[SydPhil] Masterclass with Meghan Sullivan at Notre Dame Australia

[Timothy Smartt]

The Institute for Ethics & Society at The University of Notre Dame Australia is pleased to host a two-day Masterclass in Moral Philosophy led by Professor Meghan Sullivan (University of Notre Dame USA) on Monday 9 and Wednesday 11 March, 10:00am-12:30pm each day (Sydney time).

The masterclass will focus on excerpts from Professor Sullivan’s in-progress book manuscript, “The Good Samaritan and Love for the Stranger.”

The masterclass will be held in person on UNDA’s Sydney campus, but remote participation is also available. All welcome, but registration is essential. In-person places are limited. Pre-readings will be provided to participants prior to the event.

Abstract: The masterclass will focus on readings from Professor Sullivan’s forthcoming monograph “The Good Samaritan and Love for the Stranger” (Oxford University Press). Prof Sullivan will discuss draft manuscripts of the first three chapters on the role of love in ethical life. The project draws from contemporary moral theory and social psychology, but is rooted in and inspired by the teaching of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Most chapters are framed around a key figure in the parable and the moral questions that figure raises. Chapter 1 considers the Road to Jericho and the challenge that situationism poses to the love ethic. In Chapter 2, we will look at the figure of the Good Samaritan in ethical theory, in particular debates about the role of supererogation in moral life. Chapter 3 considers the priest and the problem of moral demandingness. An introductory chapter sets the stage for the project. The book lays out a new approach to love’s role in ethics, as well as a methodology for engaging religious sources in developing contemporary moral theory.

Register here: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/zQ7OCxngwOfR0mmNkf8fmIy6Kzb?domain=events.nd.edu.au

Inquiries: Tim Smartt (timothy.smartt at nd.edu.au)



Dr Tim Smartt

Senior Research Fellow

Institute for Ethics & Society

University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney

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