April 2018
Disagreements, Intolerance and Incivility in Public Life – The 2018 E. Maynard Adams Symposium for the Humanities
The second annual Symposium in honor of the distinguished UNC philosopher Maynard Adams (1919-2003) will feature a keynote address by Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron is a leading international expert on issues such as torture, hate speech, theories of human equality and the concept of loyal opposition. How do we sustain democratic practices of civility and loyal opposition when people are completely convinced that they have the true position on political…
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The Fire of Freedom
Featuring acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley. Play written by Howard Craft & by Directed by Hilda Willis Mike Wiley's one-man theatrical adaptation, inspired by David Cecelski's book of the same name tells the story of Abraham Galloway, a young slave rebel and Union spy who became one of the most significant black leaders in the South during and after the Civil War. This event will be held in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room in Wilson Library. Refreshments will be served…
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2019 Adams Symposium: Why is Climate Change So Difficult to Address or Stop? – Day One
The third annual symposium in honor of distinguished UNC philosopher Maynard Adams (1919–2003) will examine the problems of climate change and environmental ethics. The keynote speaker is Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, who argues that the humanities must engage with the ethical and political challenges of the environmental crisis that is transforming the earth’s climate. The symposium will draw upon philosophical and humanistic insights to explore these urgent questions: Why have the warnings of climate…
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