CONTACT:
Richard Kyte
Viterbo University
900 Viterbo Drive,
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-782-5652 (home)
608-796-3704 (work)
608-796-3050 (fax)
rlkyte at viterbo.edu
Richard Kyte will negotiate costs with you. Contact him directly to make arrangements. REGION:
La Crosse County, Western WisconsinHUMANITIES EXPERTISE:
Ethics, Philosophy
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RICHARD KYTE
Richard Kyte is director of the D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and associate professor of philosophy at Viterbo University in La Crosse. He has written and lectured widely on topics related to justice, forgiveness, virtue, and ethics in society. He received his PhD in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Public Presentations:
Religion, Politics and the Ethics of Controversy
As our society becomes more diverse we see an incresasing number of disputes over the proper place of religion in the public sphere. These disputes often play out in local communities causing heated arguments among neighbors. This presentation will look at some of the historical and cultural causes of religious/political disputes and explore ways of living together without sharing the same worldviews. Some of the specific topics covered will be prayer at government functions, teaching evolution/creation in schools, and the place of religious symbols in public places.
Only Dead Fish Face Downstream
Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by watching." And you can observe even more by spending a day fishing in one of Southwestern Wisconsin's famous limestone creeks. This presentation is a tongue-in-cheek look at the important philisophical lessons to be learned from time spent angling for the meaning of life, such as: goodness is not necessarily dependent on usefulness, and the most significant moments in our lives come when we are not expecting them, though they come most frequently to those who are well-prepared.
Servant Leadership and the Common Good
In the 1970s Robert K. Greenleaf coined the phrase "servant leadership" to describe the approach one takes to leadership when the primary desire is to serve others. In the years since, servant leadership has been adopted by organizations throughout the world, including most of the companies that regularly make Fortune magazine's top ten list of the best companies in America to work for. This presentation will look at the history of servant leadership, the principles that inform it, and some of the inspiring examples of individuals and organizations in Wisconsin who have taken servant leadership to heart.
The Cultural Significance of Wilderness: A Lost Voice?
Environmentalist authors from the mid-nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries shared a conviction that the experience of wilderness was crucial to the health of American society. That conviction has all but disappeared from contemporary social commentary. This presentation will look at the writings of authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, Aldo Leopold, and Sigurd Olson in an attempt to reclaim an important voice in social and political life.
Other Public Program Ideas: Richard is also willing to discuss with you other ideas for programs, such as book discussions, presentations and workshops in areas related to the topics outlined above.
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