Published on April 23, 2013  

Samford's Philosophy Department will present two free public lectures by Notre Dame philosophy professor David Solomon this Thursday, April 25, at 10 a.m. in Reid Chapel and at 3 p.m. in Brooks Auditorium.

Solomon will lecture on “Why the Life Issues Won’t Go Away?” and “Secularism and the Contemporary Assault on Human Dignity.”

Solomon started teaching philosophy at Notre Dame in 1968 and is the founder of the university's Center for Ethics and Culture. His lecture "Ethics in the 20th Century" is included in the Great Teacher’s Series.

Solomon is an engaging communicator who knows how to address sensitive and complicated issues in a careful and convicting way.

Convocation credit is available for students.
 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.