Benso, Schroeder host conference on Italian philosophy
Silvia Benso and Brian Schroeder, professors in the Department of Philosophy, hosted the fifth annual international conference of the Society for Italian Philosophy (SIP) June 9-11. The conference, held virtually, opened with remarks from Vincenzo Scollo, the Italian Honorary Consul in Rochester, and was made possible in part through funding from James Myers, associate provost for international education and global studies. Featured keynote speakers were internationally renowned Italian philosophers Adriana Cavarero and Roberto Esposito.
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