Time to put your thinking caps on for a free public lecture series in the spirit of philosophical questioning – with a contemporary twist.
The Wednesday Lectures, hosted by the Australian Catholic University's School of Philosophy in Fitzroy, runs for six weeks on Wednesdays from June 16th and features some of today's most respected thinkers.
So, what are the topics? They centre around important issues relevant to today's communities. Here's the schedule:
Wednesday 16 June
Gerry Simpson - Who's Afraid of International Law?
Wednesday 23 June
Robyn Eckersley - Who's Afraid of a Climate Treaty?
Wednesday 30 June
Tim McCormack - Who's Afraid of the International Criminal Court?
Wednesday 7 July
Sundhya Pahuja - International Law and its Poor
Wednesday 14 July
Raimond Gaita - A Common Humanity and Universal Law
Wednesday 21 July
Martin Krygier - The Rule of Law. Why, What and Where?
If you want to know a little more about the speakers, click
here.
I have heard Raimond Gaita speak before and must say he's both engaging and thought-provoking. He wrote the biographical memoir,
Romulus, My Father, which was made into a successful film featuring Eric Bana.
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other events the faculty runs throughout the year.
The Wednesday lectures have become an important part of our cultural fabric, so much so that they've led to the publication of several books, have been broadcast on the ABC, and have been published in the media.
They're not just for academics, but for anyone interested in how our future is shaping up.
