Professor John Broome
White's Professor of Moral Philosophy
Oxford University
will be addressing the Vancouver Institute on October 5, 2002 at 8:15 p.m., Lecture Hall No. 2 in the Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, University of British Columbia.
Cecil and Ida Green Lecture
Weighing Lives: The Value of Being Alive
Professor Broome received his education in Mathematics, Philosophy and Economics from Cambridge, the University of London and MIT. A Fellow of the British Academy and Royal Society of Edinburgh, Dr. Broome is considered one of the foremost authorities on the interaction of economics and ethical principles. An Advisor to the World Health Organization, he has taken a particular interest in the extraordinarily complex and multidisciplinary problems which beset both the environment and health care. A prolific author, Dr. Broome is editor of the journal, Economics and Philosophy.
Fall Program 2002
Sep 28,
Oct 5,
Oct 19,
Oct 26,
Nov 2,
Nov 9,
Nov 16,
Nov 23,
Nov 30.
