As science, technology, and medicine advance, society will confront new ethical dilemmas at the nexus of public health policy and individual choice. The Master of Arts in Bioethics at the College of Global Public Health provides a strong philosophical foundation for navigating these urgent questions.
The Ethicist Speaks of Identity
WHEN– February 27, 2024
4:30‐6pm
WHERE–19 Washington Square North
WHO– NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in New York
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This talk navigates the complex waters of ethical understanding, guided by insights from the author of The New York Times Sunday Magazine’s The Ethicist column. Professor Appiah examines how social identities, including race, gender, sexuality, and religion, intersect with and inform our ethical choices, and describes our identities as a social possession, one that we make together with others.
Speaker
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor of Philosophy and Law, NYU