The Department of Philosophy presents a lecture by Jorge M. Rodriguez-Martinez, PhD titled “The Latin American Tradition of Human Rights” on Monday, February 22 at 7 p.m. in Lyons Hall Room 118. This event is free and open to the public.
Rodriguez-Martinez was born in Guatemala and attended colleges in the USA and Canada. He completed his PhD in Philosophy at York University having written his dissertation on “The Ethical Dimensions of Human Rights.” Rodriguez-Martinez is currently a professor in the Graduate School of Law at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. He has previously worked for the Center for Applied Ethics at York in Toronto, and has been a professor of philosophy at both the University of San Carlos and the Catholic Missionary Fraternity of Mary in Guatemala. From 1997-1999, he was awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Laspau Scholarship. Over the years, he has worked with and done translations for Enrique Dussel, world-famous for his work in the Philosophy of Liberation. Rodriguez-Martinez has three books at press concerning various issues of human rights and philosophy.
This lecture is sponsored by The Canisius College Department of Philosophy, The Philosophy Club, and Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy Honor Society). Questions may be directed to Tanya Loughead, PhD, at Ext. 2329 or tanya.loughead@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Tanya Loughead, PhD, assistant professor, philosophy
