2004-2005 Ethics@Noon Speakers
Fall 2004 Speakers
October 8
Michael Zimmerman, Religious Studies
"The Historical Roots of Non-Violence in Buddhism"
October 15
Cancelled
October 22 Robert Fuller
"Rankism: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Abuses of Rank"
Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank
is a book about the abuse and discrimination tolerated everyday
in the workplace, the home, the playground, the schools, everywhere.
This discrimination based on rank and these abuses of power
are finally being recognized as the injustices they have always
been. Somebodies and Nobodies was published on April 2, 2003
by New Society Publishers.
'...a wonderful and tremendously important book on the 'ism'
that is far more encompassing than racism, sexism or ageism.
'Rankism' must be our prime target from now on in. Viva Fuller!'
Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Working
'Occasionally, an author comes along who makes us see the world
around us in a totally new way. Robert Fuller takes us on a
journey through the world of 'ranks.' He explores how rank has
been used throughout history to divide, separate and control
people. Equally important, he tells us what we can do to overcome
this outmoded and destructive social mechanism and establish
social relationships based on the restoration and extension
of the notion of dignity. This book is an eye opener that we
can all learn and benefit from in our daily lives.'
Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends
in Washington, D.C.; author of The Age of Access and The Hydrogen
Economy
For more information,
http://www.breakingranks.net/somebodies.html
October 29
Seema Arora, International Policy Studies
"Environmental Equity and Development: Progress in NAFTA Countries"
November 5
Agnieszka Jaworska, Philosophy
"Vanishing Persons and the Authority of the Former Self:
Dilemmas in Alzheimer's Disease"
November 12
Larry Friedlander, English
"Shakespeare and Buddha: Is Life Tragic?"
November 19
Benoit Monin, Psychology
"Mapping Babel: Thoughts on the Organization of Moral
Psychology"
Winter 2005 Speakers
January 21
Denis Phillips, Education and (by courtesy) Philosophy
"On Being More Subtle about Flogging a Dead Horse: The Value
Neutrality of Social Science Research"
January 28
Josiah Ober, Department of Classics and Center for Human Values, Princeton University
"Why Should Socrates Drink the Hemlock?"
February 4
Due to our conference in memory of Susan Moller Okin, there will be no ethics@noon.
For information on the conference, “Toward a Humanist Justice: A Conference Honoring and
Examining the Work of Susan Moller Okin,”
see
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EIS/okin_conference/index.html
February 11
Suki Hoagland, Earth Sciences
"Ethical Dimensions of the AIDS Crisis in Africa"
February 18
David Palumbo-Liu, Comparative Literature
"Can Literature Convey Ethics Anymore? If So, How?"
February 25
Al Camarillo, History
"Working with Homeless People: Ethical and Moral Issues"
March 4
Ted Glasser, Communication
"Reconciling Professionalism and Multiculturalism in Journalism"
Spring 2005 Speakers
April 8 CANCELLED
Norm Spaulding, Law School
“Creative Deviance and Deliberate Ignorance in the Attorney-Client Relationship”
Apri 15
Rick Banks, Law School
“Ethical Issues in Scholarship: the Intersection of Politics and Intellectual Inquiry”
April 22
LaVera Crawley, School of Medicine - Biomedical Ethics
“Situating Trust & Trustworthiness in Doctor-Patient Relationships”
April 29
Joann Sanders, Office of Religious Life
“The Interface between Religious Belief and Ethics in Competitive Athletics”
May 6
No Ethics@noon at noon due to our Tanner Lecture
May 13
Van Harvey, Religious Studies
“The Ethics of Religious Belief”
May 20
Tom Ehrlich, Carnegie Foundation for Advancement in Teaching
"Political Bias in Undergraduate Education”
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