The Ethics Center
Ethics Lecture Series
Lectures, panels, and events intended to promote critical thinking about ethical issues for the campus and the community
Spring 2024 Lecture Series
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February 1, 5-6pm: “Free Will and God in Asia and the West”
Neil Sinhababu, National University of Singapore
Kremen Ed Bldg (ED) room 172 -
February 29, 5-6pm: "Voting Ethics: Why Should We Vote" Student Panel, moderated by Dr. Lisa Bryant (Political Science)
ED 172 -
March 18, 2pm: "Book Bans, Ethics, and Intellectual Freedom" Panel discussion with John Beynon, Varselles L. Cummings, Andrew Fiala, and Emily JM Knox, Library room 2206
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March 20, 5-6pm: “Are Religious Beliefs Illusions?” Patrick Hurley, University of San Diego, (from his book ,”Religion, Power, and Illusion”), ED 170
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April 10, 5-6pm: “I am Because You are! The Stranger as my Relative” Michael Eze, Fresno State Africana Studies, ED 170
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April 15, 6-7PM (on ZOOM), "Healthcare in Developing Countries" with Doctors without Borders (Fresno State Student chapter), featuring Dr. Julie Wynne and Prof. Gyanesh Lama, Fresno State Social Work, https://shorturl.at/bpvY9.
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April 22, 5-6pm: "Exit Strategies and the Ethics of War", Yvonne Chiu, U.S. Naval War College, ED 170
Fall 2023 Lecture Series
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Sept. 19, 5pm: “Age and Ageism in the Constitution”
- Hon. Robert H. Oliver (ret. Superior Court Judge), Faith Van Hoven, ASI Senator and
Fresno State student, Marco Flores, ASI Senator and Fresno State student, Mikaela
Silva, Clovis Community College studen
Zoom Webinar Register Here: https://bit.ly/AgeConstitution -
Sept. 26, 5pm: "Diversity in Sci-Fi and Fantasy"
Robert Maldonado, Dept of Philosophy, James Rocha, Dept of Philosophy
Zoom Webinar: Register Here: https://bit.ly/DiversitySciFi
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Oct. 10, 5pm (Pacific time): Geoff Pfeiffer, “Desiring our Cars Automobility and Authoritarianism in Climate Politics and Beyond”
- Geoff Pfeifer is Associate Prof. of Philosophy and Global Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Zoom webinar, register here: https://bit.ly/DesiringCars.
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Oct. 20: Central Valley Regional Bioethics Conference
Register here: https://www.eeds.com/portal_live_events.aspx?ConferenceID=396506.
Clovis Community Medical Center -
Nov. 8, 5pm: Ethical Leadership Lecture with Pete Weber
Mr. Weber is founder of the Heartland Chapter of the New California Coalition and co-chair emeritus of California Forward - Zoom webinar register here: https://bit.ly/ethical_leadership2023
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Nov. 30, 6-8pm: Prisons and Hospice Care
Peters Ed Auditorium (Student Rec Center)
- (film and panel discussion)
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Dec. 9, 9-Noon,
Human Rights Day, 2023: "LGBTQ+ Rights are Human Rights"On the 75th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights
Fresno City College
Old Administration Building