E VAN Apresentation of the Norman Levan Center for the Humanities identity The Lies That Bind Class U Color Gender te Culture e y d Thursday, Feb 23, 2023 6:00-7:45 pm Bakersfield College Ball Room, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Free Admission and Open to the Public VE Kwame Anthony Appiah New York Times Magazine Columnist, "The Ethicist", Author, The Lies That Bind How do our identities shape what we value-in ourselves, and others? How does what we legislate and create reflect our ideals as a society? A renowned ethicist and former professor of philosophy at Princeton, Kwame Anthony Appiah is known for his fascinating work in the field of cultural differences and political philosophy. Raised in Ghana and educated in England at Cambridge, Kwame has seen a broad spectrum of the social, economic and political forces that shape ethics in this age of international exchange. What do we tell ourselves about who we are-and who others are? How can we shed harmful patterns of identity politics and groupthink, to access growth that's good for everyone? His new and acclaimed book, The Lies That Bind, explores the nature and history of our identities (like gender, religious, race, or nationality) and how they define us. Much like in his weekly column for The Kwame's talks are brilliant and informed, New York Times Magazine, "The Ethicist", and offer much-needed guidance on how bridge political divides. He takes an in- depth approach to exploring our identities and what they mean in a contemporary context: and how we can challenge our inherited assumptions and adapt to changing values through progressive, open dialogue. BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE E VAN Apresentation of the Norman Levan Center for the Humanities identity The Lies That Bind Class U Color Gender te Culture e y d Thursday , Feb 23 , 2023 6 : 00-7 : 45 pm Bakersfield College Ball Room , Campus Center , 3rd Floor Free Admission and Open to the Public VE Kwame Anthony Appiah New York Times Magazine Columnist , " The Ethicist " , Author , The Lies That Bind How do our identities shape what we value - in ourselves , and others ? How does what we legislate and create reflect our ideals as a society ? A renowned ethicist and former professor of philosophy at Princeton , Kwame Anthony Appiah is known for his fascinating work in the field of cultural differences and political philosophy . Raised in Ghana and educated in England at Cambridge , Kwame has seen a broad spectrum of the social , economic and political forces that shape ethics in this age of international exchange . What do we tell ourselves about who we are - and who others are ? How can we shed harmful patterns of identity politics and groupthink , to access growth that's good for everyone ? His new and acclaimed book , The Lies That Bind , explores the nature and history of our identities ( like gender , religious , race , or nationality ) and how they define us . Much like in his weekly column for The Kwame's talks are brilliant and informed , New York Times Magazine , " The Ethicist " , and offer much - needed guidance on how bridge political divides . He takes an in depth approach to exploring our identities and what they mean in a contemporary context : and how we can challenge our inherited assumptions and adapt to changing values through progressive , open dialogue . BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE