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Dr. Ronald Novy

 

Lecturer in Philosophy & the Humanities

University College

University of Central Arkansas

 

rnovy@uca.edu

16 Main Hall

501-852-2341

 

Site last modified: November 9, 2009

 

UCA Links:

 

University of Central Arkansas

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Academic Advising Center

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Philosophy & Religion Department

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University College

Fall 2009

Philosophy for Living (PHIL1301)

Academic Advisor, College of Liberal Arts

 

Some Upcoming Events

 

11/10 – "Deweyan Creative Democracy & the Challenge of Healthcare Reform," lecture by Tanya Jeffcoat (UCA Philosophy & Religion Department),  PhiRe Film & Lecture Series N

 

11/12 – “Citizen Vampire: Stakeholders in the American Dream,” Speakers: Dr. Julia Winden Fey & Jayme Millsap Stone,7:00 p.m., Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center N

 

11/17 – "America's New Buddhism," lecture by Dr. Jim Deitrick  UCA Philosophy & Religion Department,  PhiRe Film & Lecture Series N

 

Some Past Events

09/17 – The Thirteenth Floor, PhiRe Film & Lecture Series N

 

09/29 – Flight From Death:  The Quest for Immortality, PhiRe Film & Lecture Series N

 

10/12 – Silhouette City, PhiRe Film & Lecture Series N

 

10/14  – “Heretical Witchcraft: Thirty Years of The Church of Wicca,” speakers: Dr. Gavin Frost & Yvonne Frost, 3:00, SC Room 214 (sponsor: UCA Philosophy & Religion Department; UCA Religious Studies Club) N

 

10/20  – “Truth-shmuth,” lecture by Blake Vernon, PhiRe Film & Lecture Series N

 

10/21 – PhiRe Interdepartmental Seminar: Healthcare. Speakers: Professors J.McGarrity (Economics); B. Williams (Nursing); D. Corbit (Philosophy). 6 p.m. BBA205 N

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PhiRe Film & Lecture Series

 

Film Screenings: Main Hall, AV #1

Lectures: 225 Harrin Hall

Events begin promptly at 6 pm & are followed by informal discussion. Seating is limited.

Attendance at Film Screenings is limited to students enrolled in Philosophy & Religion courses & departmental majors or minors.

 

Extra Credit:

Students in my General Education courses may use events marked “N” for extra credit

 

Master List of Articles for Courses

 

Courses from past semesters

 

Philosophy of Mind (PHIL3375)

Metaphysics (PHIL 3370)

Human Rights Seminar: Violence & Citizenship (HONC3310)

Philosophy for Living (PHIL1301)

Topics in Philosophy: Marx  (PHIL3395)

Contemporary Moral Problems (PHIL2325)

University Studies (UNIV1100)

General Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Ethics

Introduction to Logic

Logic and Critical Thinking

 

 

Interesting Sites of the Moment:

 

CBLDF: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Evolutionary Psychology (On-Line Journal)

H+ Magazine

Human Rights Reporting (Web Resources)

Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies

Iraq Body Count

Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture

Marxists Internet Archive