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SUMMARY:Moral Outrage: Who Are We To Say?
DESCRIPTION:Veritas Forum brings you: \nMoral Outrage\nWho Are We to Say?\nA conversation on where morals come from\, why they differ\, and what to do about it. \nApril 16th\, 2025\n7:00pm to 8:30pm ET\nKlarman Hall KG70\nor remotely via Zoom \nReception with Purity Ice Cream to follow! \nRegister Here\nTwo of the most common moral responses on campus are outrage and apathy. Why do we have these reactions to different sets of things? Can we trust our moral instincts? Audun Dahl\, a moral psychologist and David Lahti\, a Christian evolutionary biologist\, discuss what we can learn from their fields and how we might go about living with some of this knowledge. \nDavid Lahti; Associate Professor of Biology and Psychology\, CUNY\nDavid Lahti is an Associate Professor of Biology at Queens College\, City University of New York (CUNY)\, and is also affiliated with the doctoral faculty in Psychology and Biology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He leads the Behavior & Evolution Laboratory\, which focuses on learned behaviors in birds and humans\, cultural evolution\, rapid trait evolution\, and the development of morality and religion. \nLahti holds two PhDs: one in moral philosophy and philosophy of biology from the Whitefield Institute\, Oxford\, where he explored the contributions of science to understanding morality\, and another in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Michigan\, where he studied rapid evolution in African weaverbirds. His postdoctoral work included research on bird song development and human psychology from an evolutionary perspective. \nIn addition to his academic work\, Lahti integrates his scientific research with his Christian faith\, discussing topics such as cultural evolution and the interplay between science and religion. His lab consists of a diverse team working on projects ranging from ornithology to urban ecology. \nAudun Dahl; Professor of Psychology\, Cornell\nI am interested in development of morality across the lifespan. Every day\, from infancy to old age\, we encounter morally relevant events. We help or hurt another person\, or we witness others who help or hurt\, in both mundane and life-changing ways. As we develop\, and enter new social situations\, we encounter new rules for right and wrong behaviors. Religious texts spell out how to pray. Schools teach their students about how to use sources without plagiarizing. The abundance of moral and other principles prompts children and adults to determine\, again and again\, what makes for right and wrong ways of acting. \nThe Developmental Moral Psychology Lab studies how we reason\, judge\, feel\, and act around issues of right and wrong across the lifespan. We also study how morality develops through everyday social interactions\, starting in early childhood. We use a variety of methods—including laboratory experiments\, naturalistic observations\, structured interviews\, and surveys—to study infants\, children\, adolescents\, and adults from different communities. For instance\, we study how infants begin to help and harm others\, and how adults form judgments and decisions about complex issues\, such as academic integrity and moral dilemmas. Through this range of methods and age groups\, we seek to understand both the diversity and the unity of human morality. \nToni Alimi; (moderator) Assistant Professor of Classics\, Cornell \nMy research and teaching span ancient Roman philosophy (specializing in Lactantius and Augustine)\, intellectual history (focusing on freedom\, slavery\, law\, rule\, and authority)\, contemporary ethics and politics (idem)\, and philosophy of religion. My first book\, Slaves of God\, explicates Augustine’s reasons for justifying slavery and argues that slavery is a central theme in his broader ethics and politics. \nI’m in the early stages of research for a broader philosophical history of slavery (tentatively titled Slavery: A Philosophical History)\, which will trace the development of ideas of natural and retributive slavery from their ancient Greek and Roman provenances through late antiquity\, medieval and early modern Christianity\, into the antebellum United States. \nAs a Klarman Fellow (2021-2024)\, I am a postdoctoral associate in Classics with an affiliate appointment in Philosophy. Before Cornell\, I earned the Ph.D. in Religion\, Ethics\, and Politics from Princeton University\, the M.A.R. in Ethics from Yale Divinity School\, and the A.B. in Religion from Princeton University. \nRegister Here
URL:https://chestertonhouse.org/events/moral-outrage/
LOCATION:Klarman Hall KG70\, 232 Feeney Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14853
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Grindset Mindset
DESCRIPTION:Veritas Forum brings you: \nThe Grindset Mindset\nHow’s that working for you?\nA physician and a classicist share ancient wisdom for students today \nNovember 30th\, 2023\n7:30pm to 9pm ET\nToni Morrison Hall\, Multipurpose Room\nor remotely via Zoom \nFood and Insomnia Cookies Provided! \n*Space is limited\, registration required* \nRegister Here\nCornell culture valorizes a can-do spirit training students into planning\, problem solving\, and thinking strategically about their life. But the same approach that works well in securing internships and forging 10 year career plans falls short in dealing with the inevitable unexpected storms that life throws at us\, the kind of storms that one cannot problem-solve or work harder to get out of. Yet virtually every ancient wisdom tradition thought that one could prepare oneself for those types of storms by taking on a different mindset. We’ll hear tonight from experts in two of these traditions and how they help build your capacity to face life-scale upheaval in the future (or right now). \n(Co-Sponsored by Cornell Office of Spirituality and Meaning Making\, Cornell United Religious Work\, and the Flora Rose House) \nLydia Dugdale; Professor of Medicine at Columbia University and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics\nLydia Dugdale\, MD\, MAR\, is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She also serves as Co-Director of Clinical Ethics at Columbia’s NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. A