Christopher Fox, professor of philosophy at Newman University in Wichita, will present the Guest Lecture at Southwestern College on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 4 p.m., in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Building.
There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend.
According to a press release from SC, the topic of his lecture is “But You’re Not a ‘Real’ Musician! (or Thinker): Thought and Play between Philosophy and Music.”
Jacob Goodson, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southwestern College, said the lecture will display what makes Fox such an intriguing speaker.
“Dr. Christopher Fox is unusual in the sense that he continued to play as a musician after becoming a philosophy professor,” Goodson said. “In his lecture for SC, he plans to reflect on what these two vocations have in common: musician and philosopher. I believe the title of his lecture is intentionally ironic: only a ‘real’ musician or philosopher could claim with any meaning that they are neither a ‘real’ musician or philosopher.”
Fox earned his PhD at the University of Memphis.
He grew up in the Seattle music scene of the 1980s and 1990s, recording with the band Bitter End and, later, in Memphis with The Also. He has toured with former Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate and continues to play bass when he can.
For more information, contact Goodson, by email at [email protected].
