Thomas Nagel, University Professor at New York University, will deliver the Storrs Lectures on Monday, October 18, and Tuesday, October 19. Both talks will be in Room 127 and begin at 4:30 p.m. Nagel will speak about "The Problem of Global Justice," and his lectures are free and open to the public.
Nagel is Professor of Philosophy, University Professor, and Fiorello La Guardia Professor of Law at NYU. He specializes in political philosophy, ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the British Academy, and has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
He is the author of several books, including The Last Word and The View from Nowhere, as well as numerous articles. Nagel is interested in the direct application of moral theory to contemporary issues such as abortion, affirmative action, freedom of expression, and the laws of war, and he was one of the founding editors of the journal Philosophy & Public Affairs, which had a significant effect in bringing those concerns into the philosophical mainstream.