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ONE of Ireland’s most distinguished philosophers will deliver the keynote speech at the upcoming symposium on ethics, politics and health at Mary Immaculate College on Tuesday, November 18.
Professor William Desmond, of the Catholic University of Louvain, is one of the leading voices in contemporary philosophy in the continental tradition; he will speak on the topic of Ethical Care and the Politics of Patience.
Prof Desmond is the author of over a dozen books on a wide range of topics such as German idealism, metaphysics, philosophy and religion, aesthetics, and ethics.
Other speakers include Prof Thom Brooks, professor and chair in Law and Government at Durham Law School; Dr. Adina Preda, a lecturer in political theory at UL; and Dr Treasa Campbell, a lecturer on the Certificate in General Learning and Personal Development (MIC).
Dr Niall Keane, head of philosophy at MIC said: “The recent political and economic crisis has forced us to rethink questions of ethics, politics, and civic responsibility, and has forced us to recognise there is an ethics of living well and of living well together which is not reducible to material well-being.”
Dr Keane added that the symposium will “examine how the issue of health is intimately related to the issues of politics and/or ethics, both practically and theoretically understood”.
The Ethics, Politics, and Health Symposium, as part of the ‘President of Ireland’s Ethics Initiative’, will take place on Tuesday November 18 from 9.30am to 6pm in G10, Mary Immaculate College.
Admission is free but booking is essential; to reserve a place, contact [email protected].
