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Join us to discuss the case for moral progress and the advance of social justice. Akiva will offer reflections on historical and contemporary issues from Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, through Apartheid South Africa and Black Lives Matter, Post-Colonialism, LGBTQI+ and First Nations recognition to ongoing conflict, gender, racial and social inequality. Akiva will draw on examples, films and texts such as Selma (2014), Kenan Malik's "The Quest for a Moral Compass", Michael Shermer's "The Moral Arc", Steven Pinker's "Enlightenment Now" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers". You are encouraged to consult any sources or texts you find useful including the works of Sam Harris, John Rawls, Michael Sandel, Ronald Dworkin, other moral and political philosophers, and consider your position given the myriad modern moral and social challenges: does the moral arc indeed bend towards justice?

BIO: Akiva Quinn's passions include philosophy and open discussion of life's many big questions. He studied philosophy and sociology at Monash University and completed an MA there in 2010. Akiva enjoys philosophy and literature, films and shows that explore our social reality and reflect on the human condition and moral, political or religious challenges and disputes. Engaging with others to explore ideas that matter is a particular pleasure that Akiva looks forward to sharing with you at this Philosophy Matters event about moral and social progress.

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