November 16th is the 21st Annual Philosophy Day Event! This year, St. John Fisher is hosting Dr. Ronald Sundstrom who is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Sundstrom will be speaking on Frederick Douglass in his talk, The Dread of Tyrants: Frederick Douglass on the Right to Speak, Listen, and Learn. This talk will be held in the Golisano Gateway at 3pm on the 16th. Catch a glimpse of Dr. Sundstrom’s talk in the video below:
Ronald R. Sundstrom is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco. He is also a member of USF’s African American Studies program, teaches for the university’s Honors College, and is the Humanities Advisor for the SF Urban Film Festival. His research focuses on the philosophy of race and the related areas of racism, xenophobia, and mixed-race identity; political philosophy and urban philosophy; and the political philosophy of Frederick Douglass. He published several essays and two books in these areas, including the Stanford Encyclopedia entry on Douglass, The Browning of America and The Evasion of Social Justice (SUNY 2008), and Just Shelter: Integration, Gentrification, and Race and Reconstruction (Oxford 2023).
Philosophy Day is supported by the St. John Fisher Department of Philosophy and Classical Studies, the Department of Religious Studies, the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, the William and Helen Cavanaugh Chair of Catholic Studies, and The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Please contact Tim Madigan at tmadigan@sjf.edu for further information.
