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Pacific Lutheranā€™s ā€˜Lute Timesā€™ reports on presentation by David Livingstone Smith

On February 25, 2014, Lutetimes.com, a publication of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, featured an article on a presentation by David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, given at the university on February 20th.

Smith, addressing a crowd of 300, presented a talk titled ā€œLess Than Human,ā€ based on his book Less Than Human:  Why We Demean, Enslave and Dehumanize Others.

Smith discussed how dehumanization is a factor in genocide, war and racism.  ā€œDehumanization unleashes extreme violence, resulting in war, genocide and atrocity,ā€ he stated.

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