Professor Richard Owsley
founded the North Texas
Heidegger Symposium in
1980, and hosted it for over
twenty years.

He also helped to develop the
Department of Philosophy and
Religious Studies at the
University of North Texas.

Although he retired in 1995,
he continued to teach and
participate in philosophical
discourse until shortly before
his death.

In December of 1999, Professor
Owsley was elected president
of the Karl Jaspers Society.
In April of 2000, he
delivered his last opening
address at the 20th Heidegger
Symposium, on "The Meaning
of Truth in Husserl and
Heidegger."

Richard Owsley died on February 16, 2003, at the age of 79.

photo courtesy Robyn Lee

40th North Texas Heidegger Symposium
McKinney Performing Arts Center
McKinney, Texas
Friday and Saturday, April 25th and 26th, 2025

List of speakers Krzystof Ziarek of The University of Buffalo (who will deliver the 16th Richard Owsley Memorial Address) Ted George of Texas A&M University Shane Ewegen of Trinity College, Hartford CT Alberto Moreiras of Texas A&M University Humberto Gonzalez-Nunez of The University of Texas at Dallas Charles Bambach of The University of Texas at Dallas Kate Davies of The Uiversity of Texas at Dallas For further information, please contact Rod Coltman (rod.coltman@gmail.com) or Charles Bambach (cbambach@utdallas.edu). A program will be linked here as soon as it is avaiable. The conference fee, from which we derive most of the income for the Symposium, will be $50.00 ($20.00 for students).  Checks made out to "Heidegger Symposium" or "NTHS" may be sent to Rod Coltman, 311 North Waddill Street, McKinney, TX 75069 or, click the button below to join this year's campaign to support the Symposium at an appropriate level