This is a public lecture and is therefore open to everyone. It will take place at the main hall of the Newman Centre of McGill University (first floor). All are welcome! A social will follow after the lecture.

Abstract: It seems unquestionable that we are naturally inclined to do what we think is good for us. On the other hand, most of us are also convinced that we ought to be good – and this means: to do what we think of as good not specifically for us but tout court. – How are these goodnesses related? Is it, after all, necessarily good for us to have a good character and act accordingly? Even if it is, do we know this? And if we don’t know it, on what grounds, if any, is it rational nevertheless to act well?’

Anselm Mueller is Professor Emeritus, University of Trier, and a Visiting Professor with the project "Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life". A student of Elizabeth Anscombe and Anthony Kenny at Oxford in the early sixties, Professor Müller has taught philosophy at Oxford University, Australian National University, University of Trier, University of Luxemborg, and Keimyung University. He has written many books and articles in the following areas: ethics, rationality, action theory, philosophy of mind, and the history of philosophy.