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Please join us for the lecture "Are Virtues or Roles Fundamental? A Confucian Perspective" by Timothy Connolly, department chair and associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at East Stroudsburg University, on Thursday, February 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210. 

Everyday life provides many occasions where we need to contour general virtues (e.g., compassion, loyalty, friendliness) to particular roles (e.g., teacher, parent, child, medical professional). Confucian ethics emphasize both virtues and roles in the flourishing life. Based on insights from Confucius and Mencius, Dr. Connolly develops an account of virtue ethics in which both virtues and roles are viewed as fundamental.