Molly Gardner '00 To Discuss Human and Animal Rights at Philosopher's Corner

Gardner is a visiting lecturer in the philosophy, politics and economics program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she teaches morality and law and bioethics. She earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor's degree in music from Grinnell College.

Gardner's main research interests are in ethical theory and metaphysics. She is particularly interested in the metaphysics of harm and the relationships between well-being, impersonal and personal value, causation, moral standing and time. Gardner also has competencies in epistemology, logic, philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology.

The Philosopher's Corner is sponsored by CCU's Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values. Each event in this series will feature a contemporary philosopher discussing current topics in philosophy.