
Workshop
WED 27 MAY 2026
6pm – 8pm AEST
IN PERSON (MELBOURNE)
The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
BUY TICKETS
General Admission $59
Concession/Seniors/Youth $46
Multipack $164
Do you ever feel like the moral ground is shifting beneath your feet?
In a world more connected – and more divided – than ever before, there’s no single moral story holding us together. Instead, we find ourselves navigating a fragmented landscape of competing values, faster change and growing disagreement.
How did we get here? Why does it feel so destabilising? And what might morality look like in 10, 50 or 100 years?
This interactive workshop explores the forces reshaping our moral world. Together, we’ll trace the major moral shifts of recent decades – from gender and minority rights to assisted dying, drug use and our treatment of animals – and consider where these trends might lead.
You’ll share the session with other curious participants, who are ready not just to react to change, but to shape the future of morality.
Places are limited to ensure everyone can participate.
So, tune in to tune up and hopefully we can all do life just that little bit better.
This session is part of our Melbourne series including Ethics 101 (13 May) and How to Live a Good Life (20 May). Book a multipack and save on experiencing all three sessions.
Looking to book in for our Sydney series instead? Explore the Sydney workshop series here.
About the series
Ethics Tune Up is an innovative and engaging masterclass series from The Ethics Centre that will take your ethical skills to the next level. These workshops are an opportunity to extend your knowledge of ethics and learn how you can apply these principles in your life.
Facilitated by leading philosopher Dr Tim Dean, these two-hour workshops will be equally enjoyable and informative as they help you navigate today’s complex ethical terrain and guide you towards living a good life. There are no prerequisites to join!
What previous participants say
“The sessions have broadened my outlook and approach to Philosophy.”
“Encouraged me to think differently and open up my mind to others’ ideas and opinions.”
“Great venue, excellent facilitator and rich content”
“Tim Dean is an excellent facilitator. Very insightful.”
Speaker

Dr Tim Dean
Tim is a public philosopher, speaker and writer. He is Philosopher in Residence and Manos Chair in Ethics at The Ethics Centre. He has a Doctorate in philosophy from the University of New South Wales on the evolution of morality and specialises in public philosophy, ethics and critical thinking. He is an Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney and the author of How We Became Human. He is the recipient of the Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Professionals’ Award for his work on philosophy in the public sphere.
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