Experiences in Applied Philosophy

EXPERIENCES IN APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

THE ETHICS OF FOOD PROJECT

PURPOSE

1. Produce a book that examines the ethical dimensions of what we eat.

2. Promote awareness and positive change in our community.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Research Leadership:

Library and field research

Developing an article

Exploration:

Trying out the life of an academic

Partnership:

Educating the Centre community

Changing what’s in Centre’s dining hall

VOLUNTEERING IN INDIA WITH CROSS-

CULTURAL SOLUTIONS

3-week program

Teaching English to children

A balance of volunteer work and planned cultural and learning activities

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Informal Academics:

Gaining first-hand knowledge of issues of human rights and international justice

Complemented classroom discussion of these issues well

Vision:

After the LSE, revisiting similar questions from a new perspective

SPECIAL THANKS TO

The James Graham Brown Foundation

Centre College

Dodie McKenzie

Katherine Blair

Dr. Clarence Wyatt

Dr. Stephanie Fabritius

Dr. Daniel Kirchner