Dallas Philosophers Forum (extra credit)
If anyones interested, there is a series of lectures going on in the Dallas are on different philosophy topics and some of them seem to be very interesting. It will be a good opportunity to meet other people studying philosophy and people who just like philosophy. The website is http://www.philosophersforum.org/schedule_current.html and you can find more information about meeting, locations, and topics going to be discussed. It's sponsored by the Dallas Philosopher's Forum. One of the lecture is happening tonight at SMU. Robert Howell, assistant philosophy instructor at SMU, will be discussing Thomas Reid and Scottish 'Common Sense' Philosophy. The lecture will be introducing Thomas Reid's works and his response and ideas about Hume's extreme ideas.
