[SydPhil] Free Public Lectures - Professor John Haldane - March 17 and May 12

[Institute for Ethics and Society]

Professor John Haldane
Free Public Lectures
March 17, May 12

http://www.nd.edu.au/haldane

Professor John Haldane will present two free public lectures during his appointment as a Visiting Professor to The University of Notre Dame Australia. The lectures are hosted by the Institute for Ethics and Society (IES), at The University of Notre Dame Australia, and supported by the Order of Malta (NSW Branch) as part of its 2016 lecture series.

Professor John Haldane is one of the world's foremost Catholic philosophers and a significant public intellectual. He holds professorships at Universities in the UK and USA, codirects the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs (University of St Andrews); Research Fellow of the Center for Ethics and Culture, (University of Notre Dame, USA), and Chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, London.

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March 17
Sex and Society

The English poet Philip Larkin wrote "Sexual intercourse began in nineteen sixty three... Between the end of the "Chatterley" ban and the Beatles' first LP". Fifty years on one might be surprised that while many other crazes born of that period have passed away the cultural preoccupation with sex and sexuality has increased. This lecture will review something of the cultural preoccupation with sex and consider its implications for society.

Date: Thursday 17th March 2016
Time: 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6.00pm)
Venue: St Benedict's Hall, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney Broadway Campus

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Thursday 12 May
The Challenge of Barbarianism and How to Deal with It

The idea of barbarians as besiegers and destroyers of civilisation arose in the first millennium as western cultures found themselves challenged, threatened, attacked and sometimes destroyed by 'alien forces'. With the rise in the third millennium of aggressive, militant ideological groups originating outside of the West, including jihadist terrorists such as those of ISIL/Daesh, the terms 'barbarism' and 'barbarianism' are gaining currency in official political discourse. This lecture will explore these issues and suggest means of dealing with barbarianism, be it internal or external.

Date: Thursday 12th May 2016
Time: 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6.00pm)
Venue: St Benedict's Hall, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney Broadway Campus

To RSVP or for more information contact: ies at nd.edu.au

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