Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics

2019 Feb 07

Annual Kissel Lecture in Ethics with Linda Greenhouse

5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Langdell North - 225 Vorenberg, Harvard Law School

Title: The Supreme Court's Threat to Civil Society.

Abstract: Greenhouse looks critically at recent decisions including Janus v. AFSCME; Masterpiece Cakeshop; Hobby Lobby; and the Little Sisters of the Poor Litigation...
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2019 Feb 01

"Ethics in Your World" Book Series with Larry Lessig

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA

In collaboration with the Harvard Book Store, we are thrilled to welcome former Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and Harvard Law School professor LAWRENCE LESSIG—author of The Future of Ideas and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace—for a discussion of his latest book, America, Compromised.... Read more about "Ethics in Your World" Book Series with Larry Lessig
2019 Jan 24

Inequality, Religion, and Society: John Rawls and After

Thu Jan 24 (All day) to Sat Jan 26 (All day)
Location:
Tsai Auditorium
John Rawls was the most influential political philosopher of the twentieth century: modern political philosophy would be unthinkable without him.... Read more about Inequality, Religion, and Society: John Rawls and After
2018 Nov 30

Human Rights, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for the next 70 Years of the Universal Declaration

(All day)
Location:
Wexner 434 AB, Harvard Kennedy School

Dec. 10, 2018 marks the...
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2018 Nov 29

Public Lecture by Cynthia Dwork

5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Taubman 520 A,B & C, Harvard Kennedy School

Title: "Skewed or Rescued?: The Emerging Theory of Algorithmic Fairness"

Description: Intelligent systems, much like humans, have the ability to see and respond to the world around them. Using data in new ways to make more accurate predictions or enabling new services, these...
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2018 Nov 16

"Ethics in Your World" Book Series with Christine Korsgaard

3:00pm to 4:15pm
Location:
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and Harvard Book Store are pleased to welcome Christine...
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2018 Oct 25

Workshop on the Polygenic Turn

(All day)
Harvard’s EDMOND J. SAFRA CENTER FOR ETHICS is hosting an academic workshop October 25-26, bringing together scholars from a variety of disciplines—social sciences, philosophy, and natural science—to probe the conceptual underpinnings of research and conclusions in the domain of the study of polygenic adaptations. This workshop has developed from a series of discussions beginning in early Fall of 2017. The title of the workshop is: “A workshop on interpreting the genetic bases of differences between...
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2018 Oct 19

Keynote Lecture by Martha Nussbaum

5:30pm to 7:00pm
Location:
Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Title: Working WIth and For Animals: Getting the Theoretical Framework Right

Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and...
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2018 Sep 28

Belonging: The Challenges of Reentry

1:30pm to 8:00pm
Location:
The Thompson Room, Barker Center

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2018 Sep 27

Public Lecture by Glen Weyl

5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Title: Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society... Read more about Public Lecture by Glen Weyl