Eurabia: Truth or Paranoia?
Eurabia: Truth or Paranoia?
Ian Buruma
2009 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
October 15, 2009
Ian Buruma discussed the dire warnings coming from a variety of writers and politicians, in Europe and the U.S., about Europe being “Islamized” by an increasing population of intolerant Muslims.
Doing Good and Doing Harm
Fiona Terry, “Doing Good and Doing Harm: The Paradox of Humanitarian Action”
2008 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
September 18, 2008
Fiona Terry delivered the 2008 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics in which she discussed her analysis of the ethical dimensions of the humanitarian aid system, drawing both on her book Condemned to Repeat? and her recent work in Myanmar and the Sudan. Read more »
The Dignity of Difference
Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, “The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations”
2007 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
January 18, 2007
Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth since 1991, addressed the ways in which religions can be a source of peace rather than conflict in the 2007 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics. Read more »
Thinking About and Eating Animals
Stanley Cavell, “Thinking About and Eating Animals: Reflections on Coetzee’s The Lives of Animals ”
2006 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
April 4, 2006
Cavell’s lecture asked how we are to understand the fact—and the divide expressed therein—that while many take it for granted that humans mass-produce and consume non-human animals, others are horrified by the practice. Read more »
The Politics and Psychology of the New World Order
Jonathan Glover, “The Politics and Psychology of the New World Order”
2004 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
November 1, 2004
Glover, Professor of Ethics at King’s College, University of London, and Director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, examined the political choices and psychological traps humanity must navigate in the twenty-first century. Read more »
Privatization and the Public Good
Martha Minow, “Privatization and the Public Good”
2003 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
January 24, 2003
Martha Minow, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Senior Fellow with the Harvard Society of Fellows, discussed what happens when private companies, nonprofit agencies, and religious groups manage what government used to—in education, criminal justice, legal services, and welfare programs. Read more »
Moral & Civic Learning
Thomas Ehrlich, “Moral & Civic Learning”
2001 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
January 17, 2001
Human Rights and Their Consequences
Amartya Sen , “Human Rights and Their Consequences”
1999 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
April 5, 1999
Is There a Common American Culture?
Robert Bellah , “Is There a Common American Culture? Diversity, Identity, Morality”
1998 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
Hypocrisy, the Pre-Ethic
William Raspberry , “Hypocrisy, the Pre-Ethic”
1997 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
