March 29, 2005
Clark Philosophy lecture Apr. 15 to tackle ‘The Embryo Question’
Top expert to discuss moral questions surrounding stem cell research
WORCESTER, MA- “The Embryo Question: Why We Are at an Impasse. Is There a Way Around It?” will be explored in a free, public lecture by Robert P. George, considered one of the top experts in the world on stem cell research-an issue currently at the forefront in Massachusetts politics, as the governor and lawmakers square off over pending legislation on stem cell research. This, the second of the University’s 2004-05 Philosophy Speakers Series, will begin at 3 p.m., Friday, April 15, in Johnson Auditorium, Sackler Science Center.
George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He serves on the President’s Council on Bioethics and has written extensively on the moral questions surrounding stem-cell research. This controversial national issue takes on particular importance in the state of Massachusetts, whose state legislature is now debating several bills to restrict versions of the research.
George’s books include, "Making Men Moral: Civil Liberties and Public Morality" (1993) and "In Defense of Natural Law" (1999). His most recent book is "The Clash of Orthodoxies" (ISI Books 2002).
George is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves as counsel to the law firm of Robinson & McElwee. He was a presidential appointee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and was a Judicial Fellow at the U.S. Supreme Court, where he received the 1990 Justice Tom C. Clark Award. His many awards include a Silver Gavel Award from American Bar Association and the Paul Bator Award from the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy.
George received his undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a doctorate in philosophy of law from Oxford University.
The Department of Philosophy at Clark, the Howard Jefferson Lecture Fund, President and Mrs. John Bassett, the Kneller Chair in Philosophy Fund, and the Higgins School of Humanities sponsor this lecture series.
For further information, please call the Department of Philosophy at 508-793-7414.
Clark University is a private, co-educational liberal-arts research university with 2,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students. Since its founding in 1887 as the first all-graduate school in the United States, Clark has challenged convention with innovative programs such as the International Studies Stream, the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the five-year BA/MA programs with the fifth year tuition free for eligible students.
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Clark University
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