Is the Golden Rule still relevant for our times? 

Ethics in Turbulent Times, will inform and inspire our thinking on some of the most challenging issues shaping our future. 

It used to be said that the principle “treat others as you would like others to treat you” is the Golden Rule of life. Does it still apply? Does it set the standard for life at home, at work, in our schools and universities, in our social media, in business, or politics? Should it?

If not the Golden Rule, is there some other moral compass to guide the turbulent world of climate change, war, unregulated new technologies, rampant discrimination, and violent extremism?  

Daunting questions no doubt, but worth reflecting on and discussing with friends, colleagues and others.

What: 6-week series, Six 3-hour sessions on 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings.

When: 10 September – 15 October 2024

Times: 6.30 pm Melbourne / 9.30 am London / 10.30 am Rome & Berlin / 11.30 am Turkey / 2.00 pm New Delhi / 4.30 pm KL & Perth / 8.30 pm Auckland / 10.30 pm Hawaii

Where: Held in person at University College, University of Melbourne, 41 College Crescent, Parkville VIC, and online.

More details: on the Ethics in Turbulent Times, website.

Bookings and information on each session

• 10 SEPT  
  • Ethical Dilemmas of a Runaway World  with Peter Singer   
    
    
• 17 SEP  
  • Democratic Renewal in the Era of Climate Change with Tim Hollo 
    
    
• 24 SEPT  
  • AI, Robotics, Biotech: The Virtual, The Real, and The Human  with Thomas Metzinger  
    
    
• 1 OCT 
  • When State Crime is Rife, Who Will Guard the Guards?  with Lisa Hajjar 
    
    
• 8 OCT 
  • Religion, Culture, and Politics in the Wake of Gaza: Division or Dialogue?  with Susan Carland and David Slucki  
    
    
• 15 OCT  
  • Indigenous Wisdom and the Prospect of an Ethical Awakening  with Celeste Liddle 

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