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Department
of Philosophy and Religion Colloquium Series
Wednesday,
10 April, 2002 2:30 p.m. - ASH 101 “What War Does to the
Environment” Presented by Dr. Rory Conces War has a devastating impact on the natural and human environment. Following a short discussion of the environmental effects of the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, a glimpse of like in today’s Bosnia and Kosovo will be used to capture the effects of war on the physical, economic, political, and social/cultural environment. The lecture will include a slide presentation as well as remarks concerning conflict prevention and peace building in the Balkans.  Rory
J. Conces lectures on
social and political philosophy, ethics, American Philosophy and
critical reasoning. He is the editor of the International Third World
Studies Journal and Review and has recently given lectures on applied
philosophy at universities in
China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo. This lecture is
based on his recent experiences as a Fulbright Scholar at the University
of Sarajevo.
His current research interests focus on humanitarian intervention and
conflict resolution.Conces earned his B.A. in psychology and philosophy from Creighton University and an M.A. in philosophy from DePaul University. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Missouri-Columbia. |
