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Friedrich Nietzsche raised potent challenges to traditional view s about morality. Many of these challenges took aim at traditional virtues such as justice and charity. Is human happiness compatible with a virtuous nlife, or does the bad conscience and guilt that accompany morality bring

Friedrich Nietzsche raised potent challenges to traditional views about morality. Many of these challenges took aim at traditional virtues such as justice and charity. Is human happiness compatible with a virtuous life, or does the bad conscience and guilt that accompany morality bring us misery that outweighs its benefits? Nietzsche invites us to reassess our idea of the good human life from a perspective that does not take for granted that virtue is its own reward.

These events are informal gatherings at which local and visiting academics present their work. Free to attend, you may expect stimulating discussion, coffee, and treats. To help with planning and catering, please let us know you are coming:

The SSHRC and OGS Info Session will be held by the Department of History on Thursday, October 10 from 12pm to 2pm in MACK 132. The event is open to all MA and PhD students in the Department of History as well as all upper-year history undergraduate students who are considering applying to graduate school this year. By the way, the 2013 deadlines for SSHRC and OGS are: SSHRC (PhD): November 1, 2013 SSHRC (MA): December 1, 2013 OGS (MA and PhD): December 2, 2013 For more information contact Dr. Sofie Lachapelle  

Free Concert, Everyone welcome. For more information, visit http://www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/events

PhD candidate: Dan Harris Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Thesis title: Friendship as Shared Joy in Nietzsche ALL ARE WELCOME

Free Concert, Everyone welcome. For more information, visit http://www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/events

Free event, everyone is welcome!

For more information email khanneso@uoguelph.ca