Gunning Lecture: ‘Righteous Anger and Moral Argument’
Schedule
Tue Nov 29 2022 at 05:15 pm to 06:30 pm
Location
Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre, New College, The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC
Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad of Lancaster University delivers the first Gunning LectureAbout this Event
Exiled to the forest after a lost gambling match, the five Pāṇḍava brothers and their wife Draupadī ponder their future. While the hapless agent of their exile, the eldest brother, Prince Yudhiṣṭhira counsels a rigid and patient adherence to a framework of royal virtues (dharma), Draupadī makes the case for military vengeance, demonstrating that anger (krodha) can righteously inform moral argument for action.
This lecture will be followed by a reception in the Rainy Hall.
Where is it happening?
Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre, New College, The University of Edinburgh, Mound Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom