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FALL 2023 EVENTS

  • Nov 16, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Rowling Hall (Room 4.314), 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Among the Catholic political thinkers of the 20th century, Augusto Del Noce stood out for his ability to trace the deep theological and philosophical roots of modern politics. In this talk, his English translator will discuss Del Noce's analysis of the rise of modern totalitarian movements...
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  • Oct 19, 2023, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Texas Public Policy Foundation, 901 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, USA
    For the past 10 years, the Austin institute and its fellows have answered the same questions and relentlessly and bravely defended the eternal truths of human nature and of the family from the attacks of modern culture. Join us and our fellows in discussing the next 10 years!
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  • Oct 09, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    What's the big deal about divorce? Why should we read and talk about it when everyone around us seems to be fine with it? The truth is: no matter what our family background, our age, or our state in life is, we all need to rediscover the immense impact that family life has on us and on our culture.
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  • Oct 04, 2023, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Bagels, coffee, and male-only discussions on what matters most. Once a month, attendees will have the chance to read and talk about issues and challenges that the men of today are facing and that too often remain undisclosed: for fear of judgment or misunderstanding.
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  • Sep 27, 2023, 7:00 PM – Dec 31, 2023, 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This program is reserved for UT graduate students (and spouses) and is structured as a series of conversations around a dinner table. Dinner is provided, but prior registration is required. One or two short articles --our conversations starters--will be sent beforehand.
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  • Sep 21, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall or Zoom, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This coming fall, we are starting a new Good Life Reading Group + (Level 2). It will be open to all individuals above forty --or younger, but who do not feel they are "young professionals" anymore. Our first meeting will be in September and then continue every other week.
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Lecture: Living in Harm's Way - When Are Victims Responsible?

Thu, Feb 20

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University of Texas at Austin

Join us Thursday, February 20th as Dr. Dan Shahar explores the complex issue of assigning responsibility for the long-term impacts of climate change.

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Lecture: Living in Harm's Way - When Are Victims Responsible?
Lecture: Living in Harm's Way - When Are Victims Responsible?

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Feb 20, 2020, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

University of Texas at Austin, TCC 3.108

About The Event

Over the coming years, climate change will harm billions of people around the world. How can moral responsibility for these harms be divided? In particular, if most of the eventual victims will have known about the dangers they faced and had decades to prepare, will they bear responsibility for choices they make that leave them exposed to harm? 

In this talk, Dr. Dan Shahar explores the complex issue of assigning responsibility for the long-term impacts of climate change. He claims that standard assessments exaggerate the moral significance of many climate-induced harms while underemphasizing impacts on people whose poverty, lack of education, or legal and political circumstances leave them unable to get out of harm's way. Shahar argues that properly attending to these issues would imply a new orientation for climate policy—one that focuses not on minimizing harm but rather on empowering people to choose what risks they will bear.

Dan Shahar is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy—Research at the University of New Orleans and a member of the Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute. He completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Arizona, where he was also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and a Fellow at the UA Center for the Philosophy of Freedom. Dr. Shahar's research focuses on the implications of environmental challenges for liberal societies and their members.

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