Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Philosophy comes to FCCU!!!










The department of Philosophy at Forman Christian College was reinstated last spring. It was a historic moment that brought delight to the entire community at FCC. To celebrate the event, the Philosophy Department in collaboration with FOLIO organized an event called “Philosophy Comes to FCC” on Monday, 31 January in the Armacost Science Building Auditorium.

Chairperson of the Philosophy Department, Dr Myron M Miller introduced the new academic programs and courses offered by the department. Guest speaker, Dr Ghazala Irfan from LUMS, spoke about the importance of “Philosophy in the life of Pakistan”. Dr Grace Clark, another guest speaker gave a short presentation on “Philosophy and the Structure of Society”. Dr Waseem Anwer (Dean of Humanities, FCC) expressed his well wishes for the new department.

Students also participated in the event and asked interesting questions from the panel. A skit was performed by three students depicting the key areas of the subject.
The FOLIO team organized the event and took active participation to make it a success.