Past Events

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Program

Who’s at the table and who’s on it: ethical arguments for making animals inedible

A standard approach to animal ethics, used by both Peter Singer and Tom Regan, is to argue that we ought not to eat animals because, like us, they suffer or, like us, they are “subjects of a life.” Both utilitarians and rights theorists are extensionists because they believe that the way

2 Mar 2020, 12:30

Via Pietro Roselli, 4

'The Woman Question in Turkey: From Past to Today'

The condition of women in the Muslim world has been inherent to the discourses of modernization and progress in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

27 Feb 2020, 17:30

Via Pietro Roselli 4, classroom B206

Bridging 'Traditional Knowledge' and 'Innovation' for Transformation Toward More Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems

How to bridge traditional knowledge with innovations to generate appropriate approaches for a low cost transformation process toward a more sustainable food and agricultural system?

26 Feb 2020, 19:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 16

New Perspectives on Raphael's Stanza di Eliodoro

To mark the 500^th anniversary of the death of Raphael (1483-1520), The American University of Rome and the University of Kent’s Rome School of Classical and Renaissance Studies are hosting a discussion of new perspectives regarding the decoration of the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatica

11 Feb 2020, 19:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 16

China and the West: technological rivalry, ethical mismatches, and decoupling scenarios

Abstract

6 Feb 2020, 19:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 4

Screening of Documentary 'Mother Fortress'

Having already enjoyed success at the Top Indie Film Awards (IMDb Summer Edition) and the Tertio Millennio Film Festival Roma, and nominated for awards in many more international film festivals, this powerful documentary tells the story of extraordinary courage in Syria.

6 Feb 2020, 18:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 16

Amelia: The Past, Present and Future of the Italian Hilltown

The historic hilltowns of Italy have survived wars, sieges, and earthquakes for centuries but they are now facing their biggest threat: economic survival.

6 Dec 2019, 18:30

Via Pietro Roselli, 16