Waide Center Seminar: Wed, Nov. 19 | Jeff Sebo: "The Moral Circle"

Wednesday, November 19 at 4:00-5:30 pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting Jeff Sebo, who will be giving a seminar on “The Moral Circle.” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members. Please attend and encourage your students to attend!

Jeff Sebo

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (EST)

Title: “The Moral Circle"

Zoom link: https://Fairfield.zoom.us/j/95197924493

About the Speaker: Jeff Sebo is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, and Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy at New York University. He will be discussing his new book, The Moral Circle, which challenges us to include all potentially significant beings in our moral community. 

About the series: The Waide Center for Applied Ethics Seminar Series is a forum for building community and advancing research in Applied Ethics. It encourages jargon-free and supportive discussions that will be accessible to participants with serious interest in applied ethics and who come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Invited speakers in the series present a work-in-progress or recently published paper on topics relevant to applied ethics. At least half of each meeting is devoted to Q&A and general discussion. Please contact the Director of the Waide Center for Applied Ethics, Gregg D. Caruso, for more information.