| WHAT: | Annual Fall Seminar: "Justice and Responsibility: Cultural and Philosophical Considerations" |
| WHEN: | Sept. 9-Oct. 11 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9 a.m.-noon |
| WHERE: | Center for the Study of Culture and Values The Catholic University of America Gibbons Hall, Room B-12 620 Michigan Ave., NE Washington, D.C. |
| DETAILS: | CUA's Center for the Study of Culture and Values (CSCV) begins its annual fall seminar on Sept. 9 with scholars from Canada, China, India, Italy, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Russia, the United States, Ukraine, etc. The weekly themes will be: Week One: Introduction of 12 scholars from the countries noted above. Thematic Introduction. Week Two: Understanding justice: a Western approach. Readings on Rawls, Locke, Hume, Ricoeur, Dworkin, Nozick, etc. Week Three: Understanding justice: an Eastern approach. A delegation of 12 scholars from the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences will discuss related issues with the seminar participants. Paper presentations by the seminar participants. Week Four: Philosophical reflection and religious cultures on justice and responsibility. Week Five: Justice as the good and the beautiful; resources assembled from many cultures in these global times. The seminar is free and open to the public. Individuals requesting accommodations for disabilities should contact cua-access@cua.edu at least one week prior to the event. |
| SPONSORS: | The Catholic University of America Center for the Study of Culture and Values and the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy |
| CONTACT: | For more information, contact the Center for the Study of Culture and Values at 202-319-6089 or cua-cscv@cua.edu or visit the website at http://www.crvp.org/cscv/index.htm . |