Ethics series continues with talks about health care and Uber

The Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's lecture series continues with talks focusing on structural harms in clinical settings and Uber's surveillance of its drivers.

On Oct. 3, Dr. Kevin Timpe, William H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy at Calvin University, will give a talk titled “Systems that Harm: The Ethics of Scaffolding for Support," as the keynote for the 2025 Medical Humanities Conference. The talk is at 11:45 a.m. in 00302 Dunbar Hall. Email @email to attend virtually on Teams. Co-sponsored by the Medical Humanities Workgroup and the Department of Philosophy.

On Oct. 7 the series continues with "Uber's Problem and the Moral Architecture of the Gig Economy,” delivered by Dr. Mark Hoipkemier, Assistant Research Professor in Business Ethics and Society at the University of Notre Dame. The talk will be at 6:30 p.m. in 1060 Fetzer Center. Co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Haworth College of Business Center for Sustainable Business Practices.

https://wmich.edu/ethics/events/lectures