CONWAY, Ark. (November 3, 2016) — Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Deborah Tollefsen, will visit campus Nov. 10, and 11, as the Marshall T. Steel Center’s guest speaker.
Dr. Tollefsen is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis since 2002. Prior to her Ph.D. from Ohio State University, she received a B.A. in philosophy from St. Anselm College and an M.A. in philosophy from the University of South Carolina.
Her research and teaching interests include philosophy of mind, social epistemology, and social ontology.
Some of Dr. Tollefsen’s work has appeared in journals such as, Episteme, Review of
Philosophy and Psychology, Midwest Studies in Philosophy, Philosophical
Explorations, and Philosophy of the Social Sciences and on topics including group testimony, collective moral responsibility, joint action, co-authorship, and group knowledge.
Dr. Tollefsen will give an evening talk titled “Epistemic Injustice and the Child” on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m., in Mills B. Her talk will be followed by a reception in the Mills Library. During this talk, she will raise the question of whether children, as a class, are subject to
epistemic injustice.
Dr. Tollefsen will also lead the Steel Center Friday Afternoon Discussion on “Shaping the Group Mind” Friday, Nov. 11, at 3:30 p.m., in RaPC.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tammy Vanaman at vanamant@hendrix.edu.
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