Human Values Forum

The Human Values Forum complements the more formal educational initiatives sponsored by the Center and is made possible through the generosity of Bert G. Kerstetter ’66.

The Forum provides an opportunity for approximately 50 undergraduate students and 15 faculty members to meet in an informal setting to discuss current and enduring questions concerning ethics and human values. Students and faculty meet over dinner at 5 Ivy Lane throughout the academic year. Professor Peter Singer serves as adviser to the student leadership.

 

2012-13 Events

 

September 24
Peter Singer, UCHV

October 1
Stephen Macedo, Politics
"The Future of Marriage"

October 8
Philip Pettit, Politics, Philosophy and UCHV

October 15
Michael Oppenheimer, Geosciences and Woodrow Wilson School
"Responsibility to the Environment"

October 22
Jeff McMahan, Rutgers Philosophy

November 5
TBA

November 12
Jeremy Waldron, NYU Philosophy

November 19
Sandra Bermann, Comparative Literature
"The Ethics of Translation"

November 26
Edward Felten, Computer Science

December 3
Rahul Sagar, Politics

December 10
Marc Fleurbaey, Woodrow Wilson School and UCHV
"Personal Responsibility & Social Justice"

January 7
Alison Boden, Dean of Religious Life

 

Admission to the Human Values Forum is by application only. For more information, please contact Kim Girman at 609-258-5496.