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12:00 - 1:00 pm     C-102 East Fee Hall

December 9, 2009
 
Minimal Consciousness:
A Workshop on the Ethical and Conceptual Dimensions of States of Minimal Consciousness

Winged Cherub and ShepherdLed by neurosurgeon and philosopher of mind Grant Gillett, this workshop explores how to understand and care for people whose level of consious awareness is real, but severey diminished. Dr. Gillett's morning lecture will be followed by an afternoon round table discussion on the relationship between minds and the social world in which they are situated. Workshop FREE.
 
Just Caring:
Health Care Rationing and Democratic Deliberation
by Leonard M. Fleck
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What does it mean to be a "just" and "caring" society when we have only limited resources to meet unlimited health care needs? Do we believe that all lives are of equal value? Is human life priceless? Should a "just" and "caring" society refuse to put limits on health care spending?

Available from Oxford University Press.

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Just Love: Transforming Civic Virtue
by Ann Mongoven

Once upon a time, civic virtue described an ethic of political involvement for all citizens. As American democracy evolved, the public and private spheres separated. Dr. Mongoven argues for a transformed civic virtue: passionate care for fellow citizens and lets ordinary heroes suggest the path toward civic renewal.

Available from Indiana University Press.
 

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