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    • Ethics Events

      Among the Center’s initiatives are public programs that address the ethical dimensions of contemporary social problems. In the 2012-13 academic year, we are pleased to announce our new initiative - The Ethics of Wealth - which will explore the ethical questions at the heart of wealth. Read more about this initiative and sponsored events here.

      Note that this page shows only those events that are scheduled to take place in the next thirty days. To find events that fall outside the 30 day window or to locate a particular event, use the Search box in the lower right corner or the Navigational bar to the right (e.g., Ethics and the Professions, Ethics of Wealth, and Tanner Lectures).

       

      Events in next 30 Days
      Ethics of Wealth: "Democracy and Philanthropy" (panel discussion)    
      Ethics of Wealth: "Democracy and Philanthropy" (panel discussion)    

      Abstract:  Is institutional philanthropy good or bad for American democracy? No doubt that philanthropic foundations fund many good projects.  But foundations are also institutional oddities in democratic societies: they lack accountability, operate w...

      When:
      May 21, 2013
      5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
      Location:
      Cemex Auditorium, Knight Management Center
      Stanford, CA 94305
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      Ethics of Wealth: Aryeh Cohen (Rabbinic Literature, American Jewish University)
      Ethics of Wealth: Aryeh Cohen (Rabbinic Literature, American Jewish University)

      "Justice, Wealth, Taxes: A View from the Perspective of Rabbinic Judaism" ~~~ Aryeh Cohen is Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature at American Jewish University where he has held an appointment since 1995. He was Chair of Jewish Studies in ...

      When:
      May 22, 2013
      12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
      Location:
      Bldg. 360 - CCSRE Conference Room
      Stanford, CA 94305
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      <em>&quot;Mental Illness, Guns &amp; Violence&quot;</em>
      "Mental Illness, Guns & Violence"

      Absract: What is the link between violence, guns and mental illness?  What is the appropriate medical, legal and social response?   Two leading scholars and policymakers discuss these issues at this public forum.  Commentary will be provided...

      When:
      May 23, 2013
      7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      Location:
      CEMEX Auditorium, Knight Management Center
      Stanford, CA 94305
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      <em>&quot;Mental Illness &amp; Legal Culpability&quot;</em>
      "Mental Illness & Legal Culpability"

      Abstract: Does the law take mental illness into account when determining guilt and punishment?   Should it?  Stanford Law Professor Robert Weisberg will discuss the insanity defense and related doctrines.  Judge Stephen Manley, a leader in t...

      When:
      May 30, 2013
      7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      Location:
      Cubberley Auditorium
      Stanford, CA 94305
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