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Research Tuesdays: Ethics for Everyone: The Ethical Requirements that Apply to Groups, and What They Mean for Us As Individuals

Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Free. Register at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/researchtuesdays/2009/ethicsforeveryone.html
Lecture Theatre G04, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus, University of Adelaide

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Whoever we are, many of the ethical decisions we face apply to the actions we take as part of a group.

For example, we must consider the nature of our responsibilities to the environment, the underprivileged and groups previously wronged. There are even ethical components to the choice of products we buy.

So what determines whether our actions are right or wrong? Which groups, ethically speaking, do we actually belong to? And if a group is neglecting its responsibilities, how should we respond as individuals?

In this provocative presentation, the University of Adelaide's Professor Garrett Cullity tackles these challenging questions, examines the complex puzzles they give rise to and offers some answers.

About the Speaker:

Garrett Cullity is Hughes Professor of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide. He is the author of The Moral Demands of Affluence, for which he was awarded the 2008 Australian Museum ACU Eureka Prize in Ethics.

For more information visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/researchtuesdays/2009/ethicsforeveryone.html

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