Centre for Ethics PUBLIC LECTURE PROGRAMME 2011 The Centre for Ethics at Newington College is a forum for students, teachers, parents and the wider community, to engage in discussion of contemporary moral issues, beliefs and values. Through its public lectures, workshops and conferences, the Centre aims to promote critical and creative thinking, inter-cultural understanding and serious engagement with the moral issues facing young Australians in the 21st century. At a Glance
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At this lecture there will also be an opportunity to view an exhibition by the renowned Australian war artist George Gittoes AM
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Philosophy for Children Professor Philip Cam Philip CamLV$VVRFLDWH3URIHVVRULQWKH6FKRRORI3KLORVRSK\DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI1HZ6RXWK :DOHV+HKDVDORQJDVVRFLDWLRQZLWK3KLORVRSK\LQ6FKRROVLQ$XVWUDOLDDQGKDVPDQ\\HDUV RIH[SHULHQFHLQWHDFKHUHGXFDWLRQ3KLOLSKDVZULWWHQH[WHQVLYHO\IRUFKLOGUHQDQGWHDFKHUV LQFOXGLQJSXEOLFDWLRQRIWKHThinking Stories VHULHVRIERRNVThinking Together: Philosophi- cal Inquiry for the Classroom and Twenty Thinking Tools: Collaborative Inquiry for the Class- roomDVZHOODVTwister, Quibbler, Puzzler, CheatDFROOHFWLRQRIVWRULHVEDVHGRQFODVVLFDO DQGPRGHUQSDUDGR[HV+HKDVEHHQLQYLWHGWRUXQZRUNVKRSVLQPDQ\FRXQWULHVDQGKLV ZRUNKDVEHHQWUDQVODWHGLQWRVHYHUDOODQJXDJHV3KLOLSLVDOVRFXUUHQWO\&KDLURIWKH$VLD 3DFLÀF3KLORVRSK\(GXFDWLRQ1HWZRUNIRU'HPRFUDF\DQGKDVHGLWHGDVHULHVRIERRNVRQ SKLORVRSK\GHPRFUDF\HGXFDWLRQDQGKXPDQYDOXHVLQDVVRFLDWLRQZLWK81(6&2
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Engaging Sceptical Minds with Ultimate Questions A Conference for Teachers of Religious and Values Education :KHQZHWDNHVWXGHQWV·XOWLPDWHFRQFHUQVDVRXUVWDUWLQJSRLQWWKHFODVVURRPEHFRPHVD VSDFHZKHUHZHFDQH[SORUHWKHPHWDSK\VLFDOHWKLFDOVSLULWXDODQGSKLORVRSKLFDOGLPHQ- VLRQVRIEHLQJKXPDQ.H\QRWHDGGUHVVHVXQSDFNLQJELJLGHDVZLOOEHIROORZHGE\Making it Happen in the Classroom VHVVLRQVRIIHULQJSUDFWLFDOUHVRXUFHVIRUERWKSULPDU\DQGVHFRQG- DU\WHDFKHUVRI5HOLJLRXVDQG3KLORVRSKLFDO6WXGLHV9DOXHVDQG(WKLFV Keynote speakers: 'U)HOLFLW\0F&XWFKHRQ 0HOERXUQH*UDPPDU6FKRRO 3URIHVVRU*DUHWK -RQHV 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 2WDJR $VVRFLDWH 3URIHVVRU 5XIXV %ODFN 0DVWHU RI 2UPRQG &ROOHJH 8QLYHUVLW\RI0HOERXUQH *DU\*DFK $XWKRURIThe Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buddhism 'U -HUHP\+DOO 1HZLQJWRQ&ROOHJH 'U'DYLG7DFH\ /D7UREH8QLYHUVLW\
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Introducing Buddhism—A Seminar for HSC Students Gary Gach DXWKRURIThe Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buddhism Gary Gach is DQRUGDLQHGOD\PRQNLQWKH2UGHURI,QWHUEHLQJSUDFWLVLQJPLQGIXOQHVVLQWKH WUDGLWLRQRI9LHWQDPHVH=HQ0DVWHU9HQHUDEOH7KLFK1KDW+DQK+HLVDXWKRURIThe Com- plete Idiot’s Guide to Buddhism UGHG·Q1DXWLOXV$ZDUG HGLWRURI What Book!?— Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop $PHULFDQ%RRN$ZDUG DQGWUDQVODWRURIWKUHHERRNVE\Ko UnKDLOHGE\/DZUHQFH)HUOLQJKHWWLDV¶.RUHD·VJUHDWHVWOLYLQJ=HQSRHW·+LVZRUNKDVDOVR DSSHDUHGLQGR]HQVRIDQWKRORJLHVDQGKXQGUHGVRISHULRGLFDOVLQFOXGLQJBuddha Dharma, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Language for a New Century, The New Yorker, Religion Dispatches, Technicians of the Sacred, and Yoga Journal. +HLVDOHFWXUHUDW6WDQIRUG&RQWLQXLQJ6WXGLHV DQGKHKRSHVWRZULWHRQHRUWZRUHDOO\JRRGKDLNXLQKLVOLIHWLPH
