Thomas Aquinas, the Good Life, and Normalcy (2014 Lecture) - St. Mary's College, Dec. 3, 2014

from Saintmarys dot-edu web announcement:
The Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy sponsors an annual lecture on a topic related to the thought of Thomas Aquinas.  Some of these topics deal directly with Thomas's own writings; others address questions or themes with which Thomas himself was occupied, but approach them from perspectives that are not necessarily Thomas's own (including contemporary perspectives and perspectives drawn from disciplines other than philosophy and theology); and still other topics draw inspiration from Thomas's quest to find truth concerning important matters wherever he could while exploring issues Thomas himself never addressed (or perhaps even imagined).

We are pleased to announce

The 2014 McMahon Aquinas Lecture

"Normalcy and the Good Life"

Professor Eva Kittay
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Student Center Lounge

"Normal" is such a benign word when things are normal.  But it’s a cutting word when things are not.  Why is the desire for normalcy so powerful?  Is it possible to have a good life without normalcy?  These are the questions Professor Kittay will address in this lecture, and some of her answers may be unexpected.
Eva Kittay is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Stony Brook University, where she is also an Affiliate of the Women’s Studies Program, and a Senior Fellow of the Stony Brook Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics.  She has published extensively on disability, equality, the ethics of care, and feminist philosophy.