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The Center for Ethics, Law and Society

Fall 2024

The Ethics, Law, and Society Forum

Mondays, 12:00-12:55 pm, in STEVENSON 1400
Lecture is free and open to the public. General parking is $5 in lots J, E and F with parking permit machines available. Click here to view SSU map.

Click on this link to join live each Monday at noon.

Fall Lectures

Sept. 09   “Compassion as Contemplative Practice: Mindfulness, Equanimity, and Self-Compassion”

Andrew Olendzki, PhD, Director of the Mindfulness Studies program, Lesley University

Click here to see Andrew Olendzki's lecture.

 

Sept. 16    “Generative AI and Mental Imagery”

Ron Chrisley, Professor of Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence; Director of COGS, Sussex University

Click here to see Ron Chrisley's lecture.

 

Sept. 23    “The Science of Compassion: From Self Care to Global Health’”

Dr. Mitchell Abrams B. sc., MD, FRCPC,  Founder, NexGenHealth Ltd.

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct),

Michael G Degroote School of Medical Sciences, McMaster University. Certified Educator of Applied Compassion, Stanford Medical School: The Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE).

 

Sept. 30    “Embracing Common Humanity for Personal, Political, and Cultural Healing” 

Mary Gomes, PhD, Sonoma State University, Psychology

Click here to see Dr. Gomes' lecture.

 

Oct. 07      “Being in relationship with self and others”

Jessica Hobson, PhD, Clinical Director, Family Guidance and Counseling

Sonoma State University, Lecturer Psychology Department

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Oct. 14      “Friendship and the Good Life”

Troy Jollimore PhD, Professor, Philosophy Department, Chico State University

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Oct. 21      “Cultivating Compassion for the Greater Good”

Aakash Chowkase, Ph.D., Post-doctoral research Fellow

Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley

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Oct. 28      “Wisdom through Meditation (用靜坐成到智慧): Using Neo-Confucian Self-Cultivation”

Anthony Wright, PhD, Lecturer Sonoma State University, Philosophy

 

Nov. 04     “Get your AR$E to Mars: A spirited discussion”

Thomas Targett, PhD Professor, Sonoma State University, Physics

John Sullins, PhD Professor, Sonoma State University, Philosophy

 

Nov. 25     Warren Court Prizewinner Presentations

 

Dec. 02     “Mindfulness in Love”

Andy Wallace, PhD Professor, Sonoma State University, Philosophy

 

Founded in 2012, the Center for Ethics, Law, and Society addresses moral and legal issues that arise in the ever modernizing world.

Please visit our Events page for details on our previous lecture series.