October 21 — Discuss “Darwinism and Political Thought”
Since the publication of The Origin of Species, both promoters and detractors have argued that Darwin’s theory has profound implications for how we understand human beings as social and political animals. Explore how political thinkers, both liberal and conservative and secular and religious, have responded to Darwin’s thought.
When: Tuesday September 16, 7:00-9:00 PM
Where: Krannert Room of Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46208
Part of Butler University’s Center for Faith and Vocation’s “Darwin, Religion and Society” series. It’s free and open to the public, but tickets are required. They are available at the Clowes Hall box officebeginning Aug. 29. For more information, call (317) 923-7252 or visit www.butler.edu/cfv.
From the Butler blurb:
Speaker: Carson Holloway is assistant professor of political science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is a specialist in political philosophy and author of The Right Darwin? Evolution, Religion, and the Future of Democracy. Respondent: Susan Curtis, professor of history and the director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at Purdue University. She is author of A Consuming Faith: The Social Gospel and Modern American Culture.
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