Dr. Stamatoula Panagakou, who is affiliated with the Department of Social and Political Sciences (University of Cyprus), was invited to present her research on the philosophy of the Scottish Idealist R. B. Haldane (1856-1928) at the world-leading Center for Idealism and the New Liberalism, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK.
Dr. Panagakou gave an online seminar talk on “The Concept of Ethical Citizenship in the Philosophy of R. B. Haldane” to an international audience of scholars and students. She argued that the concept of ethical citizenship, which shows the moral relation between society, the state and the individual, is central to the political thought and the practical politics of Haldane. In the philosophy of Haldane, the idea of ethical citizenship is the meeting-point of his metaphysical theorizing and his moral vision of society and politics. Ethical citizenship is an aspect of both self-realization and social development and signifies the effort of social beings to elevate the moral tone of their societies. The talk stressed Haldane’s emphasis on the role of education and the University for the cultivation of a nation and for the attainment of the good life.
Professor Colin Tyler, Director of the Centre for Idealism and the New Liberalism and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics at the University of Hull, commented that Dr. Panagakou’s presentation “shed important new light on many dimensions of the philosophy and practical politics of this key British Idealist philosopher and former UK Secretary of State for War (1905-12) and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1912-15, 1924). Dr. Panagakou has been an important researcher in this field for many years, and continues to extend our understanding of this profoundly significant period in philosophical and political history.”
Source: Cyprus News Agency