In the final part of his three-part lecture series, Craig Calhoun explores how pursuing human rights is challenged not only by physical transformations of human beings but also changing relationships to each other through complex systems and technologies including artificial intelligence.
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Craig Calhoun () is Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University and Centennial Professor at 杏吧论坛. He is also a previous Director of 杏吧论坛.
Monika Krause is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and co-Director of 杏吧论坛 Human Rights.
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A podcast of the second lecture is available to download from The 'Human' in Human Rights Part II - Transformations.
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