Goldtrap Lecture: Peter Boghossian

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Date/Time:Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022 at 1:10 pm
Location:Online
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-8273
Channel:College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Categories:Lectures
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Author, philosopher and faculty member Peter Boghossian will discuss his book How to Have Impossible Conversations and provide practical techniques and tools that can be used when discussing controversial topics. His research draws on hostage negotiations, applied epistemology, and cult exits.

The lecture will be conducted virtually via Zoom.

Peter Boghossian is a Founding Faculty member at the University of Austin, Texas, a founder and Advisor to the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR), a Visiting Fellow for Reason Foundation think tank, and the Director of National Progress Alliance.

Peter's work is centered on bringing the tools of professional philosophers to people in a wide variety of contexts and helping others think through what seem to be intractable problems. His dissertation explored increasing the moral reasoning of prison inmates and aiding their desistance from crime, and his teaching pedigree, spanning more than 25 years, focused on the Socratic method, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages, and his most recent book, How to Have Impossible Conversations, is used in classrooms and companies throughout the world. Peter's articles can be found in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Philosophers' Magazine, Scientific American, Time Magazine, Skeptic, National Review, and elsewhere.