*The Simone Weil Lectures on Human Value 2008* Professor Raimond Gaita at the Australian Catholic University School of Philosophy is proud to present *Professor Jonathan Glover* ** *"Uprootedness, narratives and national conflict".* **
This lecture will try to apply Simone Weil's idea of the need for roots to conflicts between nations or groups, such as the Israel-Palestine conflict. The rival narratives, in which each group interprets the history in terms of stereotypes of the other, make peacemaking harder. The Israeli and Palestinian narratives derive an emotional charge from the response of both groups to uprootedness and Diaspora. The hope is to use Simone Weil's understanding of the human losses caused by uprootedness as part of the project of weakening the grip of the rival partisan narratives. *Wednesday 6 August 2008* 6:00pm for 6:30pm Metcalfe Auditorium, Entrance Level, State Library of NSW, Macquarie St.Sydney Cost: $22, $20 (seniors) $15 (students), includes light refreshments Booking is essential on 02 9273 1770 *Jonathan Glover* is one of the world's most distinguished moral philosophers, and currently professor in the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King's College London. He has written several influential and best-selling books on ethics, including *Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century*, *Causing Death and Saving Lives* and, with Martha Craven Nussbaum, *Women, Culture, and Development: A Study of Human Capabilities*. Professor Glover chaired a European Commission Working Party on Assisted Reproduction and is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. He is currently interested in a number of issues in global ethics, in questions raised by the Human Genome Project and in ethical issues in psychiatry. For further information contact 03 9953 3160 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] AND Jonathan Glover Special Seminar 2008 Professor Raimond Gaita at the Australian Catholic University School of Philosophy is proud to present a special seminar *Professor Jonathan Glover * *"How far is fruitful dialogue between adherents of rival belief systems possible?" * *Thursday 7 August 2008 * 6:00pm – 8.00pm Target Room, Level 2, State Library of NSW, Macquarie St. Sydney Booking is essential as seats are extremely limited To book contact Jasmin on 03 9953 3160 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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