Michael Byers Presents Paper during University of Dallas Philosophy Senior Conference

2012 Mar 21

Michael Byers of Front Royal, Va., was one of 22 University of Dallas philosophy students to present a paper during the Department of Philosophy's inaugural Philosophy Senior Conference on Saturday, March 17. Byers's paper was entitled "No App for That: Why External Memory will Never Replace the Human Mind." The one-day conference, "Philosophical Aspects of the Digital Age," addressed the impact of the digital age on human life and culture.

"The idea of the conference was to bring the riches of the Western philosophical tradition to bear on a burning contemporary issue," explained Philosophy Department Chair Philipp Rosemann. "I am very proud of the job that our students have done. The papers were so outstanding that many in the audience compared their quality favorably with presentations at professional philosophy conferences."

The University of Dallas is a Catholic, co-educational university with students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs through the Constantin College of Liberal Arts, the College of Business, the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts and the School of Ministry. The University of Dallas has its main campus in Irving, Texas, an international campus near Rome, Italy, and a learning center in Frisco, Texas. For more information, visit www.udallas.edu.