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 $5 in lots J, E and F with parking permit machines available. Click here to view SSU map.
Click on this link to join live each Monday at noon.
Fall Lectures
Sept. 09 “Compassion as Contemplative Practice: Mindfulness, Equanimity, and Self-Compassion”
Andrew Olendzki, PhD, Director of the Mindfulness Studies program, Lesley University
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Sept. 16 “Generative AI and Mental Imagery”
Ron Chrisley, Professor of Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence; Director of COGS, Sussex University
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Sept. 23 “The Science of Compassion: From Self Care to Global Health’”
Dr. Mitchell Abrams B. sc., MD, FRCPC, Founder, NexGenHealth Ltd.
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct),
Michael G Degroote School of Medical Sciences, McMaster University. Certified Educator of Applied Compassion, Stanford Medical School: The Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE).
Sept. 30 “Embracing Common Humanity for Personal, Political, and Cultural Healing”
Mary Gomes, PhD, Sonoma State University, Psychology
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Oct. 07 “Being in relationship with self and others”
Jessica Hobson, PhD, Clinical Director, Family Guidance and Counseling
Sonoma State University, Lecturer Psychology Department
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Oct. 14 “Friendship and the Good Life”
Troy Jollimore PhD, Professor, Philosophy Department, Chico State University
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Oct. 21 “Cultivating Compassion for the Greater Good”
Aakash Chowkase, Ph.D., Post-doctoral research Fellow
Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley
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Oct. 28 “Wisdom through Meditation (用靜坐成到智慧): Using Neo-Confucian Self-Cultivation”
Anthony Wright, PhD, Lecturer Sonoma State University, Philosophy
Nov. 04 “Get your AR$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.
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