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Why be moral? Can we justify choosing a moral life even when the immoral life is more rewarding? If an immoral life leads to wealth, power and fame, while a morally virtuous life leads to poverty, powerlessness, and abuse, then why be moral? Plato’s response is simple: the immoral life is a worse life than a morally virtuous life because ultimately the immoral life corrupts the soul of the immoralist. The immoral life leads to fundamental unhappiness: mental anguish, the loss of friends and loved ones, and emotional bankruptcy. All the power in the world cannot compensate for the psychological emptiness of an immoral life. The moral person, in contrast, lives a life of integrity and personal fulfillment, even if he or she is limited in power, wealth, and fame. Moral persons are at peace with themselves. 

The Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, will examine this reasoning with its weekly seminar series, Ethics and The Lord of the Rings: One Ring to Rule Them All. This seminar will take place every Tuesday, beginning on Tuesday 14th September, 2010, from noon -1 pm, at the LRC.  

Facilitator: Mr. Surendra Arjoon, Senior Lecturer of Business & Professional Ethics.