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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Please come to
"Matters of Life and Death"<BR>A panel discussion co-hosted by The Culture,
Brain & Development Program and the Law Program at Hampshire
College<BR>Monday, April 25th from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the FPH Faculty Lounge.
<BR>Pizza and soda will be provided.<BR><BR>The Terry Sciavo case has raised
difficult questions about the nature and quality of life and death, and has
confronted all of us with the uncomfortable fact that there are conditions or
states that are perhaps somewhere between life and death. Such states raise
questions <BR>that do not yield to easy answers and require us to wrestle
simultaneously with science, law, philosophy and religion: What does it mean to
be alive/dead/in a coma/persistent vegetative state/minimally conscious state?
What makes life worth living? When is it okay to end a life? Who should make
these decisions? What other legal issues are in play at the end of life? And
what role should the <BR>government play in these determinations? The Culture,
Brain and Development program and the Law Program at Hampshire College present a
panel discussion of these issues that brings together scientists, philosophers,
anthropologists, and experts in the study of religion <BR>and legal studies.
Come bring your own questions and ideas, and participate in the
discussion.<BR><BR>The panel will feature faculty from the schools of CS, SS and
HACU, and the philosophy department at <BR>Mt. Holyoke College. All are
welcome.</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephanie A. Levin<BR>Associate Dean of Advising
and <BR> Visiting Associate Professor of Legal
Studies<BR>Hampshire College<BR>Amherst, MA 01002<BR>413 559-5769<BR><A
href="mailto:slevin@hampshire.edu">slevin@hampshire.edu</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>