Good Enough

The Ethics Center Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture

Good Enough: Why is the “good enough” not good enough? by John Lachs

Date: February 11, 2010
Time: 5-6 PM
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium

Lecture is Free and Open to the Public
Relaxed parking in the UBC parking lot only

Philosopher John Lachs reflects on our desire for perfection, which he connects with the longing for God and the experience of beauty. Suggesting that the ideal of moral perfection can be inhumane, Lachs concludes, “the fact that the world could be better does not imply that we are obliged to make it better.”

John Lachs is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of many books and articles, including most recently The Cost of Comfort (2010). He is the editor of the Encyclopedia of American Philosophy. This presentation is based on his article, “Good Enough” in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy.

Sponsored by The Ethics Center at Fresno State, the Leon S. Peters Foundation, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and an IRA Grant

Contact Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu or Ethics Center's website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ethicscenter