2011 Kenneth Mark Drain Chair in Ethics Lecture

Location: Bata Library Film Theatre (Room 103)

Guest Speaker: Dr. Roger Gottlieb

"The spirit of sustainability: why environmentalism and spirituality need each other"
Abstract:  Environmentalism is the most spiritual of political movements; and in today’s world the quest for spiritual progress requires ecological as well as personal virtue. Spiritual seekers cannot live moral lives if they do not heed the political perspectives of the environmental movement; and environmental activists can benefit from spiritual teachings about compassion, humility, and joy.
 

October 12, 2011 : 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Professor Roger Gottlieb is professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His articles have appeared in The Boston Globe, E-Magazine, and Orion Afield, and his work has been covered by such diverse publications as The American Prospect, Christianity Today, Discover, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Editor of six academic book series, on the editorial boards of several journals, and contributing editor to Tikkun Magazine, he appears in such leading academic publications as The Chronicle of Higher Education, Conservation Biology, Environmental Ethics, Ethics, and the Journal of Philosophy.

Prof. Gottlieb holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Brandeis and speaks on spirituality, sustainability, and religion, environmental ethics, and the role of religious environmentalism in resolving the environmental crisis.

Registration is required for this event. To register, please visit:
http://www2.trentu.ca/cgi-bin/tutorials.cgi/norlockspeaker

For more information, please contact Kathy Fife, Philosophy Department, kfife@trentu.ca