Philosophy Day to Examine Environmental Health and Children

Philosophy Day at Indiana University South Bend will look at the environmental health and children.

Kristin Shrader-Frechette is a professor at the University of Notre Dame and an internationally known philosopher who specializes in environmental ethics and social justice issues. She will speak on "Our Responsibility for Environmental-Health Threats to Children" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Room 1001 Wiekamp Hall,IU South Bend.

The talk is free and open to the public.

She has just published a new book with Oxford University Press, "Taking Action, Saving Lives."

In 2004, Shrader-Frechette became only the third American to win the World Technology Award in Ethics from the World Technology Network.

Among her other books are: "Environmental Justice" (2003); "Technology and Values," coed. (1997); "The Ethics of Scientific Research" (1994); "Risk and Rationality" (1991) ed.; and "Nuclear Energy and Ethics" (1991). She has published more than 350 articles and consulted on public policy.