Philosopher to discuss religion and its intersection with work

A philosopher and ethicist with experience at both public and religiously affiliated private universities, will address religion in the workplace during a 5 p.m. Oct. 2 lecture in University Center theater, Room 302.

Robert Audi, the O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver “Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: Diversity, Discourse and Healthcare.” The event is open to all UCCS faculty, staff and students and is sponsored by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative and the Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life.

“Dr. Audi is a trailblazer in the fields of epistemology and ethics, and we are honored to have him visit our campus. His chosen topic for this lecture is timely given recent Supreme Court cases and the complex issue of religious freedom in the workplace as it relates to healthcare.” Jeff Scholes, assistant professor, Department of Philosophy, said.

Audi’s work focuses on the theory of action and political philosophy, especially the relationship between church and state. His research interests focus on ethics, political philosophy, epistemology, religious epistemology, and philosophy of mind and action.

He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, including “Moral Perception,” “Democratic Authority and the Separation of Church and State,” “Rationality and Religious Commitment,” “Business Ethics and Ethical Business,” “Moral Value and Human Diversity,” “Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision,” “The Good in the Right: A Theory of Intuition and Intrinsic Value,” “The Architecture of Reason: The Structure and Substance of Rationality,” “Religious Commitment and Secular Reason” and Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge.”

Audi is a past president of the American Philosophical Association, a former editor of The Journal of Philosophical Research, and a former director of the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institutes and Seminars on knowledge and justification. He is editor-in-chief of “The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy” and past president of the American Philosophical Association and the Society of Christian Philosophers.

Prior to joining the faculty at Notre Dame, Audi was a member of the faculty at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and University of Texas, Austin.

For more information, contact Scholes, [email protected], or 255-8113.

See a video of Audi describing his work