Online Seminar Series: Espionage & the Common Good
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Online Seminar SeriesEspionage and the Common GoodSunday, August 22, 2021Looking at a variety of sources spanning the globe and the ages, this series will consider the role of covert theory and practice in securing the common good. Readings will include classics such as Sun Tzu’s Art of War, Machiavelli’s Prince, and Discourses. As a principal text, Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying, will provide historical and philosophical insight as well as a series of real-life scenarios that test permissible actions, questioning the extent to which “the end justifies the means.”Schedule:12:00-2:00PM PDTAugust 22 Reading:The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Chapters I-VI, XIII (click icon to download), andFair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying by James M. Olson
"Philosophical and Historical Arguments," pp. 15-31Tutor:Karl HaiglerLocation:Online. Register to receive the link.