UNC Asheville Continues Philosophy Lecture Series February 7

Mark Gibney, UNC Asheville Belk Professor of Humanities, will continue UNC Asheville’s annual philosophy lecture series with a talk discussing the biblical quote “Am I my brother’s [and sister’s] keeper?” The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at UNC Asheville’s Kellogg Center, 11 Broyles Rd., Hendersonville. An open discussion will follow his talk. The event is open to the public. A donation of $5 will be suggested at the door.

A widely respected international human rights expert, Gibney was recently selected as the president of the American Political Science Association’s Human Right Section, which encourages scholarship and exchange of information on all facets of human rights. Each year he produces the acclaimed Political Terror Scale, which ranks 175 countries according to their levels of human rights violations. Gibney has also authored numerous journal articles and books, including “Five Uneasy Pieces: American Ethics in a Globalized World” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004).

The program is part of a year-long, nine-part series co-sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Philosophy Department and the Institute for Applied Philosophy. The “Great Quotes” series is designed to foster discussion of philosophically significant issues surrounding well-known quotations.

For driving directions, call the Kellogg Center at 828/890-2821. For more information about the series, call the Institute for Applied Philosophy at 828/891-5068.

Media Contacts:

• Dr. Gordon Wilson, UNC Asheville Philosophy Department Chair and Professor, 828/251-6349
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526