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From: "James Dye" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Philosop Listserv" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:04:44 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Ethics Conference 26-28 September
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The Northern Illinois Ethics Consortium
Announces a Conference on "Ethics in Contemporary Life"
September 26-28, 2002
Northern Illinois University
The inaugural Northern Illinois Ethics Consortium Conference will be
held on the campus of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois,
26-28 September 2002.
Keynote Events:
"Animal Experimentation Pro and Con"
On Friday, 27 September, Ray Greek, MD, will debate Prof. Carl Cohen
concerning the human, scientific and moral value of animal
experiments. Dr. Greek is President of Americans for Medical
Advancement and author (with Jean Swingle Greek, DVM) of _Sacred
Cows and Golden Geese: The Human Costs of Experiments on Animals_.
Carl Cohen is Professor of Philosophy at University of Michigan and is
author (with Tom Regan) of _The Animal Rights Debate_.
"Social Justice and Internet Technology"
On Saturday, 28 September, Prof. Clifford Christians will present a
lecture entitled: "Social Justice and Internet Technology." Clifford
Christians is Research Professor of Communications and Director of the
Institute for Communications Research at the University of Illinois at
Urbana. He is senior author or editor of: _Good News: Social Ethics and
the Press_; _Communication Ethics and Universal Values_; and _Media
Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning_.
Submitted papers cover a wide range of topics in applied ethics.
The complete program is available online at
http://www.philosophy.niu.edu/~phildept/niec/prog2002.html,
including registration information and directions.
James Dye, Chair Phone: 815-753-6299
Department of Philosophy FTP: jdye.phil.niu.edu
Northern Illinois University Fax: 815-333-0586
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854 http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~phildept/Dye
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