Origins: Causation and Boundaries Agenda

Symposium Program

(Thursday, April 7 - Friday, April 8, West Hall Rm. 135)

*This is a free event but an RSVP is required to: IHR@asu.edu. Please indicate the days/sessions you plan to attend.

Thursday, April 7, 2011
8:30 – 9:00am	Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nature and Human Origins
9:00 – 10:30am	Presentation: "Origins of Human Evolution," Michael Ruse, Professor, Philosophy, Florida State University -- 40 min. Response: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Jason Robert (Moderator) -- 10 min. Discussion -- 30 min.
10:30 – Noon	Presentation: Fluid Boundaries: “Bodies, Nature and Culture,” Stacy Alaimo, Professor, English, UT Arlington -- 40 min. Response: Joni Adamson, Sally Kitch (Moderator) -- 10 min. Discussion -- 30 min.
Hosted Lunch Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Origins of Social Otherness
1:30 – 3:00pm	Presentation: “Taxonomy, Race, and Scientific Racism,” Rachel Caspari, Professor, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Central Michigan University – 40 min. Response: Andrew Barnes, Rachel Scott (Moderator) -- 10 min. Discussion -- 30 min.
3:00 – 4:30pm	Presentation: “Race, Ethnicity and Disease,” Guenter Risse, Professor, History of Medicine, University -- 40 min. Response: Rachel Scott, Lisa Anderson (Moderator) -- 10 min. Discussion -- 30 min.

Friday, April 8, 2011
Origins of Morality
9:00 – 10:30am	Presentation: “Good and Evil,” Robert Gurland, Professor, Philosophy, New York University -- 40 min. Response: Lucy Hawking, Ángel Pinillos (Moderator) -- 10 min. Discussion -- 30 min.
10:30 – Noon	Presentation: “The Evolution of Morality,” Adina Roskies, Professor, Philosophy, Dartmouth College -- 40 min. Response: Ángel Pinillos -- 10 min. Discussion -- 30 min.
Hosted Box Lunch Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Roundtable and Discussion – “In Pursuit of Origins: Why Do They Matter?” Closing Remarks :: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.