practicing internist\, her scholarship focuses on end-of-life issues\, the role of aesthetics in teaching ethics\, moral injury\, and the doctor-patient relationship. She edited Dying in the Twenty-First Century (MIT Press\, 2015) and is author of The Lost Art of Dying (HarperOne\, 2020)\, a popular press book on the preparation for death. Dugdale attended medical school at the University of Chicago\, completed residency training at Yale-New Haven Hospital\, and holds a MAR in ethics from Yale Divinity School. \nMike Fontaine; Professor of Classics at Cornell University\nI’m a Latinist with broad interests in Ancient Rome\, the Renaissance\, the Reformation\, and the Enlightenment. In recent years I held a variety of leadership roles in Cornell’s central administration. My latest work is a book on breakups and another on addiction and bullying\, both for Princeton University Press. Previous books covered wine\, swine\, grief\, mind\, and a good laugh. Next up\, free speech through the ages\, with projects on Plato\, Plutarch\, Lucian\, and the Enlightenment. Oh\, and I was also recently parodied on Saturday Night Live (really! see it here.) \nAt Cornell\, I teach courses on Ancient Rome\, Greek Mythology\, Wine Culture\, and Latin literature of all time periods. For business executives worldwide\, I teach eCornell courses on leadership from Ancient Rome and the effective use of humor in the workplace. \nRegister Here
URL:https://chestertonhouse.org/events/the-grindset-mindset/
LOCATION:Toni Morrison Hall (Multipurpose Room)\, Toni Morrison Hall\, Cornell University\, 18 Sisson Pl\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, United States
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SUMMARY:After Whiteness: The Search for Belonging
DESCRIPTION:We come to the academy to be shaped into critical thinkers\, independent minds\, but we are often unaware of the spiritual and racial formation these models of the “educated man” carry. In his recent book\, After Whiteness\, theologian Willie Jennings untangles our pedagogies which are tied to the image of the white slave-master\, drawing from his many years of experience in higher-ed\, especially as an academic dean. And in her work in higher-ed in the sphere of student life and recently as the interim dean of students at Cornell University\, Marla Love tackles questions of diversity\, inclusion\, and belonging on a daily basis. Join us in conversation about how we\, as members of the academic community\, can engage\, resist\, and imagine differently the spiritual and racial formation we’ve inherited.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\nBios:\nWillie Jennings’ book The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race(link is external) (Yale 2010) won the American Academy of Religion Award of Excellence in the Study of Religion in the Constructive-Reflective category the year after it appeared and\, in 2015\, the Grawemeyer Award in Religion\, the largest prize for a theological work in North America. Englewood Review of Books called the work a “theological masterpiece.” His commentary on the Book of Acts\, titled Acts: A Commentary\, The Revolution of the Intimate (for the Belief Series\, Westminster/John Knox) received the Reference Book of the Year Award from The Academy of Parish Clergy in 2018. \nDr. Jennings has also recently published a book that examines the problems of theological education within western education\, entitled After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging(link is external) (Eerdmans\, 2020). \nJennings is now working on a major monograph provisionally entitled Unfolding the World: Recasting a Christian Doctrine of Creation as well as a finishing a book of poetry entitled The Time of Possession. \nWriting in the areas of liberation theologies\, cultural identities\, and anthropology\, Jennings has authored more than 40 scholarly essays and nearly two-dozen reviews\, as well as essays on academic administration and blog posts for Religion Dispatches. \nJennings is an ordained Baptist minister and has served as interim pastor for several North Carolina churches. He is in high demand as a speaker and is widely recognized as a major figure in theological education across North America. \nA Calvin College graduate\, Jennings received his M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in religion and ethics from Duke. \n\n______________________\n\nPrior to her role as the Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Interim Dean of Students\, Marla Love served as Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity working directly with the diversity and student empowerment units in the Office of the Dean of Students to create an intersectional programming model that engages our students in new and innovative ways. \nShe worked closely with our partners in Campus and Community Engagement\, as well as in the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives to produce powerful synergies and collaborations that enhance the student experience and deepen our commitment to underserved student communities. She also worked closely with the Senior Associate Dean for Care and Crisis Services to find ways to blend our approach to crisis management with an inclusion model that keeps Cornell on the leading edge of campus-wide crisis management. She also serves as chair of the university’s Bias Assessment and Review Team (BART) for student only related bias incidents. \nPrior to Cornell\, Marla worked at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California\, where she served as the Director of Graduate and Professional Student Affairs. Prior to her time at APU\, she served as the Assistant Dean of Students at Scripps College\, where she held broad oversight on a number of social justice programs\, crisis management operations\, and Title IX responsibilities. Marla has held numerous roles in higher education and worked across multiple regions of the country\, including time at Phillips (Andover) Academy in Massachusetts. She holds a M.A. in higher education through the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan and a B.A. in psychology from Calvin College in Michigan. Currently\, Marla is pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education. 
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