McManis Lecture by Dr. Luke Yarbrough
Date and Time
Tuesday Dec 3, 2013
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 7:30 ? 9pm
Location
This event will be held in room 339 of Blanchard Hall, located at 501 College Avenue in Wheaton, IL 60187.
Fees/Admission
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Contact Information
For more information, call the Philosophy Department at 630.752.5040.
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Description
The Philosophy Department at Wheaton College presents the third lecture in the 2013-2014 McManis Lecture Series. Dr. Luke Yarbrough will deliver the lecture titled "What Makes Our Actions Right or Wrong? Al-Ghazali's Islamic Virtue Ethics."Yarbrough is an assistant professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, where he teaches courses on The Making of Islamic Societies, and Origins of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present. In Tuesday night's lecture, Yarbrough will discuss the influence of Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali (1058-1111) within the Islamic world.
