Students might have left Tuesday’s philosophy lecture a little confused, but with something to think about.

Students and faculty met Tuesday in Booth Library to listen to a lecture by Patrick Roney on “The Fate of the Image: Julia Kristeva on Intimate Revolt,” presented by the philosophy department.

The last two participants entered the room as Roney, an associate professor of comparative literature at KOC University in Istanbul, Turkey, was introduced.

“I can’t assume that everyone is familiar with the work,” Roney said.

Roney’s lecture focused on modern philosopher Julia Kristeva’s book, “Intimate Revolt,” as well as ideas from other philosophers.

Maria Rhodes, a senior communication studies major, was one of the participants who was unfamiliar with the works.

“It’s complicated; I’m not very familiar with psychoanalysis,” she said. “It’s interesting.”

Rhodes thought the process of artistic narrative as a whole was the most interesting.

Among other philosophical topics, Roney spoke of the law of sexual difference, explaining it as two doors, one labeled men and the other women.

“You will go in one door or the other for the rest of your life,” Roney explained.

Paige Mathis, a senior business management major, attended the lecture for her senior seminar class on the meaning of life.

“They touched on Aristotle,” Mathis said. “That’s what we were going over in class, so it reiterated what was going on in class.”

Mathis said she gained a good experience out of the event, although she has little knowledge in philosophy.

“I’m not educated enough to form an opinion,” she said.

Andrew Moran, a sophomore philosophy major, still learned a life lesson at the event.

“Well, I’ve learned that I have a lot to learn,” Moran said. “There are some interesting connections to be made between philosophers that span time.”

Most of what Moran learned related to the coursework for his major.

“There’s a lot of things that a normal person wouldn’t consider without knowledgeable people and philosophers to present them,” Moran said.

Sam Bohne can be reached at 581-7942 or shbohne@eiu.edu.