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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
November 13, 2006
EVENT: 'Preventive War, Morality, and Law,' a lecture by Jeff McMahan of Rutgers University
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, in Hoyt Auditorium on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights
McMahan, a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University and visiting research collaborator at Princeton University's Center for Human Values, will be giving a talk on preventive war, which is started in response to a perceived threat that is not imminent and which is illegal under international war. McMahan will explore the current administration's doctrine allowing preventive war, the moral objections that surround it, and whether or not these objections can be overcome in principle or practice.
McMahan studied at Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and at Cambridge University, where he was a St. John's College fellow. He is the author of The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life (2002, Oxford University Press), and is currently working on its sequel.
The "Law and the 'War on Terror'" is one of 10 projects funded by the Humanities Project, a year-long initiative at the University of Rochester emphasizing the influence and contributions of the humanities to academic and civic life.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-4251 or visit the website at www.rochester.edu/college/humanities/ or email humanities@rochester.edu.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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