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Ethics | Tariq Ramadan | Oxford Union
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57:36Now PlayingTariq Ramadan gives his address to the Oxford Union Society.
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Tariq Ramadan speaks on the topic of ethics and what it means to us and its context in religious texts. He talks abut where our source of ethics and morals lies. Whether we are naturally moral people, whether it is something we learn from society or whether it derives from religious texts.
He also talks about people and society on a whole and how we all related to each other through our shared ideas of ethics and morals and how we differ. Helping us understand how we are the way we are as individuals.
Filmed on 30th April 2013
ABOUT Tariq Ramadan:
Tariq Ramadan is a Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University, and advocates the study and re-interpretation of Islamic texts and emphasizing the heterogeneous nature of Western Muslims.
Time magazine has twice recognized Ramadan: first in 2000, naming him one of the world's top 100 innovators of the 21st Century (one of the world's top 7th religious leaders), and again, in 2004, as one of the world's top 100 most influential intellectuals.
ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY:
The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 189 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.
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