Talk: “Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices” in Fairfield

Dr. Travis Rieder, bioethicist at Johns Hopkins, will speak on his new book. “Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices”

“My most enduring research… has involved the overarching theme of “catastrophe.” In particular, I’m concerned with how to engage in ethical reasoning about our own, individual lives in a time dominated by massive, structural threats that are too big and too complex for any one of us to meaningfully address on our own. This has led to many publications on climate change, pandemics, food ethics, and even overpopulation—and is the subject of my second book, Catastrophe Ethics. ”

His first book, In Pain was the subject of a TED talk.