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| Philip Kitcher John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University Science, Religion, and the Difficulties of Democracy Thursday, October 19th, 7:30 pm Chazen Museum of Art, Room L160 800 University Avenue The controversy about teaching Darwin 's theory of evolution to schoolchildren is a symptom of much deeper difficulties about standards for public knowledge and the role of religious values in public policy. *Philip Kitcher* will examine how these problems arise, why they make democracy so difficult for multi-cultural societies, and ways in which they might be addressed. Philip Kitcher is a renowned philosopher of science and mathematics. His current research concerns the ethical and political constraints on scientific research, the evolution of altruism and morality, and the apparent conflict between science and religion. He is the author of books on the scientific case against creationism, /The/ /Nature of Mathematical Knowledge; Vaulting Ambition:/ /Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature /(1985); /The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human/ /Possibilities /(1997); /Science, Truth, and Democracy /(2001),and /In Mendels Mirror: Philosophical Reflections on Biology, /(2003). Most recently, he co-authored /Finding an Ending: Reflections on Wagners /Ring/ /(2004). ALSO: Humanities Colloquium with Philip Kitcher--a brown bag lunch: "Science, Religion, and the Difficulties of Democracy: A Panel Discussion with Philip Kitcher"
Friday, October 20, NOON
Panelists: All Welcome to Attend and Participate |