Raimond Gaita sits in on discussion of his ideas
A discussion on the work of prominent Australian philosopher Raimond Gaita at Flinders today (July 13) will have a highly expert participant – the philosopher himself.
A discussion on the work of prominent Australian philosopher Raimond Gaita at Flinders today (July 13) will have a highly expert participant – the philosopher himself.
The concept of the university as a distinctive tertiary institution is now defunct, according to author and philosopher Raimond Gaita. Yet with writer’s festivals, public lecture series and festivals of ideas all flourishing, he says that there is a need to reassess the role of the universities in cultural life more generally.