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Boston College will host an “International Symposium on Global Justice and Responsibility” Sept. 20-21 that will feature speakers from around the globe addressing issues of justice, cultural traditions and globalization. All sessions will be held in Stokes Hall, Room 195 S. Sponsors are: the Philosophy Department and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
For more information, contact Philosophy Professor Oliva Blanchette at oliva.blanchette@bc.edu
Speakers and topics are as follows:
Session 1 @ 2:30 PM on Fri., Sept. 20
Oliva Blanchette of Boston College: “The Problem of Global Justice in a Corporate Global Economy”
Feorillo A. Demetrio III of Manila: “Young’s Theory of Structural Justice and Collective Responsibility"
Session 2 @ 4:00 PM on Fri., Sept. 20
Charles Derber of Boston College: “A Critique of Corporate Globalization”
Ramesh Chandra Sinha of New Delhi: “Global Justice and National Identity”
Session 3 @ 9:00 AM on Sat., Sept. 21
Micah Lott of Boston College: Exploitation and Living Wages: Whose Responsibility?
Sayed Hassan Hussaini of Afghanistan: “The Conjunction Between the Qhuranic Justice and Islamic Civilization”
Session 4 @ 10:30 AM on Sat. Sept. 21
Aspen Brinton of Boston College: “Responsibility and Recognition: Generating Justice through Action”
Dan Chitoiu of Romania: “To Live a Good Life With and For Others: Justice as Hierarchical Participation to Good”
Round Table @ 1:30 PM on Sat. Sept. 21
Ogugua Patricia Anwuluorah of Nigeria: “African Cultural Values in the 21st Century: Approach of Justice and Responsibility”
David J. Klassen of Vancouver: “Justice as Love in Aquinas”
Sreelekha Mishra in Indore: “Understanding Justice in a Multicultural Society: Indian Perspective”
Xu Haiming of Shanghai: “Responsibility in the Confucian Tradition”