Steven Pinker 2022 Burt Dorsett '53 Lecture Series

April 11, 2022

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

The world is getting better, not worse. The enlightenment ideals of reason and science are a major reason why. Steven Pinker asks the big questions about human progress—and sets out, in public, to answer them.  Author of Enlightenment Now and The Better Angels of Our Nature. Free and open to the public.

Aaron lecture with Nita Farahany '98

May 5, 2022

Technology that Reads Minds: Understanding the Ethical and Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence

At the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence lies a wealth of opportunity for business, labour, and society at large. Yet along with progress comes a host of ethical dilemmas. As a leading scholar and neuro-ethicist who has advised the United States Congress, NITA FARAHANY '98 considers what our neurological information is worth, and the  implications of making it available to corporations, workplaces, and government.

Professor Sonu Bedi on The Practice of Disagreement

"That's a feature of the American republic, to disagree." Join Professor of Government Sonu Bedi, as he delves into the rich and sometimes contentious history of disagreement and the United States Constitution. Watch Now

2022 Law and Ethics Fellowship

The 2022 Law and Ethics fellowship program is a two-term fellowship that introduces students to the study and application of ethics and its relationship to the practice of disagreement on the Supreme Court and some pending cases on its docket.  Students will meet with a range of scholars, including our named lecturers Steven Pinker and Nita Farahany, in a small, informal group setting.

Ethics Across the Curriculum

Normative questions are at the core of the study of ethics.  This includes not just those working in moral and political philosophy but those who also study legal institutions and norms, religious ethics, health care ethics, welfare economics and a range of other topics and issues.  The Institute seeks to build upon this core as it affirms an ecumenical definition of "ethics," one that intersects with a range of disciplines across the Dartmouth curriculum. The Ethics Across the Curriculum student guide is an informal guide of ethics related courses across the Dartmouth curriculum.