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2022 Radford University Honors Lecture: "Thinking about Monsters"
Venue: Bonnie Auditorium, Radford
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Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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The Radford University Honors College presents the 2022 Radford University Honors Lecture titled "Thinking about Monsters: A Philosophy of Horror and Vulnerability" on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center Auditorium.

Stephen T. Asma, a professor of philosophy at Columbia College in Chicago, will be the guest speaker at the annual Honors Lecture.

In his lecture, Professor Asma will "examine the role of monsters in cognition and knowledge, the ethical and political uses of monstrosity, the relation to personal identity and the problem of evil," he said. "A philosophical ‘monsterology’ is committed to the idea that we can better understand the human condition by examining what scares us – what makes us vulnerable."

Asma’s message is an important one to hear, said Radford University Philosophy and Religious Studies Chair Paul Thomas, Ph.D., and “for students, studying monsters is an excellent window into social anxieties.

Professor Asma, who also serves as senior fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science and Culture at Columbia College, is the author of 10 books, including "On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears." He frequently writes for The New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Big Think.

He was a visiting professor at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2003 and has researched Asian philosophies in Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and Laos. In 2014, he taught philosophy as a Fulbright Scholar in Beijing, Chi.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Honors College at Radford University is an academic program and vibrant community defined by intellectual curiosity and active engagement in the educational process.

For more information, visit: https://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/news/releases/2022/february/honors-lecture-2022.html or https://www.facebook.com/events/909043709778687.