A Public Square at the IHC Event

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Einstein was a passionate humanitarian who devoted much of his later years to thinking and writing about philosophy, religion, and the wages of war. He was particularly interested in the distinction between human progress and scientific progress. He believed that: “Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgements of all kinds remain necessary. He also warned of the dire costs of technological advances in warfare, explaining that he knew “not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council invites the public to join a distinguished group of philosophers, religious leaders and scientists in a conversation about the ethical dimensions of science.

Speakers:

• Lennard Davis
  
  Professor of English and Disability Studies
  
  University of Illinois at Chicago
  
• Eboo Patel
  
  Executive Director
  
  Interfaith Youth Core
  
• Jennifer Reardon
  
  Assistant Professor of Sociology
  
  University of California Santa Cruz
  
• Laurie Zoloth
  
  Director
  
  Center of Bioethics, Science and Society
  
  Northwestern University
  
  Feinberg School of Medicine
  

Chicago Public Radio’s Aaron Freeman will moderate.

Please Note: We will release reserved seats 10 minutes before all IHC programs begin if registered attendees have not yet arrived.

For more information, contact Kristin Millikan at 312.422.5580.