2024 ALAN SAUNDERS LECTURE
KRUSHIL WATENE
'Indigenous Philosophy and Intergenerational Justice'
Thursday 17 October 2024 3 - 5pm AEST
Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Tonga,
University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau
This lecture details several insights for the pursuit and realisation of intergenerational justice that Indigenous philosophies contain. Following an explanation of some key Māori concepts in particular, I outline an intergenerational orientation that situates these concepts in ways that chart pathways through complex intergenerational challenges. In this manner, the lecture describes how Indigenous philosophies: enhance relationships through regenerative practices, invest in relational repair, and enable the ongoing transformation of concepts and ideas toward new imaginaries. The lecture ends by articulating several practical implications and noting some of the ways that policies and processes can be such that they function to realise intergenerational justice and ground an enduring sense of responsibility to its pursuit and realisation.
profiles.auckland.ac.nz/krushil-watene
A free, ticketed, live streamed event. This lecture is recorded by the ABC & available for download on Radio National's 'The Philosopher's Zone'.
abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/alan-saunders
2022 Bryan Mukandi
2021 Stephen Gardiner
2019 Alison Wylie
2018 Serene Khader
2017 Nancy Sherman
2016 Susan Wolf
2015 Cordelia Fine
2014 Philip Pettit
2013 Simon Blackburn
Alan Saunders 1954 - 2012
Alan Saunders was a prince among broadcasters. Of all the journalists I've ever met, he had the deepest love of, and also understanding of, philosophy, and his passion for ideas made doing a program with him a highlight of one's year -- even long distance by phone, and even more in person in the studio. What he brought to public discussion was priceless'.
- Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago
In recognition of his enduring work, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in association with the Australasian Association of Philosophy presents an annual Alan Saunders Memorial Lecture. The lecture aims to spread the joy of philosophy and make it accessible to the wider public.