Philo Agora's talk this Tuesday, November 17 is Hazel Popp Ethical Relativism
Relativism is the theory that we judge the morality of an action by
its cultural acceptance. Anthropologists point practices considered
morally acceptable in some societies but condemned in others, such as
infanticide, genocide, polygamy, racism, sexism, and torture. Such
differences may lead us to question whether there are any universal
moral principles or whether morality is merely a matter of "cultural taste."
Hazel is a Hospital Scientist, Manager of the Blood Bank at Royal
Prince Alfred Hospital and a founding member of Philo Agora
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Tuesday November 17 at the Fair Trade Coffee House, 33 Glebe Point
Road, Glebe, $6.00 includes a free cup of coffee or tea. Start at
7.30. Finish at 9.00pm. If you want to eat, come early. All
profits from the Fair Trade Cafe go to support Third World development.
Philo Agora has a talk on a philosophy theme every two weeks.
Its talks for the remainder of 2009, and its approach, can be viewed
at its website , <http://www.philoagora.com>www.philoagora.com .
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THE PHILOAGORA ANNUAL AWARD
PhiloAgora has instituted an annual award of $100 ( with apologies
for the size of the award ) . It will be awarded for the essay and
talk that best meets our objectives of relating philosophical thought
to how we act out our lives, individually or collectively .
Papers of 2500 words or so will be placed on the website and judged
at the end of the first year. Details on are on our website. Open
to undergrads, postgrads, everybody, except full time academics..
We have also joined with the Fair Trade Cafe in not
charging philosophy students the usual $6.00 admission
Philo Agora
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