Tufts Philosopher Dennett to Present Darwin Lecture Oct. 15

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 17, 2009 News

Contact: Joe Carr (joecarr@maine.edu), (207) 581-3571

ORONO — Daniel Dennett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, University Professor, and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, will present a University of Maine lecture, “Darwin’s ‘Strange Inversion of Reasoning'” on Thursday Oct. 15 at 4 p.m in Hauck Auditorium. Dennett’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Dennett’s lecture is the keynote address in UMaine’s semester-long Celebration of Darwin, a class and lecture series associated with the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s “The Origin of Species.”

Dennett is a prominent philosopher whose work in areas related to the philosophy of science has gained widespread acclaim. He is the author of several books, including “Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life,” published in 1996.

The Celebration of Darwin course lectures are also open to the public. Those who are interested can also join the UMaine Darwin Program fan page on Facebook.