Upcoming shows
For a map of Prairie Public's radio stations in
North Dakota
or a link to the online stream, click
here. WHY? is broadcast on the second
Sunday of every month at 5 p.m. central.
August 8,
5 p.m. central:
"Domestic Violence and the Law: China vs. the U.S.A"
Guest: Robin Runge.
In
March of 2010, Robin Runge traveled to Beijing to train Chinese judges to better
deal with issues of domestic violence in the law; this was her second such
visit. In comparing the Chinese and American systems, she has able to see those
areas in which American law better responds to the needs of the community and
those areas in which the Chinese system does. In this episode of Why? we
will discuss her experiences and address central questions in the philosophy of
law. What counts as evidence? How ought the court deal with a he said/she said
situation? In what ways can judges work with the police to promote better
investigations? How do cultural differences affect legal frameworks, and to what
extent is domestic violence a violation of human rights?
Robin R. Runge is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of North
Dakota School of Law where she teaches in the Employment and Housing Law
Clinic. Professor Runge taught public interest lawyering and domestic violence
law at The George Washington University Law School, and domestic violence law at
The American University Washington College of Law. From 2003 to 2009, Professor
Runge was Director of the Commission on Domestic Violence at the American Bar
Association where she managed all aspects of Commission programming including
developing training curricula for attorneys, writing articles and speaking
domestically and internationally on various aspects of domestic violence and the
legal response to domestic violence including the employment rights of domestic
violence victims. Previously, Professor Runge was Deputy Director and
Coordinator of the Program on Women’s Employment Rights (POWER) at the D.C.
Employment Justice Center and the Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and
Employment Project at the Employment Law Center, Legal Aid Society of San
Francisco.
Have a question you want to ask Robin in advance, or don’t want your voice on
the air? Send it to us at:
askwhy@und.edu
September 12,
5 p.m. central:
"The Profession
of Philosophy Redux"
Guest: Brian Leiter
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Biran
Leiter joined Why? in April but technical difficulties prevented us have having
anything but a short conversation. In this episode, he generously returns to try
again.
What is the difference between a philosopher and a philosophy professor? What
does the world think a philosopher is and how does this square with the
philosopher’s own self image? The next episode of Why? looks closely at
the philosopher’s job, exploring both the perennial question of its relevance
and the tremendously competitive hiring process that almost every professional
philosopher must endure. Join guest Brian Leiter for an insider’s look at the
profession of philosophy, and a discussion about the future of the discipline:
where is philosophy now, how has it changed, and how will it evolve over the
next decades?
Brian Leiter founded the University of Chicago Law School's Center for Law,
Philosophy, and Human Values when he joined their faculty in July 2008. His
teaching and research interests are in philosophy of law, moral and political
philosophy, and Continental philosophy. Most pertinently, he is the gatekeeper
to philosophy's official unofficial rankings, maintaining "The Philosophical
Gourmet" an annually updated list of the most prestigious graduate programs. He
also maintains three blogs, one on Nietzsche, one on law school, and "The Leiter
Reports," a compendium of professional news, issues in the profeson, and news
clippings related to philosophy as a discipline and as a career. His scholarly
books include Objectivity in Law and Morals, Nietzsche on Morality, The Future
for Philosophy, Naturalizing Jurisprudence: Essays on American Legal Realism and
Naturalism in Legal Philosophy, and The Oxford Handbook of Continental
Philosophy. Leiter holds an AB from Princeton University, and a JD and PhD in
philosophy from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Why?'s host Jack Russell Weinstein says, "Obviously, the profession of
philosophy is always on my mind, but what happens when we explore it
philosophically? What do we learn by turning the philosophical lens on
ourselves? I’m excited to have Brian here to ask some of the most basic
questions of all: how do philosophers make their money and are they of use to
anyone at all.”
Have a question you want to ask Brian in advance, or don’t want your voice on
the air? Send it to us at:
askwhy@und.edu
Next season on Why?
K. Anthony Appiah
Deborah Brandt
Arthur Danto
Carol Gilligan
Charles Taylor
Michael Walzer
and others. Stay tuned for
details!
