Moral philosopher Raimond Gaita on Israel, Gaza and the student protests

Israel and Palestine flags on cracked wall

Few events have caused such deep fractures in our community as the Hamas attacks on October 7, and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza. Moral philosopher and writer Raimond Gaita wrestles with the moral and ethical dimensions of this conflict to try to make sense of the incomprehensible.

The Jim Carlton Integrity Lecture, “The Urgency of Ethical Challenges Facing the World” was recorded at the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne on May 8, 2024.

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Raimond Gaita Honorary professorial fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, King’s College London
Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities
Author, Justice and Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other Writings (and many other books)
Editor Gaza: Morality, Law and Politics.

 

 

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