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Simon Longstaff

About

Dr Simon Longstaff is Executive Director of St James Ethics Centre and chairs the Intelligence Squared debates in Sydney and Melbourne.

Simon Longstaff spent five years studying and working as a member of Magdalene College, Cambridge, before returning to Australia in mid-1991. Having won scholarships to study at Cambridge, he read for the degrees of Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy.His research centred on related questions arising in the areas of political philosophy, ethics and the philosophy of education.

Dr Longstaff was inaugural president of The Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics and is a Director of a number of companies. He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum and a member of its Global Agenda Council. Publications include, Hard Cases, Tough Choices and numerous articles.

Past Events

Intelligence Squared Debates

Feminism Has Failed

Wendy McCarthy, Monica Dux, Stephen Mayne, Jennifer Byrne, Gay Alcorn, Simon Longstaff, Virginia Haussegger

Past event

22 Sep

Intelligence Squared Debates

Freedom of Speech is Over-Rated

Michael Gawenda, Julian Burnside, Gretel Killeen, Catherine Deveny, Marcia Langton, Simon Longstaff, Arnold Zable

Past event

8 May

Intelligence Squared Debates

Euthanasia Should be Legalised

Scott Stephens, Shakira Hussein, Philip Nitschke, Loane Skene, Simon Longstaff, Beth Wilson, William Silvester

Past event

7 Nov

Intelligence Squared Debates

Our Food Obsession Has Gone Too Far

Matthew Evans, Richard Cornish, Katy Barfield, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Simon Longstaff, Fuchsia Dunlop, Wendy Harmer

Past event

6 Mar

Intelligence Squared Debates

Anzac Day is More Puff Than Substance

John Martinkus, Nick Jans, Marilyn Lake, Simon Longstaff, Jeff Sparrow, Brendan Nelson, Graham Wilson

Past event

30 Apr
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