Prof. Dr. Nicolás Etcheverry Estrázulas – In Search of Universal Ethic Rules: A Different Way of Understanding Freedom

Professor Dr. Nicolás Etcheverry Estrázulas will discuss following issues:

• the search for universal ethics
• Do we need universal standards in ethics?
• If so, can we find them? Where?
• a possible definition of ethics
• trying to understand the nature of man
• Senses – Reason – Will – Affections. How do they interact?
• How do all the above contribute to our freedom?
• Can we define truth and righteousness?
• the main issues of ethics
• Can we teach how to handle freedom?
• different ways of approaching and understanding freedom
• Finally, what is freedom really?
• Looking for role or life models: Do we have them?
• What is or should be the purpose of ethics?