After 36 years of extraordinary teaching and service to the field of philosophy, Professor Samuel Freeman retired in June 2021.  
 
In recognition of his contribution to Penn Philosophy over his career, the department will be holding a colloquium in his honor, featuring a series of talks and reflections given by previous students and current colleagues. This event includes a catered reception on Friday, April 29th. 
 
Schedule of Events
Panel 1

• 02:00 – 02:30 pm – Daniel Fryer, “Problems with Some Rawlsian Arguments for Racial Justice”
• 02:30 – 03:00 pm –  Jeppe Von Platz, “Social Democracy, Democratic Socialism, and Rawlsian Left-Liberalism”
• 03:00 – 03:30 pm –  Chris Melenovsky, “Public Reason and the Well-Ordered Society” 

03:30 – 4:00 Break
 
Panel 2

• 04:00 – 04:30 pm –  Melina Bell, “Speech Harm, Equity, and Causation”
• 04:30 – 05:00 pm – John Oberdiek, “The Wrong in Negligence”
• 05:00 – 05:30 pm – Matt Lister, “Who is the Face of a Business?” 

5:30 – 7:00pm Catered Reception | Philosophy Lounge