 27, 2010 | Staff
Rev. Peter Drilling, president-rector of Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, will be leading a discussion on faith and reason in the context of the writings of Bernard Lonergan, S.J. tonight (April 27) at 7 p.m. in the Campus Ministry Meeting Room (Old Main 219). The talk is sponsored by Phi Sigma Tau, the honor society for students of philosophy. All are welcome to attend.
Submitted by: Michael Forest, PhD, associate professor, philosophy; advisor, Phi Sigma Tau
by Public Relations | Apr 27, 2010 | Staff
The last two MAAC teams to qualify for the NCAA Tournament meet in a televised contest Wednesday at the Demske Sports Complex. Canisius (4-2) hosts first place Siena (6-0) at 3 p.m. in a contest that will be televised regionally on a tape delay basis by Time Warner Sports.
The Saints have secured one of the four conference tournament berths, while the Griffs are in a battle with Manhattan for the final spot. Canisius went to the NCAA Tourney in 2008 and Siena represented the MAAC in 2009.
For more information on Canisius lacrosse, go to www.gogriffs.com.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
by Public Relations | Apr 26, 2010 | Staff
This weekend, many people on campus received a fraudulent Email purporting to be from “Account Review” here at Canisius. This was actually sent from off campus, and its purpose was to trick users into revealing their Canisius user name and password so that this criminal enterprise could access our network.
These “phishing” Emails, as they are called, are becoming more and more common on the Internet. As such, here are some techniques you can use to verify that a Web site is legitimate before entering your username and password.
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1. Look for “https” at the beginning of the address in your browser’s Location Bar. This indicated that you have a “secure” connection, and that the information you are entering is being encrypted on its way to the server.
2. Look for “canisius.edu” in the address. This indicates that the computer is located on the Canisius network and is being maintained by the Canisius College ITS staff.
3. Make sure that there is a lock icon on the border of your Web browser window. This verifies that the site you are talking to is, in fact, what it claims to be. You can double-click on the lock icon for more information about the “certificate” that confirms the site’s identity.
If you have any questions, or if you receive an Email that seems suspicious, please feel free to contact Matthew Gracie, information security administrator, directly at Ext. 8378 or graciem@canisius.edu.
Submitted by: Matthew Gracie, information security administrator, ITS
