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Title: Kathryn McKay
Lacking the Will to be Good ? Iris Murdoch and Aristotle on Virtue

Iris Murdoch was a self-described Platonist, but in this paper I will draw  
on similarities between her theory of virtue and Aristotle?s, to bring  
Murdoch?s work into conversation with contemporary (neo-Aristotelian)  
virtue ethics and, if all goes to plan, the (meta)ethics of care. By  
focussing on three aspects of Murdoch?s philosophy, I hope to elucidate the  
ways in which her work can be positioned as a link between these two moral  
theories. I begin with a discussion of the role the will plays ? or doesn?t  
play ? in being good from Murdoch?s and Aristotle?s perspectives. I then  
discuss the importance of love and the central role of attention in moral  
life. Both Murdoch?s Platonism and her focus on the mystical can be a  
source of scholarly discomfort (cf Broakes 2012: Murdoch?s mysticism must  
be ?grounded, deflated, and rendered innocent? p. 30). Rather than  
?deflate? or denude these aspects of her thought, I will try to incorporate  
or develop them. Murdoch?s focus on beauty in nature (and art), experiences  
of the sublime, and the ego-rending experience of love are all central to  
her view of being good. According to Murdoch, and as we find in Aristotle,  
being good is not established by a discrete decision made at a particular  
time, but in a habitual way of perceiving the real world and acting upon  
those perceptions. Being good is not a matter of will, but of vision.
When: Thu 12 Mar 2020 15:00 ? 16:30 Eastern Australia Time - Sydney
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From liasangkuhl at outlook.com  Thu Mar 12 09:27:33 2020
From: liasangkuhl at outlook.com (Lia Sangkuhl)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:27:33 +0000
Subject: [SydPhil] SydPhil Digest, Vol 192, Issue 9
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Will Kathryn McKay?s current project still go ahead in the muniment room? 

Thank you 

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From tristan.bradshaw at me.com  Fri Mar 13 09:51:37 2020
From: tristan.bradshaw at me.com (Tristan Bradshaw)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:51:37 +1100
Subject: [SydPhil] Reminder: Critical Antiquities Workshop
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Dear all,

Just a reminder that the first Critical Antiquities Workshop is taking place on Monday, March 16th. 

In our first workshop, we are delighted to host Dimitris Vardoulakis (Western Sydney University) who will present his paper working ?Spinoza, the Epicurean.? 

The Critical Antiquities Workshop will run monthly during the academic year in 2020. The workshop will host a range of local, national, and international scholars who will present working papers on the intersection of ancient traditions and contemporary critical theory broadly conceived. 

Here are the complete details for Dimitris? talk:

Date: Monday, March 16th 

Time: Noon (for a 12:15 start) ? 1:45pm.

Location: CCANESA Boardroom, 
Madsen Building on Eastern Ave (at the City Road end)    
University of Sydney  

Abstract:
I present here the main argument of my new book, Spinoza, the Epicurean (2020). This book is the first to make a case for reading Spinoza 		as an epicurean, and especially his political philosophy in the Theological Political Treatise. I will explain how it develops an original conception of materialism in modernity. Spinoza, the Epicurean suggests a new account of practical judgment that has direct implications for how Spinoza can helps us conceive of the possibility of democracy in the age of neoliberalism. This argument is based on a new interpretation of epicureanism and its influence in early modernity.

Dimitris Vardoulakis was the inaugural chair of Philosophy at Western Sydney University. He is the author of The Doppelg?nger: Literature?s Philosophy (2010), Sovereignty and its Other: Toward the Dejustification of Violence (2013), Freedom from the Free Will: On Kafka?s Laughter (2016), Stasis Before the State: Nine Theses on Agonistic Democracy (2018), and Spinoza, the Epicurean (2020). He is the director of ?Thinking Out Loud: The Sydney Lectures in Philosophy and Society,? and the co-editor of the book series ?Incitements? (Edinburgh University Press).


Best wishes,
Tristan 

Tristan Bradshaw
Co-director
Critical Antiquities Network

Adjunct lecturer
Government and International Relations
University of Sydney 



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From tristan.bradshaw at me.com  Fri Mar 13 21:05:27 2020
From: tristan.bradshaw at me.com (Tristan Bradshaw)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:05:27 +1100
Subject: [SydPhil] Cancelled: Critical Antiquities Workshop
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Dear all,

The Vice Chancellor at Usyd has made the decision to cancel all Usyd events due to COVID-19, effective Monday March 16th until further notice. 

The Critical Antiquities Workshop with Dimitris Vardoulakis scheduled for Monday, March 16th will therefore not be held. 

Apologies to all those looking forward to launching this event with us. We hope to reschedule all of the planned workshops that will be affected. 

Best wishes,
Tristan 

Tristan Bradshaw
Co-Director
Critical Antiquities Network

Adjunct Lecturer
Government and International Relations
University of Sydney