Media cover David Smith's keynote address at Mizzou Diversity Summit

David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., 91AV associate professor of philosophy, delivered the keynote address at the University of Missouri's Mizzou Diversity Summit on Oct. 29, 2012. The address was covered by the and the student newspaper .

In his presentation, Smith spoke about the concept of dehumanization from his book Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others.

Smith was recently named winner of the Cleveland Foundation's 77th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction for Less Than Human.

Smith is also the author of Why We Lie:  The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind and The Most Dangerous Animal:  Human Nature and the Origins of War.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.