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A Madman Revisits Plato, or How Nietzsche's Nihilism is Good for the Soul (CE)
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Location:
Evans Hall 140 Auditorium
 
Thursday, March 21, 2013
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Cultural Events Credit,Evans School of Humanities
Contact:
Joel Schwartz
706-236-1732
Department:Religion and Philosophy Dept
Event Description for Calendar:Presenter: W. Travis Coblentz, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics - Southeastern Bible College. Ph.D. (Philosophy) - Baylor University; MA (Philosophy) - Baylor University; ThM - Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; MDiv - Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; BA - Bethel College (IN). Event Description: Nietzsche is typically seen as a nihilist who wants to reject the idea of God and any meaning in life, rejecting virtues like justice. In his talk, Dr. Coblentz will argue that Nietzsche is actually presenting us a way of discovering meaning and justice, expressing the kind of justice that Plato puts forth in the Republic, justice that serves as a pleasure in itself. After his talk, there will be a Q&A time with Dr. Coblentz. EVENT 1213-168 Sponsoring Department: Religion and Philosophy Department Contact Person: Dr. Joel Schwartz
Event Description for Calendar:Nietzsche is typically seen as a nihilist who wants to reject the idea of God and any meaning in life, rejecting virtues like justice. In his talk, Dr. Coblentz will argue that Nietzsche is actually presenting us a way of discovering meaning and justice, expressing the kind of justice that Plato puts forth in the Republic, justice that serves as a pleasure in itself. After his talk, there will be a Q&A time with Dr. Coblentz. Dr. W. Travis Coblentz is an assistant professor of philosophy and apologetics at Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Coblentz is a recent doctoral graduate of Baylor University, completing his PhD in Philosophy in December 2012. He also earned a master of arts in philosophy from Baylor. He completed a bachelor of arts from Bethel College (Mishawaka, Indiana) and a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (near Boston, Massachusetts).
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