| May 20, 1999 |
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| 5:30–7:30 pm |
Opening Reception (hosted by Tu Weiming at his
home. Please note that all other events will be
in Room 18 of the Harvard Yenching Institute at
2 Divinity Avenue).
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| 7:30–9:00 |
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Bucknell University
Tu Weiming, The Harvard-Yenching Institute
Paul Waldau, Tufts University
Rick Clugston, Center for Respect of Life and Environment
(CRLE)
Paul Irwin, The Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS)
PLENARY #1
Human/Animal Interactions
Chair: John Grim, Bucknell University
Andrew Rowan, The Humane Society of the United States
Respondent: Douglas Candland, Bucknell University
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May 21, 1999 |
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| 8:15–8:45 am |
Coffee and Danish
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| 8:45–10:05 |
PANEL #1
General Considerations: Traditional and Contemporary
Issues
Chair: Mary Evelyn Tucker
The World as a Communion of Subjects: Thomas
Berry, Fordham University
The Importance of Traditional Views: Kimberley
Patton, Harvard University
Contemporary Views and Practical Problems:
Paul Waldau, Discussion and Questions
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| 10:05–10:30 |
Panel #2
The Earth Charter
Chair: Rick Clugston
John Hoyt, The Humane Society of the United States—a
discussion of the
Earth Charter’s proposed principle “treat
all living beings with compassion and
protect them from cruelty and wanton destruction.”
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| 10:30–10:45 |
Coffee break
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| 10:45–12:45 pm |
PANEL #3
The Abrahamic Traditions
Chair: Dieter Hessel, Director of Program on Ecology,
Justice, and Faith
Judaism: Dan Cohn-Sherbok, University of
Wales
Respondent: Roberta Kalechofsky, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Christianity: Jay McDaniel, Hendrix College
Respondent: Tovis Page, Harvard University
Islam: Ghazala Anwar, Independent Scholar
Respondent: Nomanul Haq, Rutgers University
Discussion and questions
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| 1:00–2:30 |
Lunch
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| 2:30–4:00 |
PANEL #4
Chinese Traditions
Chair: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Taoism: E. N. Anderson, University of California
Riverside
Respondent: James Miller, Boston University
Confucianism: Rodney Taylor, University of
Colorado
Respondent: Joseph Adler, Kenyon College
Discussion and Questions
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| 4:00–4:15 |
Coffee break
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| 4:15–5:30 |
PANEL #5
Philosophical Considerations
Chair: Carol Wayne White, Bucknell University
Western Philosophical Traditions/Descartes:
Gary Steiner, Bucknell University
Eastern Philosophical Traditions: Roger Ames,
University of Hawaii
Respondent: Jordan Paper, York University
Discussion and Questions
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| 5:30–7:30 |
Dinner for participants and special
invitees
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| 7:30–9:00 |
PLENARY #2
A Conversation on Imagining Animals: The Role
of the Arts, Symbolism, Myth, and Ritual
Chair: Kimberley Patton
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Georgetown University
Elizabeth Lawrence, Tufts University
Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago
(Each panelist will make a 20 minute presentation,
which will be followed by conversation with the
other panelists; there will be time for questions
from the audience at the end of session).
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May 22, 1999 |
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| 8:15–8:45 am |
Coffee and Danish
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| 8:45–10:40 |
PANEL #6
Indigenous Traditions
Chair: Ramona Peters, traditional activist from
the Wampanoag Nation
Fred DuBray, Inter-tribal Bison Cooperative, Rapid
City, South Dakota
Ian McIntosh, Cultural Survival, re: Australian
views
Kofi Opoku, Lafayette University, re: African views
Respondent: John Grim
Discussion and Questions
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| 10:40–11:10 |
Coffee break
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| 11:10–12:00 pm |
PANEL #7
Sacrifice
Chair: John Berthrong, Boston University
Sacrifice: Kimberley Patton
Respondent: Gary Anderson, Harvard University
Discussion and Questions
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| 12:00–1:30 |
Lunch
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| 1:30–3:30 |
PANEL #8
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
Chair: Edwin Bryant, Harvard University
Hinduism: Lance Nelson, University of San
Diego
Respondent: Christopher Chapple, Loyola Marymount
University
Buddhism: Ian Harris, University of Lancaster,
Wales
Respondent: Stephanie Kaza, University of Vermont
Jainism: Christopher Chapple, Loyola Marymount
University
Respondent: Kristi Wiley, University of California
Discussion and Questions
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| 3:30–4:00 |
Coffee break
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| 4:00–5:30 |
PANEL #9
Practical Problems: Part 1—Wildlife and
Environmental Ethics
Chair: Rick Clugston
The Value of Wildlife: Conversation between
J. Baird Callicott,
University of North Texas, and Dale Jamieson, Carleton
College
Respondent: Mary Pearl, Wildlife Preservation Trust
Discussion and Questions
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| 5:30–7:30 |
Dinner for participants and special
invitees
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| 7:30–9:00 |
PLENARY #3
A Report on Other Animals’ Lives
Chair: Paul Waldau
“Social Cognition in Animals: Evolutionary
and Comparative Analyses of
Information Sharing” Marc Bekoff, University
of Colorado
Respondent: Marc Hauser, Harvard University
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May 23, 1999 |
|
| 8:30–9:00 am |
Coffee and Danish
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| 9:00–10:40 |
PANEL #10
Practical Problems: Part 2—Are Animals “For”
Humans? The Issues of Factory Farming
Chair: Bernard Rollin, Colorado State University
Factory Farming #1: David Fraser, University
of British Columbia
Factory Farming #2: Michael Fox, HSUS
Factory Farming #3: Gary Valen, HSUS
Respondent: Jonna Higgins-Freese, National Coordinator
for Energy Star Congregations
Discussion and Questions
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| 10:40–11:00 |
Coffee break
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| 11:00–12:15 pm |
PANEL #11
Practical Problems: Part 3—Experimentation,
Genetic Engineering, and Interlocking Oppressions
Chair: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Genetic Engineering: Bernard Rollin, Colorado
State University
Experimentation: Ken Shapiro, Psychologists
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Interlocking Oppressions: Kim Roberts, HSUS
Discussion and Questions
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| 12:15–12:45 |
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Thomas Berry, Tu Weiming |
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