Bonnie Steinbock, professor of philosophy at the University at Albany, opens Philosophical Phridays @
Schaffer Library on Friday at 4:30. p.m. in the Phi Beta Kappa Room of the Library.
She will speak on “When is Birth Unfair to a Child?”
The Department of Philosophy's five-part series is taking philosophy out of the classroom and bringing
it to the public. Each event will feature a noted philosopher on issues ranging from abortion to the
ethical complexities of international research.
The series is in honor of the 100th anniversary of the American Philosophical Association.
Other events are:
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Feb. 2 – “Moral Ignorance”
— Gideon Rosen, Princeton University; -
Feb. 16 – “Market Perfection as a Standard for Business Ethics”
– Stephen Latham, Yale University School of Management and Quinnipiac University School of Law; -
Feb. 23 – “Abortion, Mercy Killing and Infanticide: the Singer Revolution”
— Richard Taylor, professor emeritus, the University of Rochester and Union College; -
March 2 – “Confronting Ethical Complexities in International Research”
— Angela Wasunna, the University of Mombassa, Kenya, and visiting fellow at the Hastings Center;
For more information, call the Union College Department of Philosophy at ext. 6376.