Philosophy department to kick off Spring lecture series

The USM philosphy department will hold the first of its Spring lecutre series Thursday, March 17 in room 133 of the Wishcamper Center in Portland.

The inaugural lecture, titled “Friendship and Philosophy: an intepretation of Plato’s ‘Lysis'” will be presented by associate professor of philosophy Jeremiah Conway.

The talk will  examine a Platonic dialogue that asks questions about the importance of friendship in our lives.

“Hard as it is to believe, philosophy sometimes has the reputation of an esoteric, head-in the-clouds pursuit,” read a press releases for the event.  “Missing n this perception are the incredible resources that philosophy brings to bear on everyday issues, such as friendship.”