Mankato, Minn. – Bioethicist and disability rights activist Anita Silvers will present two Minnesota State Mankato Nadine Andreas lectures Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24.
Silvers will give two Philosophy Department lectures, both free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public. A Thursday evening (7 p.m.) talk, “Discarding Disability Identity: Life for Wounded Warriors and Everyone Else in a New Era for Civil Rights,” will be in Centennial Student Union Rooms 253-5. The Friday morning (9:30 a.m.) talk, “Twenty-Five Years after Baby Doe: Ethical Decision-Making About Start of Life,” also will be in CSU 253.
Silvers is professor of philosophy and Philosophy Department chair at San Francisco State University. She is one of the most prominent American bioethicists and is the most prominent American philosopher on disability issues. She also is a disability rights activist and author/editor of 10 books and more than 60 articles.
Those with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to attend the lectures may call (507) 389-2077 or 711 (MRS/TTY).
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