Held on the 14th Mar 2019
at 6pm to
7:30pm
The 2019 James Martineau Memorial Lecture
will be presented by
Professor Sharon Rider
Uppsala University
On Boundaries and Bonds: How "global thinking" really works
Why do universities go to so much effort to become “international”? Is it to create cosmopolitan global citizens, or to propel themselves up league tables? Is it to progress liberal democratic ideals, or to better recruit international students?
There are actually different ways of understanding what is meant by “global thinking”. Currently the predominant thinking is centred around economic development. But the political ideal of “internationalism”, and the philosophical concept of the universal as an intellectual virtue, are alternatives.
International expert Sharon Rider will discuss the sometimes uneasy relationship between these three types of “global thinking”, while at the same time pointing out a common denominator - the connection between the global and the local.
About the Speaker
Sharon Rider is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Uppsala University, where she was Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts 2008-2014. She is currently Deputy Director of Engaging Vulnerability, a decade-long interdisciplinary research program funded by the Swedish Research Council under the auspices of Uppsala University. Her main research interests are in 19th and 20th century European thought falling within the domain of philosophical anthropology. Recently, she has focused on issues related to higher education and the cultural conditions of scientific thought.
Refreshments from 5.30pm.
About the Lecture
The annual James Martineau Memorial Lecture provides insight into developments in moral theory and religion. The thirty-year-old series was made possible by a bequest from the estate of Samuel Lovell (1851-1936). Born in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Lovell began his career as a rural teacher and was later an inspector of schools. Lovell’s bequest was intended for the study of the philosophy of James Martineau (1805-1900), who “was regarded as the foremost spokesman of Unitarianism in England”. The scope of the Martineau Lecture has been interpreted loosely by the Philosophy discipline throughout the year, as encompassing topics ranging from philosophy of religion to moral philosophy.
This event will be broadcast live through the University's Livestream channel - https://livestream.com/universityoftasmania. You can watch live or at a later date.
