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Practicing toward virtue, or, why it shouldn’t hurt to be good
Location: Greek Centre Mezzanine, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, YouTube Live, Facebook Live
Date: THURSDAY 22 Mar. 2021 @ 7:00pm AEST (Melbourne) | 12:00pm EEST (Athens)
Presenter: Professor Margaret Cameron
Language of Presentation: English | No knowledge of Greek required
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
In this talk Prof. Margaret Cameron will take a fresh look at Aristotle’s writings on ethics and consider their relevance to us today.
What does it mean to be a virtuous person? What is the value of cultivating our virtues in today’s world? Should we recognize the same virtues as Aristotle did, or have these changed over time?
In answering these questions, we will explore what Aristotle meant by saying that being a good person should never be painful. In other words, it shouldn’t hurt to be good.
Is Aristotle right?
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Professor Margaret Cameron
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Margaret Cameron is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne and Head of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies. After obtaining her PhD in the Collaborative Programme in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Toronto, she worked in New York City (at Hunter College, CUNY) and Cambridge University before taking up the Canada Research Chair in the Aristotelian Tradition at the University of Victoria, Canada. Margaret has published on topics in the history of philosophy, metaphysics, aesthetics and the history of the philosophy of language.
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How To Participate
The event will take place in the Mezzanine Level of the Greek Centre (168 Lonsdale Street). Or to view the live-stream please see our Facebook page or YouTube channel.
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Sponsors
We thank Helen Pardalis Vlahos & John Vlahos for the kind donation that makes seminars like this possible.
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