Lecture on Rousseau

Date of Event: April 20, 2012

Posted: April 6, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—A lecture that explores Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s position on “self-love,” will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20, in room 210 of Denison University’s Samson Talbot Hall (350 Ridge Road). The lecture, by Hans Lottenbach, assistant professor of philosophy at Kenyon College, is sponsored by the Titus-Hepp lecture series and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kate Tull at 740-587-6387 or visit www.denison.edu.

Lottenbach discusses Rousseau’s theory of self-love, which opines that self-love, rather than being a mark of evil and a source of disorder, is always good and the is principle of human justice.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Lecture by Hans Lottenbach at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20, in room 210 of Denison University’s Samson Talbot Hall (350 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kate Tull at 740-587-6387 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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