Philosophy and Religion Online Forum Schedule set for Fall 2023
Tue, 08/22/2023 - 10:41am | By: David Tisdale
A lecture on the controversial subject of AI (artificial intelligence) kicks off The University of Southern Mississippi (SWAG视频) School of Humanities鈥� fall 2023 Philosophy and Religion Forum series, which will be offered online.
Keith Abney, senior lecturer in philosophy at California Polytechnic State University
(Cal Tech), will present 鈥淎I/Robots and Ethics: Surveying the Risk Environment鈥� Wednesday,
Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Abney鈥檚 areas of expertise include philosophy of science and
religions, applied ethics, and axiology. He teaches courses in critical thinking,
philosophy of science, philosophical classics, and ethics.
The remainder of the forum schedule follows:
*Friday, Oct. 6, noon: Dr. Teresa Baron, research fellow at the University of Nottingham,
presenting 鈥淕enes, Ectogenesis, and the Acquisition of Parental Rights鈥�.
*Friday, Nov. 3, noon: Dr. Jason 膧nanda Josephson Storm, professor of religion at
Williams College, presenting 鈥淩evolutionary Happiness: Redefining Progress in the
Human Sciences (please note that advance registration is required for Dr. Storm鈥檚
talk).
All forum presentation times are CST (Central Standard Time) and hosted on Zoom. Access information for forum programming is as follows:
*Topic: Philosophy & Religion Forum
*Click to join Zoom Meeting
*Meeting ID: 847 3764 0491
*Passcode: 982360
Dr. Amy Slagle, associate professor of philosophy and religion, is coordinator for the SWAG视频 Philosophy and Religion Forum series. For more information, email Dr. Slagle.