Happiness: A Symposium at Saint John's University

September 9 - 12, 2010

Overview

On September 9-12, 2010 Project Logos will be hosting a conference called Happiness: A Symposium. The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for faculty and scholars of diverse disciplines to come together to discuss topics related to the purposively broad topic, happiness. We envision participation from scholars from all four divisions discussing topics like: what is the connection between money and happiness? What sorts of cultural practices and political structures are most conducive for promoting happiness? What is happiness? How have our conceptions of happiness changed over time? How do we know when we are happy? And should we even care?

Featured Speaker

We're very pleased to announce that the biologist, neuroscientist and science writer, Robert Sapolsky, has accepted our invitation to speak at the conference on Friday, September 10. Dr. Sapolsky is a MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research at the National Museum of Kenya. He is the author of several books, including The Primate's Memoir and Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, and has written articles for magazines like Discover and The New Yorker.

Symposium Director: Emily Esch, assistant professor of Philosopy, CSB/SJU

View a bio of Dr. Sapolsky (PDF)