David Schmidtz, University of Arizona
October 3rd, 2003, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Ellis 113
The agenda for current philosophical work on justice was set in the 1970’s by John Rawls and Robert Nozick. Nozick said, “Political philosophers now must either work within Rawls’s theory or explain why not.” There is truth in Nozick’s compliment, yet when it came to explaining why not, no one did mor…
Elizabeth Willott
University of Arizona
October 2nd, 2003, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Bentley 227
Elephants: intelligent, self-aware, social, and possessing communication skills that we are just beginning to understand. Using human interactions with elephants as an example, I examine what’s required to view humans as part of an ecosystem. Or–put more plainly–why…
David Schmidtz, University of Arizona
October 1st, 2003, 8:00 to 9:00 pm
Bentley 227
What is an optimal ownership pattern for contemporary societies? History is full of examples of people converting communally held land into private parcels. How often do people voluntarily move the other way? Not often. On our most recent trip to South Africa, though, we were surprised to find a c…
Christine Korsgaard
Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University
May 15th, 2003, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Anderson Auditorium Scripps Hall
February 7th, 2003
(submission deadline)
Travel, lodging & registration paid for 5 OU undergrads.
The Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics is offering conference funding for five current Ohio University undergraduates to attend the 2003 Bioethics conference at Texas A&M. All OU undergrads are eligible. Grant recipients will be determined by lottery. Eac…
Steve Scalet
Binghamton University
February 20th, 2003, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Morton 235
A variety of public goods are fundamental to a healthy civil society but the best way to produce and maintain these goods is a matter of dispute. Casual observations of our economic life suggest that we sometimes voluntarily contribute to public good enterprises even when we recognize the pull to fr…
Steve Scalet
Binghamton University
February 21st, 2003, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Ellis 024
How should liberals address those who it judges are unreasonable? In this talk Professor Scalet examines John Rawls’s response to this question. Scalet argues that Rawls’s political conception of justice eliminates the possibility of having intellectual exchanges that are the du…
Ohio University Faculty panel
February 25th, 2003, 8:00 to 9:30 pm
Siegfried Auditorium (Room 519)
SYMPOSIUM
PANELISTS
Ann Whelehan-Smego
March 3rd, 2003, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Baker Center Ballroom
Ann Whelehan-Smego, Principal of AWS Associates, is a leadership advisor who works with senior management to develop ethical leadership, implement ethics programs and improve corporate governance. Prior to this, she was a managing director with Bell Atlantic/NYNEX (currently called Verizon) where a…
2003 April 26th, 8:30 am to April 27th, 12:00 pm
Copeland Hall
Every other year Ohio University hosts an international student conference on applied ethics. These relaxed, intimate conferences are open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Presentations are peer reviewed and are published on this website and on CD. (See the conferences/proceedings page for previous p…