PLEASE NOTE: The talk originally advertised has been cancelled due to illness.  
 
Professional Judgement, Agency and Capability
Geoffrey Hinchliffe (University of East Anglia) 

5.30-7.15 pm

I wish first of all to explore the connection between judgement and agency and to show why judgement is an important indicator of agency. However, a willingness to make judgements and, indeed, the enjoyment of judging is more than the exercise of agency: it lies at the root of our freedom and well-being. Through judging we express our agency and the conditions of such a capability – the capability of judgement – require a respect and acknowledgement of the free individual. So a recognition of the significance of judgement is not only a sign of a flourishing professional practice, it is a sign of a flourishing free society. I will use one or two familiar examples to illustrate this talk.
 
Geoffrey Hinchliffe teaches at the School of Education, University of East Anglia. In the past, Geoff has worked in commercial computing, adult education and academic staff development. He has published several articles in the philosophy of education and is author of the book Liberty and Education. He is currently researching on the relation between citizenship and education. He also has an interest in vocational education, especially the role of professional  judgement. 

This will be a face-to-face talk.