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Flyleaf Weekday Series: Humanities in Action
November 12 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 4:30 pm on Tuesday and Friday, repeating until November 12, 2019
The Humanities in Action series is our homage to the tradition of civic humanism. Renaissance civic humanists believe that knowledge could forage a moral community. Humanities in Action events honor this tradition by encouraging our audience to apply what they learn to their civic life. Come engage with contemporary and potentially controversial topics in a welcoming environment.
Fall 2019
September 10 – Democracy’s Dilemma: Rousseau, Condorcet, and the Elusive Search for Will of the People with Georg Vanberg, Professor of Political Science, Duke University
September 17 – Gerrymandering with Luc Bovens, Professor of Philosophy
September 24 – Public Forgiveness with Simone Gubler,Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
October 8 – Liberty and the Idea of a Universal Basic Income with Fabian Wendt,Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
October 22 – Affirmative Consent Policies with Tom Dougherty, Associate Professor of Philosophy
October 29 – Is Globalization Working? Multinational Firms, Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy with Layna Mosley, Professor of Political Science
November 5 – Gender-Neutral Bathrooms with Alex Marcoci,Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy
November 12 – Economic History of the Rise of Trumpism* with John Komlos, Professor of Economic History Emeritus, University of Munich
*Bonus lecture by visiting scholar (non-PPE)