Ethics Center Events Fall 2001

September 5
Great Thinkers Lecture SeriesDavid Keller, Director, Center for the Study of Ethics, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Utah Valley State College
“ Aldo Leopold: How an Ecologist Revolutionized Moral Philosophy"
7-8:30 PM, SC 117 (reception begins at 6:30 PM)  

September 12
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)
JaNae Brown Haas, "Homer as Jazz Master: Oral Poetry"
12-12:50 PM, CS 404  

September 18
Islam and the Western World Discussion Series
“ Putting the Attack on America in Perspective: Coping with Terrorism in an Open Society"
Introductory Remarks: Lucille Stoddard, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Brad Cook, Vice President for College Relations
Faridul Islam, Assistant Professor of Business Management
Masoud Kazemzadeh, Assistant Professor of Political Science
J. Bonner Ritchie, Acting Dean, School of Business
Moderator: David Keller, Director, Center for the Study of Ethics
1-2:15 PM, Ragan Theater  

September 19
Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by Bob Robbins):
Matthew Alper, The 'God' Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God
3-4:30 PM, SC 117  

October 1-5:
Ethics Awareness Week October 1:Ethics Awareness Week Keynote Address:Robert Solomon, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin"Emotional Responsibility"9 AM-9:50 AM, Ragan Theater  

Ethics Panel Discussions:

10-10:50 AM: On the Possibility of an Existentialist Ethics, AD 20411-11:50 AM: Personal Responsibility in the Age of Globalization, AD 20412-12:50 PM: Difficult Decisions and the Funeral Industry, AD 2041-1:50 PM: Islam and the Western World Discussion Series, "The Ethics of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East," Ragan Theater October 2Ethics Panel Discussions:10-11:15 AM: Rethinking Circumcision, South Presidential Suite

11:30 AM-12:45 PM: The Ethics of Sport Hunting, South Presidential Suite1-2:15 PM, The Challenges of Distance Education, South Presidential Suite October 3 & 4Third Annual UVSC Conference by the Faculty: American Studies 

October 3

9 AM-3:50 PM, Ragan Theater 
Eugene England Religious Studies Lecture Series:
Knowing Ourselves and Each Other
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
" From Bumper Stickers to Academe: How Well-Behaved Women Make History"
7-8:30 PM, Ragan Theater 

October 4
8:30 AM-3:45 PM, Ragan Theater 

October 5
The Goshute Nuclear Repository Controversy
10-10:50 AM: Video documentary, Skull Valley, SC 11711-11:50 AM: Video documentary, Skull Valley, SC 11712-12:50 PM: Video documentary, Skull Valley, SC 117
1-1:50 PM: Philosophy Club Debate, SC 117 

October 10
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)
Pierre Lamarche, "Whatever, or: Towards a Genealogy of Languor"
12-12:50 PM, CS 404  

October 15
Excellence in Ethics Award
(Co-presented with the Offices of the President and Vice President for Academic Affairs)
Pamela Atkinson
Reception, 6:30-7:00 PM, SC 117
7:00-8:00 PM, Ragan Theater  

October 17
Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by Nancy Rushforth and Sam Rushforth):
Anne Fausto-Sterling, Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men
3-4:30 PM, SC 117 Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Janet Kournay, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
" Anne Fausto-Sterling: Rethinking Sex and Gender"
7-8:30 PM, SC 117 (reception begins at 6:30 PM) 

October 18 & 19
Sixth Annual Religion Studies Conference:
Religion and Violence: Advocacy and Resistance October 188:30 AM-3:45 PM, Ragan Theater  

October 19
9 AM-12:50 PM, Ragan Theater  

November 7
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Scott Abbott, Director, Integrated Studies, Professor of Philosophy, UVSC
" Goethe: A Renaissance-Enlightenment Man"
7-8:30 PM, SC 117 (reception begins at 6:30 PM) 

November 14
Integrated Studies Forum for Faculty Research
(Co-sponsored with the Integrated Studies Program)
James Price and Wayne Whaley, "Butterfly Genetics"
12-12:50 PM, CS 404 

November 27
Islam and the Western World Discussion Series
Faisal al-Rfouh, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Jordan
" The Future of Jerusalem: A Muslim's Perspective"
11:30 AM-12:45 PM, CS 404 

November 28
Islam and the Western World Discussion Series
“ A World Without Women? The Importance of Education for All"
Lucille Stoddard, Vice President for Academic Affairs, UVSC
9-9:50 AM, AD 204 Faculty Bookgroup (discussion led by Michael Minch):
Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
3-4:30 PM, SC 117 

November 29
Islam and the Western World Discussion Series
Mansour Farhang, Professor of Politics, Bennington College
" Why Do They Hate Us? Issues Leading Up to the September 11th Disaster"
Faisal al-Rfouh, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Jordan
" Overcoming Stereotypes after September 11: Mutual Images of the Arabs and the West"
1-2:15 PM, CS 404 

December 5
Great Thinkers Lecture Series
Sandy McGunigall-Smith, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
" Michel Foucault on the Power to Punish"
7-8:30 PM, SC 117 (reception begins at 6:30 PM)