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davis_squareMcIntyre & Moore Booksellers hosts "Outcomes and Opportunities: What Justifies Inequality?" November's topic at the Davis Square Philosophy Café, moderated by Tom Clark, on November 20, 7:30-9:30 pm at McIntyre & Moore Booksellers, 255 Elm St. in Davis Square, Somerville, near the Red Line. Free and open to all; wheelchair accessible. 15% book discount* for all those attending [*discount available for day of event only]. For information call McIntyre & Moore Booksellers (617) 629-4840 or log onto www.mcintyreandmoore.com.
McIntyre and Moore Booksellers, in conjunction with the Center for Naturalism, continues year 5 of its discussion group series, the Davis Square Philosophy Café, held each month on the third Tuesday. The Philosophy Café is a philosophy discussion group modeled on philosophy cafés underway in other cities in Europe and the US. The goal is to present occasions for informal, relaxed philosophical discussion on topics of mutual interest to participants. No particular expertise is required to participate, only a desire to explore philosophy and its real world applications.
November’s topic, “Outcomes and Opportunities: What Justifies Inequality?", will focus on the following:
Growing social and economic inequality is a fact of recent life in America. We can explain the increasingly skewed distribution of wealth and opportunity as the result of impersonal forces such as globalization and technology, as well as deliberate policies on taxes and compensation. But how do we justify these inequalities? Are there moral or practical justifications for a society of haves and have nots, and if not, what would count as a fair distribution of resources?
(Background of the moderator)
Tom Clark is director of the Boston-based Center for Naturalism and author of Encountering Naturalism: A Worldview and Its Uses. He writes on science, naturalism, free will, consciousness, addiction and other topics, and maintains an extensive website on philosophical and applied naturalism, Naturalism.Org. As moderator of the Philosophy Café, he brings an engaging interest in philosophy and its real world applications, and the ability to involve participants of varied backgrounds in animated, productive and fair discussion.
McIntyre & Moore Booksellers
www.mcintyreandmoore.com
On the Red Line, in the heart of Davis Square
Greater Boston's best source for scholarly used books
Open for browsing 7 days a week until 11 pm
McIntyre and Moore Booksellers, in conjunction with the Center for Naturalism, continues year 5 of its discussion group series, the Davis Square Philosophy Café, held each month on the third Tuesday. The Philosophy Café is a philosophy discussion group modeled on philosophy cafés underway in other cities in Europe and the US. The goal is to present occasions for informal, relaxed philosophical discussion on topics of mutual interest to participants. No particular expertise is required to participate, only a desire to explore philosophy and its real world applications.
November’s topic, “Outcomes and Opportunities: What Justifies Inequality?", will focus on the following:
Growing social and economic inequality is a fact of recent life in America. We can explain the increasingly skewed distribution of wealth and opportunity as the result of impersonal forces such as globalization and technology, as well as deliberate policies on taxes and compensation. But how do we justify these inequalities? Are there moral or practical justifications for a society of haves and have nots, and if not, what would count as a fair distribution of resources?
(Background of the moderator)
Tom Clark is director of the Boston-based Center for Naturalism and author of Encountering Naturalism: A Worldview and Its Uses. He writes on science, naturalism, free will, consciousness, addiction and other topics, and maintains an extensive website on philosophical and applied naturalism, Naturalism.Org. As moderator of the Philosophy Café, he brings an engaging interest in philosophy and its real world applications, and the ability to involve participants of varied backgrounds in animated, productive and fair discussion.
McIntyre & Moore Booksellers
www.mcintyreandmoore.com
On the Red Line, in the heart of Davis Square
Greater Boston's best source for scholarly used books
Open for browsing 7 days a week until 11 pm
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Date: 2007-11-12 08:14 pm (UTC)After Jimmy Tingle's closed, the landlord put up signs saying both "Live Theatre for Lease" and "Retail Space for Lease". The only retail spaces in that building belong to McIntyre & Moore and Poor Little Rich Girl.
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Date: 2007-11-13 04:40 am (UTC)