Campus Ethics Events
The following is a list of events on campus, either presented by us or by other organizations, which have ethics as a topic or which are of interest to those whose work or research is in ethics. This list is regularly updated and contains links which will take you either to the calendar for the event or to the sponsoring organization's website for more information. Please follow these links for more information.
Academic Year 2011-12
When/Where? |
What? |
Description |
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| Tue, March 6th 1:30-2:45pm Hinde Auditorium |
Dr. Michael Austin A Sound Mind in a Sound Body: Sports for the Sake of the Soul |
The relationship between sports and other aspects of a good life has recently been receiving a surge of sustained philosophical attention. One of the aspects of this attention is the question of what the point of participation in sports is, both for the individuals involved and for the society that encourages sports. This talk will explore views that attend to the character-building aspects of sports participation, analyzing the extent to which character formation is reasonable to expect from contemporary sports. |
| Tue, Feb 21st 1:30-2:45pm Hinde Auditorium |
Dr. Marina Oshana A Commitment to Autonomy Is a Commitment to Feminism |
Suppose we characterize autonomy, roughly, as the status people have when they exercise authority over their lives. It is generally believed that autonomy consists at least in part in the ability to choose and to act according to the direction of one’s will, values, and preferences. Most of us in western, liberal societies highly prize autonomy, to such an extent that a legal right to autonomy is ensconced in constitutional principles as well as in the tradition of common law. I argue that our commitment to autonomy is not just a thin commitment to a de jure right, but a thicker commitment to the desirability of a de facto state of affairs, and that this entails a commitment to feminism as a moral and a political ideal. |
| Tue, Feb 7th 1:30-2:45pm Orchard Suite |
Dr. Peggy Lemaux How Much Did You Spend on Your Lunch Today? |
We think nothing of spending $5 to buy lunch. But did you know that one billion of the world’s poorest people live on less than $1 per day? It is estimated that over 800 million people go to bed hungry every night. In developing countries, many of these people depend directly on growing their own food. Increasing the quality and quantity of the food they grow is important to improving their lives. Making progress toward this goal will require numerous approaches including genetically engineering crops. What kinds are they growing? Why are they growing them? What kind of issues does this raise? |
| Mon, Nov 21st 1:30-2:45pm Forest Suite, Union |
Dr. Joseph Lynch God and Animal Zombies |
Animal suffering presents a distinctive challenge to theism (belief in God). Reconciling pointless animal pain with the perfect goodness and power of God is difficult indeed, and has generated a variety of responses. Dr. Lynch will examine a recent defense of a broadly Neo‐Cartesian account (similar to what Descartes said) that denies conscious experience to nonhuman animals. According to this account, nonhuman animals are in fact zombies, in the philosophical sense that they have no subjective mental states. Without such states animals cannot suffer, so there is no problem of animal suffering for theism. Dr. Lynch will argue that this account fails, and I will suggest other responses to the problem for theists and non‐theists alike. |
| Wed, Nov 2nd 4:00-5:50pm Ballroom I, Union |
Keynote Address, Genocide Conference "Genocide and Other Extensive Evils: Enablers, Perpetrators, Resisters" Dr. Elizabeth Minnich, Association of American Colleges and Universities |
Abstract coming! |
| Wed, Nov 2nd 2:00-5:00pm Orhcard Suite, Union |
Death with Dignity Detailed information and Panelists. |
This session begins with a screening of the recent film "How to Die in Oregon". The screening is followed by a panel discussion of the ethical issues that arise in physician assisted suicide. Panellists will represent diverse religious, moral and policy positions on the question. Audience contributions are welcomed. This event is free and open to the public. |
| Friday, Oct 14th Noon - 1:30pm CTL Office, LIB 4026 |
Workshop: Introducing Ethics Through Case Study Dr. Christina Bellon, Philosophy and CPPE, Sacramento State |
This brown bag session will provide an opportunity to discuss best practices for introducing students to ethical problem solving using case studies. We will explore the techniques associated with writing or revising ethical cases to suit your course objectives, facilitating students' exploration of the ethical problems raised in the cases, and guiding their reasoning to resolve those problems. A workbook and sample cases will be provided.
RSVP with CTL (ctl@csus.edu) as this is part of the Brown Bag Lunch Series. |
Tuesday, Sept 20th |
The 6th Annual Fall Ethics Symposium will be held at the Sacramento State campus and will be on the topic of Research Ethics. |
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