In his talk “What is Democracy and How Can We Reclaim It?”, Prof. Michael Thompson of William Paterson University took his audience back to a special time and place in history–Athens in 508 BC. He described the formation of the first democracy recorded in history, and democracy’s essential attributes.
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Ethical Culture
Ethics For a Lifetime
Joe Chuman, Leader of the Bergen Society, gave a personal and heartfelt Platform address this morning on the topic, “Ethics For a Lifetime”. This was not, as one might […]
Greg Zucker on “The Populist Attack on Democracy and Science”
Greg Zucker gave a thoughtful and provocative Platform address on Sunday (Sep 29) entitled, “The Populist Attack on Democracy and Science”. Greg is managing editor of Logos , a quarterly […]
Joe Chuman gave today’s Platform Address, “Is it About Me or Us? How Should I Direct My Life?”
We opened today’s Platform with the induction of new member Jamie and her two kids into Society membership by Membership co-chair Lisa Schwartz and ECS Pres. Susan Lesh. Jamie’s school […]
Today’s Platform by Joe Chuman, “Loving Our Neighbor and the World: Cosmopolitanism and the American Future”
As always on the first Sunday of the month, Society Leader Joe Chuman spoke this morning and his topic was, “Loving Our Neighbor and the World: Cosmopolitanism and the American […]
Today’s Platform by Alexander Hinton
Today’s Platform address was by Prof. Alexander Hinton who is a Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, Newark and an internationally recognized expert on the Cambodian Genocide. Between 1975 and 1975 […]