Each year\, the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and the \;Department of Philosophy \;at Western University organize a public lecture series\, co-sponsored with the \;London Public Library. The theme for this year&rsquo\;s lecture series is happiness and well-being. The four speakers taking part in this year&rsquo\;s series have expertise in a range of fields&ndash\;ethics\, feminist philosophy\, philosophy of science\, and sociology&ndash\;and will address the theme from unique perspectives. All lectures will be held in the Stevenson &\; Hunt Room at Central Library\, on Thursday evenings\, from 7 &ndash\; 8:30 pm\, on the dates listed below. Attendance will be free and open to the general public.
\nThis talk takes up five questions about women and well-being: Are women&rsquo\;s lives sufficiently different than men&rsquo\;s as to merit a separate account of well-being? What might a feminist theory of well-being look like? \;In general\, do women lead better or worse lives than men? If women are happy with their lives\, in unjust circumstances\, does that count against subjective theories of well-being? How does equality relate to well-being in the context of the pay gap and the play gap?
\nSPEAKER PROFILE
\nSamantha Brennan \;is Dean of the College of Arts at the University of Guelph\, a member of the graduate faculty in Philosophy at Western University and at the University of Guelph. She is also a member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. \;Brennan&rsquo\;s main research interests lie in the area of contemporary normative ethics\, applied ethics\, and feminist philosophy.
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