Jon Dorbolo
Oregon State University
May 6th, 2004, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Stocker 192
American culture certainly does not act as though honesty were the best policy. Whistle blowers and dissenting voices are routinely punished, while deceivers frequently thrive. It is even questionable whether complete honesty is possible given current social conditions. Yet, when viewed as a goal r…
On Religious Toleration
Thomas Christiano
University of Arizona
May 27th, 2004, 8:00 to 9:30 pm
Bentley 227
The ideal of religious toleration is one of the original inspirations for modern liberal democratic thought. And it is certainly one of the most urgent subjects we must think about today. Yet the reasons for religious toleration and its connection with liberal thought are…
Thomas Christiano
University of Arizona
May 28th, 2004, 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ellis 113
In this paper I explore the foundations of liberal rights such as freedom of association, freedom of expression, and freedom of conscience as well as those freedoms associated with the private pursuit of one’s own good. I discuss some alternative conceptions of liberal rights and I show how the best a…
Cassandra Pinnick
Western Kentucky University
October 14th, 2004, 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Walter 235
A practical application of that formal notion: proof, arises at the intersection of science and law. Courts of law depend upon expert testimony to adjudicate matters at trial. This dependency requires minimally that there be criteria by which a court may certify that an individual is an…
Cassandra Pinnick
Western Kentucky University
October 15th, 2004, 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Ellis 113
Science needs money. And, significant sums of public monies are spent to support science. As a matter of course, we expect that public expenditures are made based on reasoned and well-supported policy. Anything less would be an outrage. Feminist theories about science, and a feminist pr…
Building Ethics Modules into Courses
2004 December 2nd, 8:00 am to December 3rd, 5:00 pm
Ellis 024
Building Ethics Modules is a two-day workshop designed to help Ohio University instructors include ethics components in their classes. The workshop will focus on the development and implementation of ethics modules tailored to the field and subject matter covered in individual c…