Brave Hearts, Bold Minds
The Scots College Research Office
  • About
    • Our story
    • Our team
    • Undertaking Research at Scots
  • News
    • Blog
    • Research Bites
  • Projects
    • Experiential Education
    • Action Research
    • Indigenous Education
    • Faith and Learning
    • Staff Research
  • Programs
    • ScotsIdeas
    • The Clark Lecture Series
    • Scots Conferences
    • Professional Learning Opportunities
  • Publications
    • Scots Research Papers
    • Scots Research Reports
    • The Scots Dictionary of Biography
    • Reading List
    • Links

Professor John Haldane Speaks On Our Intellectual Heritage

22/5/2016

 
PicturePrincipal Dr Ian PM Lambert with Professor John Haldane, admiring a portrait of Rev John Dunmore Lang
The Scots College's identity as a Presbyterian, non-selective, holistic educator of boys owes a great deal to the intellectual genealogy of its founder. The Reverend A. A. Aspinall's mentor was the great Presbyterian clergyman, politician and nation-builder Reverend John Dunmore Lang, who was in turn the disciple of one of Scotland's most influential 19th century churchmen, Reverend Professor Thomas Chalmers. A brilliant philosopher, political economist and preacher, Chalmers held the Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews and the Chair of Theology at the University of Edinburgh.

​A group of staff and Senior boys had the privilege last Thursday 12 May of hearing the scholar who occupies the same Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. Professor John Haldane, one of the most respected moral philosophers in the world, delivered a special address on Thomas Chalmers and the Scottish tradition of moral philosophy. He explained the vital role of moral philosophy in integrating the disparate disciplines, exploring several pressing contemporary issues such as healthcare, economics and the future of the welfare state through its lens.

Along with the group of boys attending the annual St Andrews Summer School in June and July, the College is delighted to be hosting a number of guest academics and admissions representatives from the University of St Andrews across 2016, reminding us of our rich intellectual heritage and exploring opportunities for boys and staff to study at Scotland's oldest (and one of the UK's finest) universities. For more information or to discuss your interest in St Andrews please contact Dr Hugh Chilton at h.chilton@tsc.nsw.edu.au.


Comments are closed.

    Recent News

    May 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    July 2018
    June 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    August 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013

    Categories

    All
    Arts And Design
    Boys' Education
    Character And Care
    Clark Lectures
    Experiential Education
    Faith And Learning
    Great Teachers
    History And Heritage
    IBSC
    Innovation
    Literacy
    Motivation And Engagement
    Pedagogy
    Professional Learning
    Pyschology
    Research
    Research Bite
    Research Centre
    ScotsIdeas
    Sports Science
    Staff Research
    Universities
    Wellbeing And Mental Health

    RSS Feed

Picture
Locked Bag 5001 
Bellevue Hill
NSW 2023, AUSTRALIA

research@tsc.nsw.edu.au
tsc.nsw.edu.au
+61 2 9391 7600
CRICOS Provider Code: 02287G
All rights reserved  
© The Scots College 2021