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The 31st Annual CSUF Philosophy Symposium

Law, Ethics, and Social Reform

March 21-23, 2001

...Genetic Sequences, Disability and Equality, Moral Intutions,
Drug Policy, Hate Speech, Workplace Health Protections,
Arbitration, Mental Health Policy...

Wednesday, March 21 * TSU Alvarado Room

1:00 p.m.--Introduction and Welcome

Thomas Klammer, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mitch Avila, Department of Philosophy, CSU Fullerton

2:00 p.m.--"The Regulatory Context for Environmental and Workplace Health Protections: Recent Developments."

Carl F. Cranor, Department of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside

4:00 p.m.--"Intellectual Property Rights and Genetic Sequences"

Stephen R. Munzer, Law School, University of California, Los Angeles

Thursday, March 22 * TSU Alvarado Room

10:00 a.m.--"Does Hate Deserve Punishment?"

David M. Adams, Department of Philosophy, California State Polytechnic University

1:00 p.m.--"When Caring Is Just And Justice Is Caring: The Case Of Residential Care For The Mentally Retarded"

Eva Feder Kittay, Department of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Co-sponsored by the Office of Disability Student Services

3:00 p.m.--CSU Fullerton, Philosophy Alumni Panel

"Ethical Problems in Arbitration and Mediation,"
Irene E. Ziebarth, Esq., Arbitrator/Mediator, JAMS

"Decriminalizing and Recriminalizing Mental Illness in California,"
David Barlow, Attorney at Law

"Law and Social Engineering"
Margaret (Pearce) Newvine, Student, Southwestern University School of Law

Friday, March 23 * Pollak Library North 130

10:00 a.m.--"Five Questions about Drug Policy"

Douglas N. Husak, Department of Philosophy, Rutgers University

1:00 p.m.--"Moral Intuitions"

James Q. Wilson, Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy, Pepperdine University

3:00 p.m.--Symposium Participant Panel

Moderator: Mitch Avila

Symposium Committee: Luciano Cid (DAC Representative), Al Flores, Craig Ihara, Mitch Avila (Faculty Advisor), Jamie Schumacher

Acknowledgements: Funding for this event has been provided by the CSUF Departmental Associations Council (DAC), Associated Students, Inc., and CSUF Office Disability Student Services; additional support has been provided by the Alamshah Fund, the Philosophy Club, and the Department of Philosophy.

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