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Ethics in Harry Potter

Event: #34 Speaker: Connor Simmons Date: 29th May 2018
Connor Simmons

About Connor Simmons

Connor Simmons is a sometimes writer, sometimes film-maker and full-time muggle. He lives in Cardiff and enjoys ruining the things you love by holding them to unrealistically high standards. In what could be the most important talk ever to take place at Ignite, we will examine the nature of Utilitarian Philosophy through the lens of one of the biggest pop culture touchstones on the planet, Harry Potter. We look through the motivations of the wizarding community as presented in the books, and the consequences of their behaviours. Crucially, we will answer the question “wouldn’t it be better if Voldemort won?”

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