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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Institute for Ethics & Society at The University of Notre Dame Australia is delighted to host the 2021 Notre Dame
School of Virtue & Character.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Held over two weeks (23 November – 2 December 2021), the conference provides participants with the opportunity to engage
with new work in moral, social, and political philosophy on the topic of virtue and character.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The 2021 conference will focus on the theme of ‘The Virtues and Vices of Moral Criticism.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">conference
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">features five keynote sessions, each running for 1.5 hours. The sessions are structured around a pre-read paper, and provide participants
with the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers in a rigorous </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">but friendly
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">discussion of their work.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We welcome applications for participation via email. Due to COVID-19, the conference will be held on Zoom.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The five speakers are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor Michael Lynch (University of Connecticut)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Assistant Professor Robin Zheng (Yale-NUS College)
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor Linda Radzik (Texas A&M University)
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Senior Professor Daniel Hutto (University of Wollongong)
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor John Lippitt (Director, Institute for Ethics & Society)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">More details about the conference:
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jjlNC1WLPxcMJ07KwuL8Tu0?domain=notredame.edu.au">
https://www.notredame.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/258912/2021-Notre-Dame-School-of-Virtue-and-Character.pdf</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">More details about the Institute for Ethics & Society: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0ir5C2xMQzip54NAoH1LF-T?domain=notredame.edu.au">https://www.notredame.edu.au/research/institute-for-ethics-and-society/home</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">For details on how to apply, please email Tim Smartt (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:timothy.smartt@nd.edu.au">timothy.smartt@nd.edu.au</a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Applications are now open and will close on 5 November 2021. Places are limited.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tim</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tim Smartt</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Lecturer | Institute for Ethics & Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#9A8146;letter-spacing:.1pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The University of Notre Dame Australia</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.1pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:timothy.smartt@nd.edu.au"><span style="color:#0563C1">timothy.smartt@nd.edu.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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