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SERIES

Workshop

DATE & TIME

WED 13 MAY 2026
6pm – 8pm AEST

LOCATION

IN PERSON (MELBOURNE)
The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

PRICE

BUY TICKETS
General Admission $59
Concession/Seniors/Youth $46
Multipack $164

Would you lie to protect a friend? Do you put your life on hold to care for your elderly parent?

Ethical dilemmas are some of the toughest problems we will face. Thankfully, over 2,000 years of philosophical enquiry has provided us with a range of powerful tools to help solve them. 

This intimate, in person workshop provides an introduction to ethics and looks at four of the major ethical frameworks proposed by philosophers including consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics and the ethics of care, and show you how to apply them in your life.

You’ll share the session with other curious participants, who are willing to delve deeper into the mess and complexity of what it means to be human.  

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 How to Live a Good Life(20 May) and The Future of Morality (27 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

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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.