[SydPhil] UOW Annual Sophia Lecture — Dr. Caroline West — Thursday 9 October, 3.30pm

[Elena Walsh]

Dear colleagues,



This year our Annual Sophia Lecture will be given by Dr. Caroline West
(University of Sydney). Everyone is warmly welcome to attend.



*What is this thing called happiness?*

Thursday, October 9, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Building 20, Room 3 (University of Wollongong, Keiraville campus)



Followed by light refreshments at Hemingways at 5pm.



*Abstract*
Happiness is widely thought to be an — if not the — important good;
something that we have reason to pursue for its own sake and try to bring
to others. But what is the nature of this supposed good? Philosophers have
offered two different sorts of answers to this question, identifying
happiness either with a subjective state of mind (a feeling, emotion, or
set of judgements) or alternatively with living a good life by some more
objective standard. Each answer captures an important, but different,
aspect of our concept of happiness. The trouble is that they are in tension
with each other. I explore some of the dangers inherent in this tension and
how we can move forward.

*Bio*
Dr Caroline West is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of
Sydney. She has taught and published widely on a range of topics in ethics,
metaphysics and political philosophy, including personal identity and free
speech. She is currently writing a book on the Philosophy of Happiness.



If you would like to attend, please RSVP using this link
<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/jcviCE8wmrt0JpBRmFNfjt7wisd?domain=docs.google.com>.
Enquiries can be directed to: sola-events at uow.edu.au.



Best wishes,

Elena

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Elena Walsh (she/her)

Lecturer, School of Liberal Arts

Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities | 1094.19

University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia

elenawalsh.squarespace.com
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