TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – As her friend and former University of Alabama classmate Carl Sosnin approached his 60th birthday, Margie Brooke pondered what to give him as a gift.
Brooke approached Dr. Norvin Richards, professor and chair of the philosophy department at UA, and decided that a lecture on civil liberties would be a unique gift that fits Sosnin’s interests. The expenses for the Carl Sosnin Civil Liberties Lecture will be covered by her $500 donation, together with a matching contribution by her employer, Vulcan Materials of Birmingham.
Dr. Jeremy Waldron, professor and director of the Center for Law and Philosophy at Columbia University, will deliver the lecture at 3:30 p.m., Friday, April 28 in 258 ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus. The title of the lecture is “Waterboarding and Archetypes: The Importance of the Rule against Torture.” The public is invited.
Waldron is regarded as one of the top legal philosophers of his generation and is one of the most respected and influential of all political philosophers. He has written on a wide range of issues in social, legal and political philosophy. His books include “God, Locke and Equality,” “Law and Disagreement,” “The Dignity of Legislation,” and “The Right to Private Property.” He is the associate editor of The Journal of Political Philosophy and a member of the editorial boards of Australasian Journal of Philosophy and Ethics.
The philosophy department is part of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama. The College of Arts and Sciences is the University’s largest division and the largest public liberal arts college in the state. Students from the college have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the “USA Today” Academic All American Team.
Contact
Deidre Stalnaker, UA Media Relations, 205/348-3782, dstalnaker@ur.ua.edu
Source
Dr. Norvin Richards, professor and chair of the philosophy department, 205/348-1906, nrichards@tenhoor.as.ua.edu