It comes a little late, but congratulations to Professor Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski of the University of Oklahoma who has been awarded the Phi Beta Kappa, Romanell Professorship in Philosophy for 2005-2006. The professorship is presented annually to a philosophy scholar in recognition of distinguished achievement and the scholar's past or potential contribution to public understanding of philosophy. Recent recipients include Stanley Cavell, Alvin Goldman, and Harry Frankfurt. Recipients are expected to present three open lectures at their institutions. Zagzebski has said the lectures will surround the general theme of "Religious Diversity" with lectures on Religious Belief: Public Issue or Private Business, The Ethics of Action and Belief, and Exemplarism and the Resolution of Conflict.
Update: The lectures will be September 26, 28, and 30 from 4-6pm in the OU Memorial Union. The titles are: The Admirable Life and the Desirable Life, The Desirable LIfe and the Ethics of Belief and Assertion, The Ethics of Belief and the Diversity of Religions.