ND Ethics & Society

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our two-day masterclass in moral philosophy, led by Meghan Sullivan (@NDEthics)! It was a thrill + privilege to spend time together working through Professor Sullivan's new book manuscript on the moral importance of love.

Join us tomorrow!

Assoc. Prof. Victoria Lorrimar (Director, Centre for Technology and Human Futures) was recently interviewed on the ABC Religion + Ethics Report about the concerns people are expressing over the impact of AI on human dignity, work + relationships. abc.net.au/listen/program…

Delighted to be co-hosting an author-meets-critics workshop with our friends at ACU's @PlunkettCentre engaging with Kathryn MacKay's (USYD) new book "Public Health Virtue Ethics" Wed 22 April 2-4:30pm, all welcome. Registration essential.

📢 Artificial Intelligence + Christian Wisdom: A workshop with Chris Watkin. Delighted to announce that Christopher Watkin (Monash) will lead an online workshop in June + July exploring how Christian thought can illuminate responding to AI. 👉 Register: events.nd.edu.au/artificial-int…

Thanks to the University of Notre Dame Australia for hosting ECG director Meghan Sullivan today as she presents her public lecture "AI and the Good Life."

What can we learn from Kierkegaard about life in a polarized world? Prof John Lippitt discusses the virtue of generosity of spirit + how it offers an important counterweight to hyper-suspicion, judgmentalism, and self-righteousness. Congratulations John! cambridge.org/core/books/kie…

This Thursday - all welcome

IES researcher Professor Megan Best will be leading a one-day workshop in Canberra on "Christian Hope and End of Life Care." 28 Feb, All welcome! trybooking.com/events/landing…

Please join us in-person in Sydney or online on 5 March. All welcome. For online participation (and all other inquiries), please email IES Senior Research Fellow Dr Tim Smartt: timothy.smartt@nd.edu.au

We are delighted to host Brandon Yip (Singapore Management University) for a research seminar on "Wonder Upon Wonder." Part of the 2026 Notre Dame Ethics & Epistemology Talks: a new research seminar exploring the role belief plays in living well.

📣 Call for Papers: APR Special Issue on Ancient Ethics, edited by IES researchers David Bronstein + Tim Smartt, + Rachel Singpurwalla (Maryland). Lead article by Rachana Kamtekar (Cornell). Commentary abstract submission open now, closes 30 April. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues…

The Institute for Ethics & Society is delighted to host a public lecture from Professor Meghan Sullivan (@NDEthics) on "AI and The Good Life." Mon 9 March 6:00pm at @notredameaus Broadway. All welcome, RSVP essential Registration: events.nd.edu.au/ai-and-the-goo…

The IES is delighted to host Prof Meghan Sullivan (@NDEthics) as a Visiting Fellow in March 2026. During her visit she will lead a two-day Masterclass in Moral Philosophy on her in-progress book: The Good Samaritan and Love for the Stranger. Register: events.nd.edu.au/the-good-samar…

Please join us in-person in Sydney or online on 26 February. All welcome. For online participation (and all other inquiries), please email IES Senior Research Fellow Dr Tim Smartt: timothy.smartt@nd.edu.au

We are delighted to host Professor Antti Kauppinen (Helsinki) for a research seminar on "Sources of Epistemic Normativity." The first in the 2026 Notre Dame Ethics & Epistemology Talks: a new research seminar exploring the role belief plays in living well.

Delighted to share that IES researcher Adam Piovarchy has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council! Valued at $490,495, the grant will support Adam's research on: The Blame Game: Culpability, Co-Operation + Cultural Change.

Why do people believe conspiracy theories? How can we design interventions that curb their influence? At ABC Religion & Ethics - Tim Smartt on how the film BUGONIA illustrates what philosophers + psychologists are learning about the pull of conspiracies. abc.net.au/religion/yorgo…

Congratulations to IES researcher Dr Tim Smartt, who's latest paper 'More Scepticism about Epistemic Blame' has been published in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES. Well done, Tim! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

IES researcher Professor John Lippitt is an invited speaker at a workshop on Kierkegaard and Intellectual Virtue at the University of Southampton on 17 September. John will speak on "Obstacles to Courage: Kierkegaard, Social Comparison and the Vices of Pride". Good luck, John!