Benso, Schroeder organize virtual seminar philosopher Caterina Resta
Silvia Benso and Brian Schroeder, professors in the Department of Philosophy, hosted a virtual seminar with philosopher Caterina Resta (Università di Messina, Italy) on “Geophilosophy, Environmental Crisis, and the End of the World.” The seminar, which also featured responses by professors Elvira Roncalli (Carroll College, Montana) and Damiano Benvegnù (Darmouth College, New Hampshire), was organized in collaboration with Tim Campbell (Cornell University), Stefano Giannini (Syracuse University), and Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio (University of Rochester), and was funded by a grant from the Central New York Humanities Corridor through an award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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