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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Philosophy @ UWS Seminars 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dr. Bruce Ellis Benson</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Title:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://uws.edu.au/philosophy/philosophy@uws/events/research_seminars/research_seminars_2015/bruce_benson">Nietzsche's
New Dance</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Date/Time:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> Wednesday March 11, 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Place:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus, Building 3, Room 3.G.27</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/campuses_structure/cas/campuses/bankstown" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">[How
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Abstract: <br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">In this paper, I argue that Nietzsche employs dance to overcome what he sees as his own decadence. I begin by examining the ancient Greek term mousikę and explain its importance for Nietzsche. Music is not only able to overcome
logos but allows us to transform ourselves. As such, it allows us to "understand" in a deeper way and provides an important tool for overcoming decadence (which I interpret in a musical sense, namely, falling out of rhythm). Nietzsche's goal of becoming a
good dancer is to be able to say "Yes and Amen" to life.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5C5C5C"> <br>
</span>Dr. <a href="http://bruceellisbenson.com/">Bruce Ellis Benson</a> is the Executive Director of the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology. He is the author or editor of eleven books, among them
<i>Graven Ideologies: Nietzsche, Derrida & Marion on Modern Idolatry, The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue: A Phenomenology of Music, and Pious Nietzsche: Decadence and Dionysian Faith</i>. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the New School, a Guest Lecturer
at Union Theological Seminary, a Visiting Professor at the University of Leuven, and Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University. Dr. Benson has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Fulbright Fellowship,
a Belgian-American Fellowship, and the Junior Faculty Achievement Award (for outstanding teaching) and the Senior Scholar Achievement Award during his time at Wheaton College, where he taught for twenty-two years.<span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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us on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/philosophyuws">www.facebook.com/philosophyuws</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For future research seminars on Philosophy, please visit <a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/philosophy/seminars2015">
www.uws.edu.au/philosophy/seminars2015</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For further information on Philosophy@UWS, please visit<b>:</b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
</span></b><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/philosophy">www.uws.edu.au/philosophy</a><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Mariana Fragueiro</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Administration Coordinator, Philosophy Research Initiative</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">University of Western Sydney</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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