PHILOSOPHY

VISIT FROM RAIMOND GAITA

Year 12 Philosophy students at FCC had the great pleasure of not one, but two, visits from author and moral philosopher Raimond Gaita who talked passionately about humanity, ethics, hope and loss, and how his family and history have shaped his beliefs and values. Rai took questions from students about current global and national issues and spoke powerfully about the experiences and role models that formed his moral seriousness and commitment to equality and justice. Rai discussed with our class his essay collection 'After Romulus', published by Text and  the new Text Classic edition of his memoir, Romulus My Father and very generously donated a copy of it to the library. We are extremely grateful to Rai and the class was very moved by his conviction, honesty and openness.

Kalinda Ashton - Philosophy teacher