You are cordially invited to the 11th speech of "Salon of General Education", delivered by Dr. Christopher Kluz and Dr. Lucas Scripter on Thursday, October 20, from 19:00 to 21:00.

Topic: Can the Immoral Life Be Happy?

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Kluz [ HSS, CUHK(SZ) ]

              Dr. Lucas Scripter [ HSS, CUHK(SZ) ]

Moderator: Dr. Tom Carroll [ HSS, CUHK(SZ) ]

Venue: Rm 102, Chengdao Building

Date: October 20, Thursday

Time: 19:00-21:00

Language: English

Abstract:         

Why should one live a moral life? One traditional answer claims that a moral life is necessary for leading a happy life. One can even go so far, as some philosophers have, to claim that morality constitutes happiness. Yet, it seems that some people who engage in wrong-doing are no less happy for it. This Salon will take up the question concerning the relationship between happiness and virtue in the form of a debate with the affirmative speaker arguing that an immoral life can be happy and the opposite speaker claiming that morality is indeed necessary for living a happy life.