Cappe

  • ANU
  • CSU
  • University of Melbourne

CURRENT RESEARCH

Criminal Justice Ethics

  • Police Corruption
  • Loyalty, Whistleblowing and Witness Protection More..

Business and
Professional Ethics

  • Corporate Responsibility for Economic and Ethical Sustainability
  • Regulating Communication in the Professions More..

Ethical Issues
in Biotechnology

  • The Ethics of Life-extending Technology
  • The Ethics of Sex Selection More..

IT and Nanotechnology
Ethics of Emergent
Technology

  • E-Government
  • The Precautionary Principle in Nanotechnology More..

Political Violence and
State Sovereignty

  • Morality of "Dirty Hands" as an Issue in Political Leadership
  • Ethics, Technology and the "New Wars" More..

Welfare Ethics

  • Obligations of Individual Citizens of Wealthy Nations in Relation to International Poverty
  • The Obligations of Welfare Recipients More..

WHAT'S NEW

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MULTIMEDIA CENTRE

Multimedia Centre

Professor Justin O'Brien

'The crisis of failing strategies'

Professor Larry May

Just War Theory and Chemical/Biological Weapons

Professor Tony Coady

Morality and Political Violence

UPCOMING
EVENTS

CAPPE ANU Seminar

Why Social Justice Matters  - Associate Prof. Ian Hunt (Flinders)
Monday 19th May 2008 More....

CAPPE UniMelb Seminar

Justification & 'The Reasonable' - Dr. Steve Curry (CAPPE)
Wednesday 21st May 2008 More....

Criminal Justice Ethics Workshop: Criminalization

CAPPE, ANU
Thursday 3rd July 2008 More....

Globalising Ethics & Politics

Prospective ANU Research student workshop
24th-26th July 2008
More....

UPCOMING EVENTS IN MELBOURNE

 

2008 SEMINARS

The Centre presents regular seminars at the University of Melbourne. Seminars will normally be held on Wednesdays at 4:15 pm in the Moot Court Room, South West Corner of the Old (Law) Quad, University of Melbourne.

 

Wednesday 21st of May: Dr. Steve Curry (CAPPE).

Title:  Justification and 'The Reasonable'
Abstract:

Somewhere between the ideal of objective truth in moral judgements and the Charybdis of relativism lies justification, an apparent cop-out in normative ethics almost as bad as the elusive idea of 'the reasonable' upon which it ultimately rests. In this paper I will boldly attempt a defence of justification, and will attempt to give substance to reasonableness such that it can provide us with everyday rules for practical ethics.

 

Wednesday 28th of May: Dr. Andrew McGee (QUT).

Title:  How to defend the Sanctity of Life Principle: A Reply to Professor Keown
Abstract:

This is a further instalment of a debate between McGee and Keown, first begun in the pages of the Medical Law Review (Volume 13/3) on the act/omission distinction in medicine.

 

Enquiries to Dr Steven Curry: sbcurry@unimelb.edu.au or (03) 8344 3852

 

OTHER EVENTS

Tuesday 26th of February

Book Launch
'Morality and Political Violence' - Professor CAJ Coady

To be launched by Professor Glyn Davis, Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne

Readings Bookshop, 309 Lygon Street Carlton

Refreshments will be provided. RSVP not required.