The first talk in the new Faculty Lecture Series was held Friday, Oct. 12. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Kirk Pillow spoke on the topic "Does Goodman's Distinction Survive LeWitt?" He describes his talk as follows: "Philosopher Nelson Goodman argues that certain art forms (painting, sculpture) can be forged while others (music, literature) cannot be forged (when forgery is understood in a certain way).
In his lecture, Pillow used the 'wall drawings' of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt to raise problems with Goodman's germinal distinction between autographic and allographic art forms." The Faculty Lecture Series provides an occasion to highlight the scholarly work of the faculty and make it accessible to a general audience. Each talk will last 20 to 30 minutes, followed by discussion and questions.
