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The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome Agnes Tam to the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge on Friday, March 1, 2024, when she will deliver聽Toward an Ethics of Belonging.聽 This presentation is in conjunction with the Department of Philosophy's Undergraduate Student Conference.

Time:聽 5:30 p.m.
Location:聽 SA8002 (Science Commons Building)

Free.聽 Everyone welcome.
RSPV is not required.

Note:聽 Reception will take place at 5 p.m. (SA8001/SA8002; Science Commons Building).

In the age of migration, many societies are grappling with a crisis of belonging. Not only do immigrants and minorities feel alienated from their community, but even the majority feels disoriented in their homeland. What鈥檚 the missing social glue?聽 Many philosophers have argued that the cement of a society is a social contract, and that civil debates can help define the right terms. In this lecture, Professor Tam challenges this conventional view, arguing instead that the social glue is the bond of history. To create this bond, she emphasizes the pressing need for stories, ethical and artful ones.聽

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