Great Minds / Great Ideas Lecture Series

In cooperation with the Cazenovia Public Library and The Manlius Library, Cazenovia College is pleased to announce the fifteenth season of its Faculty Library Lecture Series: "Great Minds / Great Ideas."

The 2018-2019 series features noted faculty members from Cazenovia College whose topics cover the breadth and depth of the liberal arts—from the ethnic socialization of children to cancer and tumor suppressor genes.

All lectures begin at 7 p.m. with ample time for questions and conversation following each lecture.

The Great Minds/Great Ideas Library Lecture Series is made possible through the generous support of Patricia Stacy Healey, class of 1962, and Helen Stacy.

Spring Lectures:

Pierrepont Noyes, President of Oneida Limited
presented by Dr. Jody Hicks, visiting instructor, social sciences

Dr. Jody Hicks

Pierrepont Noyes was the son of John Humphrey Noyes, the founder of the Oneida Community. Noyes was one of the children of the eugenics project and was raised in the Oneida Community. He became the president of Oneida Limited, the silverware company, at a very young age, and turned the company into a household name.

Just What Do We Owe Each Other? Peter Singer and Ethics Today
presented by Dr. Michael Sanders, associate professor of philosophy

Dr. Michael Sanders

Peter Singer is among the most famous contemporary advocates of utilitarian philosophy, the idea that we should ultimately do what produces the most happiness for the most number. He is also one of the more controversial philosophers living today. A staunch critic of modern, consumer culture, Singer consistently questions society’s fixation on materialistic success and its, at times, disastrous effects on people, animals, and the environment. In his recent works, he has called on people to rethink their obligations to others and has stressed the moral necessity—especially of those in developed nations—of taking concrete steps to reduce suffering in the world when we can.

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Spring 2019

March 12, 7 p.m.

Cazenovia Public Library
Pierrepont Noyes, President of Oneida Limited
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The Manlius Library
Just What Do We Owe Each Other? Peter Singer and Ethics Today
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April 9, 7 p.m.

Cazenovia Public Library
Just What Do We Owe Each Other? Peter Singer and Ethics Today
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The Manlius Library
Pierrepont Noyes, President of Oneida Limited
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