“The Power of Limits” is the theme for the next College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 6, from noon to 1 p.m. in Williams Center Room S204.
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| Dr. Julia Wilson | Dr. Andrea Zevenbergen |
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| Dr. Neil Feit | Dr. Scott Ferguson |
The panelists will discuss how the patterns and forms found throughout nature suggest an order of universal harmony. The idea for the presentation grew out of Gyorgy Doczi’s book, “The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture.” Mr. Doczi shows how humans are included in the universal harmony of form, suggesting that the union of complementary opposites may be a way to extend that harmony to the psychological and social realms.
Dr. Julia Wilson of the Department of Mathematical Sciences will open the presentation by introducing Doczi’s book, “The Power of Limits” and introducing the speakers. She will explore “Pinpointing the Cosmic Scale.” Her research interests include geometric topology and knot theory. Dr. Wilson earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Dr. Andrea Zevenbergen of the Department of Psychology will discuss “Limit Setting in Interpersonal Relationships.” Dr. Zevenbergen is a specialist in the area of parent-child interactions, studying parental educational interactions with preschoolers and effective parental discipline behaviors. Dr. Zevenbergen earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from SUNY Stony Brook.
Dr. Neil Feit of the Department of Philosophy will present “Transcending the Limits of Literal Language.” His research interests include the philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, value theory, metaphysics and epistemology, and the history of philosophy. Dr. Feit earned a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Scott Ferguson of the Department of Biology will consider, “Limits and Life: Routes to Life’s Origins.” He was a postdoctoral fellow in molecular biology at Princeton University and completed a Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology/genetics and gene regulation at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine. His research interests include developmental genetics in Drosophila melanogaster.
To learn more about the event, contact series co-director Natalie Gerber at gerber@fredonia.edu or 716-673-3125. Since 2004, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series, sponsored by the Fredonia College Foundation’s Carnahan-Jackson Humanities Fund and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has offered free monthly talks showcasing scholarly and creative work by Fredonia faculty, staff, students, and community partners. The talks provide an opportunity for intellectual conversations across disciplinary boundaries and seek to create a broad and vigorous community of learners on our campus.
