Humanitarian interventionism, as encapsulated by the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, is based partially on the premise that there is always someone left to save. However, new and emerging wartime technologies have the potential to kill or destroy entire societies almost instantaneously (like the Death Star’s destruction of Alderaan in the Star Wars universe). In the face of near certainty that future wars will involve the use of society-killer weapons, anti-war pacifism becomes...
Humanitarian interventionism, as encapsulated by the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, is based partially on the premise that there is always someone left to save. However, new and emerging wartime technologies have the potential to kill or destroy entire societies almost instantaneously (like the Death Star’s destruction of Alderaan in the Star Wars universe). In the face of near certainty that future wars will involve the use of society-killer weapons, anti-war pacifism becomes...
By Margaret Schell When Dr. James “Jim” Winchester arrived as a professor at Georgia College & State University 25 years ago, a philosophy major didn’t exist; however, soon after he began teaching, Winchester started the program and served as coordinator. Now on the eve of his retirement, Winchester is ensuring the future of the program. Winchester will help students in financial need through the Dr. Jim Winchester Endowed Scholarship for Philosophy. Dr. John Sallstrom created the...
Human beings live from hope, but what can humanity hope for? In this talk I advocate for what I call aspirational humanism where humanity is conceived, not as a biological species that is already given, but as a possibility that we must strive to create. This sense of a humanity that is still underway has at historical moments performed a vital liberatory and unifying function against attempts to view humanity hierarchically, whether in terms of race, gender, or education. Today the...
Human beings live from hope, but what can humanity hope for? In this talk I advocate for what I call aspirational humanism where humanity is conceived, not as a biological species that is already given, but as a possibility that we must strive to create. This sense of a humanity that is still underway has at historical moments performed a vital liberatory and unifying function against attempts to view humanity hierarchically, whether in terms of race, gender, or education. Today the...
Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.The MAX - University Banquet Room Free dinnerWhat you'll learn: Eat delicious foodVeganism: Health benefits and historyConcepts of Ahimsa (non-Violence) in Jain TradtionsVeganism's role in sustainabilityLimited spots. Register now! Sponsored by: Jain Studies Program, Department of Philosophy, Religion & Interdisciplinary Studies, Rural Studies Institute
Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.The MAX - University Banquet Room Free dinnerWhat you'll learn: Eat delicious foodVeganism: Health benefits and historyConcepts of Ahimsa (non-Violence) in Jain TradtionsVeganism's role in sustainabilityLimited spots. Register now! Sponsored by: Jain Studies Program, Department of Philosophy, Religion & Interdisciplinary Studies, Rural Studies Institute
Junior political science and philosophy double major Derek Kim interned this summer helping Jordanians in need in Amman, Jordan. He did this internship through the School for International Training as part of the “Refugees, Health and Humanitarian Action in Jordan” program. Kim wasn’t aware of the study abroad program until he inquired about this type of opportunity at the International Education Center. The staff walked him through the application process. “I looked at the program...
