Center for the Study of Ethics
Fall 2008 Schedule of Events
(As of August 27, 2008)
September 3
Monthly Ethics Forum: Great Thinkers in the History of Democracy
“The Ancient Athenian Experiment”
JaNae Brown Haas, Professor of History, UVU
3-4:30 p.m., Faculty Seminar Room (LC 243)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
September 15-19
Ethics Awareness Week
October 1
Monthly Ethics Forum: Great Thinkers in the History of Democracy
Michael Minch, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UVU
“Hobbes and the Social Contract”
3-4:30 p.m., Faculty Seminar Room (LC 243)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
Third Congressional District Debate:
Bennion Spencer, Democrat
Jason Chaffez , Republican
Reception with the candidates: 6:30-7 p.m.
Debate: 7-8:30 p.m.
(Organized by Elaine Englhardt, Distinguished Professor of Ethics, UVU; Part of the Utah Democracy Project; Cosponsored with Associated Students of UVU, The Daily Herald, and the Office of the President)
October 9
Democracy and the Vote with Q & A
Congressman Jim Matheson, Second Congressional District
10-11:14 a.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
(Organized by Elaine Englhardt, Distinguished Professor of Ethics, UVU; Part of the Utah Democracy Project)
November 5
Monthly Ethics Forum: Great Thinkers in the History of Democracy
“The Contribution of James Madison to American Democracy”
[SPEAKER TBA]
3-4:30 p.m., (Library Auditorium)
(Part of the Utah Democracy Project)