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Democracy is not for everyone - IQ2 debate
Another Festival of Dangerous Ideas highlight was the Intelligence Squared live debate, Democracy is not for everyone. James Heywood was in the...
The paradox of the burqa
The burqa, a body and head covering garment worn by some Islamic women, sometimes provokes controversy, despite being an expression of modesty,...
Stealing flowers
As many of you will know, this is the twentieth year of the open gardens program in Australia’s Garden State, Victoria. The curtain raiser for...
"What do you do?" - the ethics of judging people by their work
My childhood was punctuated by a series of edicts (usually pronounced by my father) designed to regulate the bounds of acceptable behaviour. Early...
Answering the question: "Is the Easter Bunny real?"
One of my enduring memories of childhood is of being taken on an Easter outing to visit ‘Puffing Billy’. Part of the day was also spent...
Monogamy and ethics
It is just over a month since I finished reading William Dalrymple’s excellent book, The Last Mughal. Dalrymple’s account of the...
Innovation and Generation X
I've carefully perused the record of Generation X innovation looking for examples of outstanding quality, I've been fair and what have I found ......
Living on the edge
May I begin with a confession (of sorts): I plan to use this occasion as an opportunity to engage in a moment of intellectual self-indulgence. That...
Who stole the nation's heart?
Even a casual review of Australia's place in the world indicates that we have enjoyed a disproportionate influence in its highest councils. Australia...
Will progress be left to unfold helter skelter?
I still recall the reactions of colleagues in Cambridge when I told them that I was returning to Australia to work with a small group of people who...
Will progress be left to unfold helter skelter?
I still recall the reactions of colleagues in Cambridge when I told them that I was returning to Australia to work with a small group of people who...
'Trend surfers'
'Trend Surfers' are people who achieve a sense of satisfaction (and recognition) by riding the surface of the latest wave to strike the shores of our...
Australian identity
Any Australian who has lived abroad for a time would have been confronted with the need to answer questions about the kind of society that exists in...
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Celebrating 20 years!
St James Ethics Centre is twenty years old!
A twentieth anniversary edition of our newsletter, Living Ethics, has been published which looks back at the last 20 years and forward to the next 20. Read more.