The Center for Applied Ethics is housed in the Department of Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach. Its goals are: to foster interdisciplinary work in practical ethics among faculty and students on the CSULB campus, to promote community awareness of ethical issues in practical settings, and to create an expanded array of educational offerings in applied ethics at CSULB.
The Center sponsors speakers, conferences, and projects on topics in applied ethics.
The Center is funded by a generous grant from the Andre Family Foundation. Many of our events are co-sponsored by the CSU Long Beach College of Liberal Arts.
2009-2010
Michael Cholbi (California Polytechnic University, Pomona)
"A Direct Kantian Duty to Animals"
April 13, 3:30-5:00 pm
Additional events for Spring 2010 to be announced shortly!
2008-2009
Conference: "Ethical and Social Scientific Perspectives on Well-being"
Neera Badhwar (University of Oklahoma)
Daniel Haybron (St. Louis University)
Valerie Tiberius (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Randy Larsen (Washington University - St. Louis)
J. D. Trout (Loyola Chicago)
Erik Angner (University of Alabama - Birmingham)
Georg Northoff (University of Magdeburg)
Golnaz Tabibnia (Carnegie Mellon)
MIchael Bishop (Florida State University)
Irving Biederman (USC)
Mar 5-7, 2009
2007-2008
Chris Heathwood (University of Colorado – Boulder)
"Personal Identity and Abortion"
Feb 21, 2008
Martin Gunderson (Macalester College)
"Enhancing Human Rights:
How the Use of Human Rights Treaties to Prohibit Genetic Engineering Weakens Human Rights"
Mar 13, 2008
Laurie Shrage (California Polytechnic University, Pomona)
"'Pro-Choice or No-Choice' ... and Other Alternatives"
Nov 8, 2007
Matt Zwolinski (University of San Diego)
"The Ethics of Price Gouging”
with comments by Kathleen A. Lacey (CSULB, CBA)
Nov 14, 2007
2006-2007
Edward Stein (Cardozo School of Law, NYC)
"Etiology, Mutability, and the Law:
A Critique of Biological and Psychological Arguments
Concerning Lesbian and Gay Rights"
May 10, 2007
Matt Zwolinski (University of San Diego)
"Good Folk Gone Bad:
The Moral Psychologyof Unethical Behavior at Work”
Nov 2, 2006
2005-2006
Clare Palmer (Washington University – St. Louis)
"Animals, Environmental Ethics, and the Importance of Context"
May 4, 2006
Dale Jamieson (NYU)
"The Heart of Environmentalism"
April 4, 2006
Conference: "Environmental Ethics, Aesthetics, and Education"
Jen Everett (Carleton College, Minn.)
Phil Cafaro (Colorado State University)
Ted Toadvine (University of Oregon)
Brian Treanor (Loyola Marymount University)
2004-2005
J. Angelo Corlett (San Diego State University)
"Was 9/11 Morally Justified?"
Mar 10, 2005
Amy Coplan (Cal State Fullerton)
"Caring About Characters: Four Determinants of Emotional Engagement
(Or, Why I Care More About President Bartlett than President Bush)"
Apr 20, 2005
2003-2004
Conference: "Race, Social Justice, and the Professions"
Naomi Zack (University of Oregon)
Jorge L.A. Garcia (Boston College)
Howard McGary (Rutgers University)
David Kim (University of San Francisco)
Feb 19, 2004
2002-2003
Conference: "The Ethics of Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning"
Carol Itatani (CSULB, Biology)
Mary Mahowald (University of Chicago)
Radhika Rao (Hastings College of Law)
Bonnie Steinbock (SUNY Albany, Philosophy)
Apr 5, 2003
2001-2002
Conference: "Challenging Democracy: Religious Diversity and Political Institutions on a Global Scale"
M. A. Muqtedar Khan (Adrian College, Political Science),
Matthius Lutz-Bachmann (Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt),
Andrew Wallace (Sonoma State University)
Mar 8, 2002
2000-2001
Conference: "Sequencing the Future:
Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Arising from the Human Genome Project"
Troy Duster (University of California, Berkeley)
Erik Parens (Hastings Center)
Anita Silvers (San Francisco State University)
Apr 21, 2001
Conference: "Philosophy and Ethics in Children’s Literature"
Gareth Matthews (UMass Amherst)
Claudia Mills (University of Colorado, Boulder)
David Shapiro (University of Washington)
Dale Turner (California Polytechnic University, Pomona)
Jun 21, 2001
Michael Pritchard (Western Michigan University)
"Perception and Imagination in Engineering Ethics"
Nov 26, 2001
Xinyan Jiang (University of Redlands)
"Rational Beings and Moral Agency in Xunzi"
Jun 16, 2001
Ann Davis (Pomona College)
"Running Faster but Moving Slower:
Information, Technology, and the Ambiguity of Progress"
Apr 12, 2000
Applied Ethics Center Co-Directors:
Jason R. Raibley • jraibley@csulb.edu
Teresa Chandler • teresa_chandler@alumni.williams.edu
