Begun in March of 1998, the Symposium Series is at the core of the Center for Free Inquiry's activities. Held twice a year on the campus of Hanover College, the Symposium brings together several individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds to examine a specific issue of contemporary and enduring concern through the lens of the liberal arts.
The symposia, like all of CFI's activities, address themselves to a broad audience, seeking to engage all members of a thoughtful citizenry-those who embrace the role of citizen in a democratic republic, and who strive to function well in it. Each symposium consists of a combination of public lectures, roundtable discussions, and informal gatherings. All presentations and discussions are attended by Hanover College students and faculty and members of the greater Hanover College community, and all are free and open to the public.
Additionally, symposium participants join in campus and community life by attending Hanover College classes, appearing on local radio and television shows, and dining with members of the campus and community.
Program Director:
Daniel P. Murphy
Director
Founding Director
Professor of History
(812) 866-6848, cfi@hanover.edu
Next Symposium
Inconvenient Choices?:The Politics and Economics
of Climate Change
March 16, 17, 18, 2008
Recent Symposia
- Humans, Machines and the Weather: The History and Science of Global Warming
- Path to the Law
- Immigration and American National Identity
- America and Europe: A New Relationship
- American Security, American Liberty and the Patriot Act
- The Promise and Perils of Genetically Altered Food
- Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
- The Nature of American Nationalism: The Federalist Papers Today
- Identity, Autonomy and Assimilation: Cuba, the United States and the Future.
- Religion and Conflict in a Global Society
- Have We Killed Homer? The Liberal Arts in American Society.
- Expert, Advocate, or Critic? The Scientist as Citizen in the 21st Century
- Job, Career, or Vocation: Defining Work for the 21st Century
- One World, Many Markets: Justice, Progress, and Globalization
- Culture, Commerce and Collegiate Athletics: The Fate of the Student-Athlete
- Art, Society and the Millennium: The Future of Public Art
- Forbidden Knowledge: The Moral and Ethical Boundaries of Human Inquiry
- Growing Up, Growing Old: Generational Issues and the New America
- Medicine, Morality and Modernity: The Place of Virtue in an Age of Science
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