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LAWRENCE -- This semester the Hall Center for the Humanities will present the public lecture series "Justice, Human Rights and the International Order." In conjunction with the centerØs Visiting Interdisciplinary Scholars Program, the four public lectures are also sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the KU Center for Research, the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Program and the Department of Philosophy.
All lectures are free and open to the public and will take place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, March 26, April 10 and May 2 in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The world has seen important changes in the international state system since the end of World War II, including the international recognition of human rights, changed attitudes about war and the creation of the United Nations. The challenge put forth for philosophers and other theorists has been not only to describe the post-World War II international order but also to provide appropriate standards of justice for this emerging system. The series will shed light on these issues.
On Thursday, Feb. 28, Allen Buchanan, professor of philosophy from the University of Arizona in Tucson, will present the first lecture, "Responding to Self-Determination Crises." His work spans issues in philosophy, economics and business. Buchanan has written "Ethics, Efficiency and the Market" and "Marx and Justice," among others.
On Tuesday, March 26, Brian Barry, professor of political science and philosophy at Columbia University in New York, will lecture on "Reflections on Multiculturalism." Barry has written a number of well-known books on political justice, including "Democracy, Power and Justice," "Theories of Justice" and "Justice as Impartiality."
On Wednesday, April 10, Henry Shue, professor of ethics and public life at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., will present the lecture "Climate Change, Sustainable Development and International Justice." ShueØs interests include the strength of obligations across national boundaries, the morality of nuclear deterrence, and the justice of international cooperation on the environment with special attention to developing nations. His book "Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy" has been extremely influential, as has his work on issues involving developing nations.
On Thursday, May 2, the final public lecture will feature Michael Walzer, professor of social science at Princeton University, who will examine "Cultural Rights and the Limits of Toleration." Walzer has written a large number of highly regarded books on political philosophy, including "Just and Unjust Wars" and "Spheres of Justice."
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