Professor Jorge L. A. Garcia will deliver the lecture 鈥淩acism as Vice: The Current Philosophical Debate,鈥� Thursday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 p.m., in 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Hieronymus Lounge.
Garcia, a professor of philosophy at Boston College, earned his doctorate in philosophy from Yale University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Fordham University. Prior to joining the faculty at Boston College, he taught at Rutgers University, Georgetown University and the University of Notre Dame. Garcia鈥檚 primary research interests include moral theory, bioethics and the philosophical analysis of racism.
鈥淚 hope to tie this debate to recent controversies about racism and 鈥榬everse discrimination,鈥� including the Michael Richards incident earlier this year,鈥� Garcia says.
The 蜜桃传媒 Erasmus Society will host the lecture. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served before the event at 3 p.m. For more information contact Ruby Jeanne Shelton at rshelton@westmont.edu or (805) 565-6155.