Monthly Archives: February 2009

  Dr. Lani Roberts’s thought-provoking lecture is now available as a free podcast from the OSU iTunes store  (Launch iTunes on your computer, go down to Lectures, then to Ideas Matter, and click on the tab for Roberts). In her … Continue reading →

On Thursday, February 19, 2009, at 7pm, Dr. Lani Roberts will deliver her Ideas Matter Lecture.  Here is an abstract of the talk: Do women have rights under the Declaration of Human Rights?   If not, what does this say about … Continue reading →

The free podcast of Jorge Valadez’s talk is now available from the OSU iTunes store. In this lecture, Dr. Valadez assesses the position that immigration ought to be considered a universal human right (emigration is recognized as a human right–the … Continue reading →

This week Dr. Jorge Valadez joins us for Ideas Matter.  Here is a preview of the talk: The primary focus of this talk will be on the issue of whether immigration should be regarded as a universal human right.  Dr. … Continue reading →

The free podcast of Dr. Jeremy Wisnewski’s lecture is now available from the OSU iTunes store (just go down to Lectures and Courses, click on the Ideas Matter icon, and you can download a free copy of the lecture.) In … Continue reading →

Dr. Jeremy Wisnewski is the guest for Ideas Matter this week.  Here is the abstract for his talk: If there is one lesson to learn from the Bush Presidency, it is that no law—whether domestic statute or international treaty—can resist … Continue reading →

The free podcast of the discussion between Professors David Reidy and Michael Blake on the issue of humanitarian intervention and human rights is now available from the OSU iTunes site. The conversation between these two philosophers centers not so much … Continue reading →