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Ethics and the Ten Desires that Drive Us Dr Hugh Mackay Hugh MackayLVDSV\FKRORJLVWVRFLDOUHVHDUFKHUDQGWKHDXWKRURIWKLUWHHQERRNVLQFOXG- LQJVL[EHVWVHOOHUVRight & Wrong: How to decide for yourself ZDVSXEOLVKHGLQDQGKLV ODWHVWERRNWhat makes us tick? The ten desires that drive us, FDPHRXWODVW\HDU,QUHFRJQL- WLRQRIKLVSLRQHHULQJZRUNLQVRFLDOUHVHDUFK+XJKKDVEHHQDZDUGHGKRQRUDU\GRFWRUDWHV E\&KDUOHV6WXUW0DFTXDULH16:DQG:HVWHUQ6\GQH\XQLYHUVLWLHV,QKHUHFHLYHGWKH 8QLYHUVLW\RI6\GQH\·VDOXPQLDZDUGIRUFRPPXQLW\VHUYLFH+XJKLVDQKRQRUDU\SURIHVVRU RIVRFLDOVFLHQFHDWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI:ROORQJRQJDIRUPHUGHSXW\FKDLUPDQRIWKH$XVWUDOLD &RXQFLODIRUPHUFKDLUPDQRIWUXVWHHVRI6\GQH\*UDPPDU6FKRRODQGZDVWKHLQDXJXUDO FKDLUPDQRIWKH$&7JRYHUQPHQW·V&RPPXQLW\,QFOXVLRQ%RDUG+HKDVEHHQDQHZVSDSHU FROXPQLVWIRURYHU\HDUVDQGLVDIUHTXHQWJXHVWRQ$%&UDGLR
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Ethics and Sport Nick Farr-Jones AM 1LFN )DUU-RQHV LV EHVW NQRZQ DV WKH FDSWDLQ ZKR OHG WKH :DOODELHV $XVWUDOLD·V UXJE\ XQLRQWHDPWREHFRPHZRUOGFKDPSLRQVLQ+LVH[FHSWLRQDOOHDGHUVKLSDQGPDVWHUIXO SOD\PDNLQJDELOLW\OHGKLPWREHKDLOHG¶WKHEHVWKDOIEDFNLQWKHZRUOG·,QDGGLWLRQWRDQ RXWVWDQGLQJ\HDUVSRUWLQJFDUHHUDWLQWHUQDWLRQDOOHYHOZKLFKLQFOXGHGPRUHWKDQ7HVW PDWFKHV1LFNLVDODZ\HUDKLJKO\VXFFHVVIXOEXVLQHVVOHDGHUDQGDPRWLYDWLRQDOVSHDNHU +HLVFXUUHQWO\D'LUHFWRURIWKH:HVOH\0LVVLRQDQGUHFHQWO\FUHDWHGKLVRZQFKDULW\UDLVLQJ DZDUHQHVVDQGIXQGVWRVXSSRUW:HVOH\·VZRUNIRUWKHKRPHOHVV9HU\PXFKDQDPEDVVDGRU IRU 5XJE\ 8QLRQ 1LFN ZDV DSSRLQWHG D PHPEHU RI WKH *HQHUDO 'LYLVLRQ RI WKH 2UGHU RI $XVWUDOLDIRUKLVFRQWULEXWLRQWRWKHJDPH
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Ethics and Global Hunger The Reverend Tim Costello &(2RI:RUOG9LVLRQ$XVWUDOLD 7LP &RVWHOOR DV &(2 RI :RUOG 9LVLRQ $XVWUDOLD KHDGV WKH FRXQWU\·V ODUJHVW DLG DQG GHYHORSPHQW RUJDQL]DWLRQ %RUQ LQ 0HOERXUQH 7LP VWXGLHG ODZ DW 0RQDVK 8QLYHUVLW\ WKHRORJ\ DW D %DSWLVW 6HPLQDU\ LQ 6ZLW]HUODQG DQG D 0DVWHUV 'HJUHH LQ WKHRORJ\ DW WKH 0HOERXUQH&ROOHJHRI'LYLQLW\+HLVZHOONQRZQDVD%DSWLVWPLQLVWHUDQGRQHRI$XVWUDOLD·V OHDGLQJ VRFLDO DFWLYLVWV SDUWLFXODUO\ FRQFHUQHG ZLWK KRPHOHVVQHVV GUXJ DGGLFWLRQ DQG JDPEOLQJ+LVVSHDNLQJRQHWKLFDOLVVXHVKDVWDNHQKLPDOORYHUWKHZRUOG+HLVWKHDXWKRURI VHYHUDOERRNVLQFOXGLQJStreets of Hope: Finding God in St. Kilda (‘97), Tips from a traveling Soul Searcher (‘99)DQGDERRNFRZULWWHQZLWK5R\FH0LOODUWanna Bet? Winners and losers in gambling’s luck myth (’01).
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Ethics, Moral Conscience and Medicine Dr Leslie Cannold 'U/HVOLH&DQQROGLVDQDXWKRUFRPPHQWDWRUHWKLFLVWUHVHDUFKHUDQGVRFLDODFWLYLVW+HU QRQÀFWLRQZRUNVLQFOXGHWKHDZDUGZLQQLQJThe Abortion Myth and What, No Baby? Leslie FDQ RIWHQ EH IRXQG LQ WKH PHGLD KROGLQJ IRUWK RQ OLIH HWKLFV DQG HYHU\WKLQJ 6KH FKDWV UHJXODUO\ZLWK'HERUDK&DPHURQRQ702 ABC Sydney and with Greg Carey on Brisbane Radio 4BC. Her Moral Maze FROXPQDSSHDUVIRUWQLJKWO\LQWKH6\GQH\6XQ+HUDOGDQGVKHLVWKH resident ethicist on the 7pm Project 3DVW DSSHDUDQFHV LQFOXGH 5DGLR 1DWLRQDO Triple J Q&AToday TonightThe 7:30 reportA Current affairThe Catch-upThe Einstein Factor Insight9 am with David and KimSunrise and Lateline/HVOLH·VYLHZVKDYHDSSHDUHGLQ the Sydney Morning HeraldThe AgeWKHHerald SunThe Walkley MagazineWKH Australian Book ReviewWKH6DOYDWLRQ$UP\·VWarcry and the national broadsheet The Australian.
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