From john.hadley at iinet.net.au Mon Sep 17 07:31:56 2018 From: john.hadley at iinet.net.au (John Hadley) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:31:56 +1000 Subject: [SydPhil] Western Sydney University philosophy seminar Message-ID: Melissa M. Merritt University of New South Wales Mendelssohn and Kant on Virtue as a Skill The idea that virtue can be profitably conceived as a certain sort of skill has a long history. My aim is to examine a neglected episode in this history ? one that focuses on the pivotal role that Moses Mendelssohn played in rehabilitating the skill model of virtue for the German rationalist tradition, and Immanuel Kant?s subsequent, yet significantly qualified, endorsement of the idea. Mendelssohn celebrates a certain automatism in the execution of skill, and takes this feature to be instrumental in meeting an objection against perfectionist, agent-based ethics: namely, that a virtuous person would seem to act for the sake of realising his own perfection in everything that he does, thereby taking a morally inappropriate interest in his own character. Kant rejects the automatism featured in Mendelssohn?s account, on grounds that it would make virtue mindless and unreflective. But he does not reject the skill model of virtue wholesale. Rather, he calls for considering how reflection can be embedded in the expression of certain kinds of skill, enabling him to endorse, and arguably adopt, the model on his own terms. Wednesday September 19, 2018 3.30pm-5pm Western Sydney University, Bankstown Campus Building 3, Room 3.G. 54. To access the Bankstown campus, take the Airport line to Revesby Station and then the free university shuttle to campus; or take the M5 to the Henry Lawson Drive exit and then turn right - follow the signs. Dr John Hadley Senior Lecturer in Philosophy School of Humanities and Communication Arts 07.G.10a, Bankstown Campus Western Sydney University Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW 2750 AUSTRALIA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From calendar-notification at google.com Tue Sep 18 12:59:47 2018 From: calendar-notification at google.com (Google Calendar) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:59:47 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Notification: Stephen Gaukroger (Sydney) @ Wed 19 Sep 2018 13:00 - 14:30 (AEST) (Seminars) Message-ID: <00000000000088b4d105761c7b68@google.com> This is a notification for: Title: Stephen Gaukroger (Sydney) Science, Neo-Kantianism, and the End of Enlightenment Philosophy was redefined in Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century. 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This discussion explores the ways in which the authority of expertise is increasingly questioned by both populist and progressive social and political movements. Focusing on environmental policy, it explores how we might establish more plural and diverse forms of democratic participation that extend beyond the formal processes of democratic representation. Tonight 6:30pm - 7:45pm Leichhardt Library (Piazza Level - Italian Forum, 23 Norton St, Leichhardt) Free event - All welcome - Light refreshments provided Bookings online or call 9367 9266 Full details as well as registration for the event are available from this link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ByfvCROAQotVXlnwF9vDOc?domain=eventbrite.com.au If the event booking says that it is fully booked please still attend as many people who register do not show up on the night. 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