august 31 2018 in an american strand: john j mcdermott memorial celebration symposium saturday will feature a symposium on mcdermotts philosophical work pedagogical impact and legacy through presentations discussions and stories of professor mcdermott attendance is open to all if you wish to attend please follow the link to register if you would like to share your stories and memories please contact charles carlson at charlescarlson@tamuedu graveside memorial location: college station city cemetery 7:45am […] saturday will feature a symposium on mcdermotts philosophical work pedagogical impact and legacy through presentations discussions and stories of professor mcdermott attendance is open to all if you wish to attend please follow the link to register if you would like to share your stories and memories please contact charles carlson at charlescarlson@tamuedu graveside memorial location: college station city cemetery 7:45am – 9:00am: coffee and sharing of stories 8:30am: sing sing sing jerry chambers – drums don pope – saxophone and clarinet brian lippman – bass saturday october 5th symposium location: hagler auditorium at annenberg presidential conference center 9:30am: welcome theodore george associate professor of philosophy and department head texas a&m university 9:40am: the angle of vision: philosophical fathering marise mcdermott – president and ceo the witte museum 10:00am: ‘the stonybrook five mcdermott and the teaching of philosophy richard hart –professor of philosophy bloomfield college john mcdermott: chastened promethean james campbell – distinguished university professor in philosophy the university of toledo armen marsoobian – professor of philosophy southern connecticut state university 10:45am: applied pragmatics panel andrew light – university professor of philosophy public policy and atmospheric sciences george mason university distinguished senior fellow climate program world resources institute david sprintzen – professor emeritus of philosophy long island university founder long island progressive coalition thomas hilde – associate research professor director of indonesia and peru programs senior fellow center for international and security studies university of maryland school of public policy moderated by dan conway professor of philosophy texas a&m university 11:30am: the invention of the ethical concept of medicine as a profession: a pragmatist account laurence b mccullough – distinguished emeritus professor center for medical ethics and health policy baylor college of medicine 12:00pm – 1:00pm: lunch – catered luncheon room 1011c 1:00pm: poems by peter n carroll poet and historian stanford university american philosophy epiphany read by martin coleman associate professor of philosophy iupui director and editor of santayana edition 1:15pm: problematicity and journeys: mcdermott as existentialist jill graper hernandez – dean college of arts & humanities central washington university 1:45pm: environing with mcdermott david henderson – associate professor of philosophy western carolina university 2:15pm: my encounters with mcdermott on william james stjepan mestrovic – professor of sociology texas a&m university 2:45pm-4:00pm: stories and remembrances patricia mcdermott – reading remarks from steve haken chris voparil – mcdermott and richard rorty alex haitos – mcdermott as mentor open forum 4:30pm: reception at the mcdermott library 701 south dexter college station tx events meeting news mcdermott symposium