The Aletheia Speaker Series is a public lecture program that has been created by staff of the ACU Western Civilisation to bring well known scholars and public intellectuals to campus, to provide a platform for scholarly discussion and debate. We welcome ACU students and staff, Ramsay Scholars from the three partner institutions (ACU, UOW and UQ), representatives of the Ramsay Centre and interested members of the wider community.
Topics have ranged from classical philosophy to contemporary issues in Western thought, to reflections on literature and leadership, and the creative journey on exploring the spiritual dimensions of poetry.
Tue 14 April The Hon. Justice. Ian Jackman, ‘Civilisation and Citizenship: The Words and Deeds of Sir Victor Windeyer’.
Tue 5 May Dr Janelle Evans, title: tbc
Tue 3 Aug Professor David Armitage, title: tbc
Tue 6 Oct Professor Clemency Montelle, title tbc
A/Prof. Mark Alfano, ‘The Functions of Shame in Nietzsche’
Professor Liam Semler, ‘“My old treasure”: Uncovering the Provenance of Shakespeare’s Second Folio (1632) held by the State Library of New South Wales.’
Professor Michael Hurley, ‘The “masterly execution” of Gerard Manley Hopkins’
Dr David Lloyd Dusenbury, ‘“I Judge No One”: A Political Life of Jesus’
Dr David Bronstein, 'Art and Virtue in Aristotle’s Ethics'
Professor the Hon Bob Carr, 'Worlds of Words: Lessons in our Reading Lives'
Ms Judith Beveridge, 'How Poetry Summons Us into the Sacred'
Professor Sir Edward Byrne AC, 'Poetry, Medicine, and the Inner Life'
Ms Elizabeth Stone, 'Great minds like a think: how humans learn best'
Professor Peter Harrison, 'The shifting territories of science and religion'
Professor John Haldane, 'Taking History Seriously'
We're available 9am–5pm AEDT,
Monday to Friday
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