Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Rick Elmore, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114, Appalachian State University
This event is free and open to the campus and community.
There has been an explosion of interest in animals and the nonhuman in philosophy over the last decade. Much of this work is motivated by the worry that the Western philosophical tradition remains committed to anthropocentrism, the ungrounded assumption that humans are superior to all other animals.
Yet, challenging this assumption is no simple task, as it requires a near total rethinking of "the human" as much as "the nonhuman animal." Dr. Rick Elmore's talk explores major currents of this "nonhuman turn" in contemporary philosophy.
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About the Department of Philosophy and Religion
The Department of Philosophy and Religion invites students to explore the world, examine beliefs, understand a diversity of worldviews and challenge the ideas and values that instruct our lives. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies, as well as a minor in both of these areas. The thinking and communication skills acquired through an undergraduate degree in Philosophy & Religion are important in all career pursuits and appeal to a variety of employers or may be used as a further specialized study.
By Howell Keiser
March 29, 2018
BOONE, N.C.
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