THURSDAY, Sept

THURSDAY, Sept. 172:00 5:00 pmConcordia Lutheran Seminary Chapel (Parking in Lot C)

Theme of Session One: The Question of Violence From Pride to Humility Decisions of Undecidability Logic of the Paradox

Welcome:Dr. Murray KnuttilaVice-President, Brock UniversityChairperson: Rev. Dr. James KellerConcordia Lutheran Seminary

Loving Animals: From Socrates to Descartes to Derrida Dr. Jody Di BartolomeoConestoga College/Niagara University

Derrida in the Eyes of LevinasRabbi Eli CouranteSt. Catharines Synagogue

The Politics of Love: Moses-Mao-DerridaMr. Don JohnstoneTreasurer B.U.P.S.

Onto-theology: Divine Gift and FreedomHeidegger-Derrida-KierkegaardDr. Leo StanPhilosophy Western

THURSDAY Sept. 177:15 pm 9:00 pm Sankey Chamber

N.B. All further sessions are in the Sankey Chamber

Theme of Session Two:The Question of Responsibility: From Pretending to HonestyDissemination: Metaphysics of ExcessChairperson: Mr. Keith SuddsSecretary B.U.P.S.

Process Philosophy: From Hegel to DerridaDr. John MayerPhilosophy, Brock University

Derrida and Nietzsche:Self Realization, Pure Giving, Amor FatiMr. John BaroletIndependent Scholar

FRIDAY, Sept. 189:30 am 12:00 noonSankey Chamber

Theme of Session Three:The Question of Subjectivity:From the Ponderous to the Humorous:Differance: Psychology of Decentred Self Chairperson: Dr. Michael AshtonChair, Psychology, Brock University

Derrida and Freud:The Inability not to Mourn.Dr. Harry HuntPsychology, Brock University

Beyond Guilt and Mourningwith a Buddhist CompassionGrounded in Self LoveDr. Wendy HambletNorth Carolina A&T State University

From Kantian Sublimityto Derridean Excess:As Illustrated with Mark 7: 1-23Rev. Douglas HallmanBinkley United, HamiltonFRIDAY, Sept. 181:30 pm 4:30 pmSankey Chamber

Theme of Session Four:The Question of Justice: From the Pompous to the HealthyDeconstruction is Justice: Epistemology of Embracing UncertaintyChairperson: Dr. Ric BrownChair, Philosophy, Brock University

The aporias of Hume, Kant and DerridaDr. George NathanPhilosophy, Brock University

Is there such a Thing as Selfless Giving?Ms. Jolanta Pawlak

From Hospitality to the Joy of HostingMr. Stan Skrzeszewski

From Ethics as Self Formation to the Vocation of ResponsibilityDr. Jonathan NeufeldEducation, Brock UniversityFRIDAY, Sept. 187:15 pm 9:00 pm Sankey Chamber

THE KEYNOTE ADDRESSChairperson: Rev. Dr. David Galston

Wolves, Snakes and Rogues:Reading the Aporias of Sovereigntyand Hospitality with Derrida,the Franciscans and D. H. LawrenceDr. Marko Zlomislic, Conestoga CollegeSATURDAY, Sept. 199:00 am 12:00 noonSankey Chamber

Theme of session Five:Toward a Derridean TheologyChairperson: Dr. Neal DeRooPhilosophy, Brock University

From Derridas Jewish JusticeTo Hopkins Catholic LoveDr. David GoicoecheaPhilosophy, Brock University

From Hebrew to Bahai MessianismThrough Derridas MessianicityMr. Mehdi Wolf, Webmaster, B.U.P.S.

Wandering in the Never Enough of Precedents? Undecidability and the Promise of Derridean AtheologyDr. Penny Smith-ParisEnglish, University of Missouri-Columbia

Derridas EucharistDr. Herman RapaportReynolds Professor of EnglishWake Forest UniversityDuring this conference we shall philosophize together upon how Derridas Ethics as First Philosophy,goes back to Socrates aporetic roadblock to certainty which moves from pride to humility in approaching violence from pretending to honesty in approaching responsibiltiy from the ponorous to humour in approaching subjectivity from the pompous to healthin appraoching justice. We will also ponder together the theologies connected with dissemination, differance deconstruction and the decsiionsover the abyss of undecidability.

Marko Zlomisli was born in Rakitno, Bosnia-Hercegovina and came to Canada in 1970. He received his B.A. (Honours) and M.A. degrees in philosophy from Brock University and his Ph.D. from the Dominican University College in Ottawa. He attended Jacques Derridas seminars in Paris and wrote the introductions to the Croatian translation of The Other Heading and Specters of Marx. Dr. Zlomisli is currently professor of philosophy at Conestoga College, Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Kitchener where he teaches courses in ethics, aesthetics, the history of philosophy, critical theory and postmodernism. He is currently engaged in a number of writing projects. The first is a book critical of Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek. The second offers a detailed study of Franciscan Postmodernity.

THE BROCK UNIVERSITYHOMECOMING WEEKENDCELEBRATION

THE BROCK UNIVERSITYPHILOSOPHY SOCIETY

presents

THE DOCTOR MARKO ZLOMISLICCONFERENCEonDERRIDAS APORETIC ETHICSSeptember 17-18-19, 2009 in theLutheran Seminary Chapel and Sankey Chamber

AND

THE DOCTOR ROBERT MALONEMEMORIAL SERVICESaturday Sept. 19, 200912:00 noon to 1:00 pm. in the Rita Welch Meditation Room

Everyone Welcome Admission FreeFree Parking in Lot A

Postmodern Paintings on exhibitby Carol Knowlton Dority and Marko ZlomislicFor InformationContactDavid Goicoechea(905) 892-4987jtito1@cogeco.ca