ETHICS IN AN AGE OF TERROR AND GENOCIDE

ETHICS IN AN AGE OF TERROR AND GENOCIDE:
Identity and Moral Choice
SS 309

In this timely course, we will address what causes genocide. In particular, why do some stand by and do nothing while others risk their lives to help the persecuted? Interviews with bystanders, Nazis and rescuers of Jews during the holocaust reveal how self-image and identity, especially the sense of self in relation to others, set and delineate our choice options, not just morally but cognitively. The implications of this course are relevant to events occurring today.

Presenter: Kristen Renwick Monroe
is a UCI professor of Political Science and Philosophy whose work has changed the field of political philosophy, political economy and normative political theory. Her path-breaking books have been nominated for a Pulitzer and National Book Award and she has won the American Political Science Association Award for Best Book twice.

Developer: Jill Deal

Monday, March 12
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Facilitators:

Iris Timmons 949-333-2143
icwt@mac.com

Kay Workman 949-510-9814
dustywings@sbcglobal.net