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“We Matter because We Are Animals.”
Hartford Ethics Group meeting.
Trinity College.
November 29, 2007

“Philosophical Foundations of Bioethics.”
Summer Internship Program seminar.
Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics.
Yale University.
June 1, 2006

“Socially Responsible Investing: Analysis and Trends.”
Robert Alvine Professional Enrichment Program seminar.
University of New Haven.
February 15, 2006.

“A Cure for the Common (Ethics) Code.”
Public Health Internship seminar.
Southern Connecticut State University.
January 31, 2006.

“Stones and Fish Falling from the Sky.”
University of New Haven.
October 25, 2005.

“Professional Ethics: Two Models.”
Research Seminar Series.
University of New Haven.
March 16, 2005.

“Showdown: Mill vs. Kant.”
The Philosophy Debate,
organized by Philosophy for All.
Mary Ward Centre.
London.
March, 2004.

"Stories for and by Students:
Personalizing the Teaching of Philosophy."
Symposium on narrative in philosophy,
sponsored by the Conference of Philosophical Societies and
the Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World..
Central Division Meeting,
American Philosophical Association.
New Orleans.
May, 1999.

"The Global Culture of Work:
Ethics and the Workplace."
Ethics and Global Issues Lecture Series.
University of Connecticut at Hartford.
April, 1994.

"Cheating."
Ninth International Workshop-Conference on
Teaching Philosophy.
The University of Vermont, Burlington.
August, 1992.

"Philosophical Skepticism Regarding the Self."
Yale Faith and Science Colloquium.
Yale University.
October, 1991.

"Dispassion and the Buddha's Middle Way."
Asian Thought Study Group.
Central Connecticut State University.
New Britain, Connecticut.
March, 1991.

"Integrating Oriental Philosophy into the
Introductory Curriculum."
Seventh International Workshop/Conference on
Teaching Philosophy.
Hampshire College.
Amherst, Massachusetts.
August, 1988.

"The Buddha's Compassion."
Radhakrishnan Centennial Conference.
Miami University.
Oxford, Ohio.
April, 1988.

"Critique of John P. Christman’s
'In Defense of Autonomy'."
Eastern Division Meeting,
American Philosophical Association.
New York City.
December, 1987.

"When Is a Fallacy Not a Fallacy?"
Conference '87 on Critical Thinking.
Christopher Newport College.
Newport News, Virginia.
April, 1987.

"The Difference Between Motivation and Desire."
University of Connecticut.
Storrs, Connecticut.
January, 1985.

"Goodness and Rationality."
University of Rochester.
Spring 1983.
SUNY?Geneseo.
Fall 1982.

"A Theory of Emotion."
St. John Fisher College.
Rochester, New York.
Spring 1983.

SYMPOSIA AND COLLOQUIA: ORGANIZER, MODERATOR, etc.

"Jobs and the U.S. Economy.”
(Moderator)
International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
New Haven. June, 2004.

"Call Me Impeachable?
Ethics, Law, and Governor Rowland."
(Co-organizer with Prof. Donna Morris)
University of New Haven. April, 2004.

"Same-Sex Marriage."
(Co-organizer with Prof. Donna Morris)
Inaugural Issues Forum.
University of New Haven. April, 2003.

"Business Ethics Revisited."
(Discussant and Chair)
Annual Conference,
Northeast Business and Economics Association.
Omni Hotel, New Haven. October, 1999.

"Ways of Thinking: Encountering Sunyata."
(Chair)
Symposium sponsored by the Society
for Asian and Comparative Philosophy.
Eastern Division Meeting,
American Philosophical Association.
Washington, D.C. December, 1992.

"Ahimsa in Buddhist and Gandhian Thought."
(Chair)
Annual Meeting, New England
Conference of the Association for Asian Studies.
Dartmouth College.
Hanover, New Hampshire. November, 1991.

"Emotion in Comparative Perspective."
(Organizer and Chair)
Nine?member symposium,
sponsored by the Society for
Asian and Comparative Philosophy.
Eastern Division Meeting,
American Philosophical Association.
Washington, D.C. December, 1988.

Conference on the Concept of Emotion.
(Session Chair)
University of Cincinnati.
March, 1985.

ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE Symposium Series at the University of New Haven
(Organizer/Moderator)

"What Is a University?" (with UNH AAUP).
Keynote speaker: David Bromwich,
Housum Professor of English at Yale.
April, 1996.

"Police Ethics" (with Prof. W. Norton).
Featured: Commissioner of Public Safety Kenneth
Kirschner, Police Chief Kenneth Cruz, Attorneys
John Williams and John Kelly, and Criminalist
Henry Lee. November, 1995.

"People with Disabilities in the Workplace."
Keynote speaker: Timothy Shriver. April, 1995.

"Ethical Issues for the Engineering Profession"
(with Prof. M. Sanders). November, 1994.

"The Reform Debate in Education" (with Prof.
L. Soares). Featured: Commissioner of Education
Vincent Ferrandino, State Representative Nancy
Beals, Union Carbide CEO Robert Kennedy, and
State Federation of Teachers Vice President
Frank Carrano. April, 1994.

"Minority Hiring in Sports Management" (with
Prof. A. Sack). Featured: Fay Vincent, Richard
Lapchick, and New Haven Mayor John Daniels.
November, 1993.

"Health Habits Off the Job: Are They the
Employer's Business?" (with Prof. B. Garber).
Keynote speaker: Dr. David Musto, Yale School
of Medicine. April, 1993.

"Ethics and Elections: The Role of the Media"
(with Prof. J. Allen). Keynote speaker:
Al Terzi, Channel 8 News. November, 1992.

"The Arms Industry: A Connecticut Workplace."
Keynote speaker: State Representative Irving
Stolberg. February, 1992.

FACULTY FORUM ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS at the University of New Haven
(Organizer/Host)

Monthly during academic year '96/'97.

UNH TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP at the University of New Haven
(Founder/Organizer)

Monthly during academic years, spring ’85 – spring ’89.