Aurora Forum | Education for Citizenship: Consuming Culture and Greed

This public conversation in our series with the Center for Ethics in Society will deal with the vice of greed, a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed. How much is enough? What enables advertisers to convince citizens to consume more than is reasonable? Are the seductive images of comfort, convenience, and sexual stimulation that bombard us in advertising edging out non-market values of care, community, love, and service to others? How might we as individuals and as a society understand greed and grow beyond it? You are welcome to join this discussion with Juliet Schor, Professor of Sociology at Boston College and David Loy, the Besl Professor of Ethics, Religion, and Society at Xavier University.

 
Date and Time:
 Wednesday, December 3, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Approximate duration of 1.5 hour(s).
Location:
Kresge Auditorium  [Map]
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General Public
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Lectures/Readings
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The Aurora Forum is Cosponsored by the Office of Public Affairs and Stanford Continuing Studies. The Education for Citizenship Series is presented with the Stanford Center for Ethics in Society.
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November 30, 2008