Semrad Lecture
The Susan and Dan Semrad Endowed Lecture Series in Non-Western Thought
The lecture series, inaugurated in 2002, is named to recognize the generosity of Susan and Dan Semrad in endowing an annual lecture in non-Western thought. Daniel J. Semrad graduated from Creighton's College of Business in 1971. Dan has worked in Lincoln as an investment broker since 1976, joining the firm of A.C. Edwards & Sons in 1983.
The purpose of the lecture series is to broaden Creighton by bringing prominent scholars in non-Western thought to address students, faculty, staff, and the general public. The series of Semrad Lectures should open up a lively exchange of ideas that fosters intercultural understanding and dialogue. The lecture series is administered by the Department of Philosophy in consultation with the College of Business.
2015 | Jay Garfield, Ph.D. | "Just Saying: Untying Daoist Knots" |
2014 | Mary Tiles, Ph.D, Professor Emerita | "Controlling Systems" |
2013 | Michael Brannigan, The College of Saint Rose | "Aidagara, Climate, and Tohoku" |
2012 | Olufemi Taiwo, Seattle University | "What's Modernity Got To Do With It?" |
2011 | Henry Rosemont Jr., Brown University | "On Retributive, Distributive, and Restorative Justice: A Confucian Meditation" |
2010 | Scott L. Pratt, University of Oregon | "Creation and Liberation: The Ontology of American Indian Origins" |
2009 | Stephen H. Phillips, University of Texas, Austin | "Teacher Even of the Ancients': Yoga-sutra 1.26" |
2008 | Philip J. Ivanhoe, City University of Hong Kong | "Lessons from the Past: Zhang Xuecheng and the Ethical Dimensions of History" |
2007 | Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze, DePaul University | "Reason and Culture: Understanding the African Experience" |
2006 | Daniel Ehnhom, University of Virginia | "Elements of South Asian Iconography" |
2005 | Anne Waters, University of New Mexico | "Shifting for Balance on the Horizon" |
2004 | Arindam Chakradbarti, University of Hawaii at Manoa | "Just Words, Unjust Words: Ethics of Speech from Mahabharata to Foucault" |
2003 | Kwasi Wiredu, University of South Florida | "Concepts of Mind and Spirit in African Thought" |
2003 | Jitendra N. Mohanty, Temple University and Emory University | "Common Myths about Indian Philosophy" |
2002 | Roger Ames, University of Hawaii at Manoa | "Chinese Religiousness: Making This Life Significant" |
Contact Information
Creighton University
Department of Philosophy
Dowling Hall (Humanities Building) 1st Floor
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178 USA
Chloe Meyer
Administrative Assistant
ChloeMeyer@creighton.edu
Phone: 402.280.2834
Fax: 402.280.3359
Office: DHHC 105
