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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2025 · 44 MIN

A season of death — with Raimond Gaita and Michelle Lesh

from Big Ideas · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The only certainty in life is that we will all some day die. Most of us don't know when that day will come. But others must face their mortality front on. Mark Rafael Baker was no stranger to death, losing three loved ones in seven years — and then he was confronted with his own.This event was recorded at Readings Bookshop Melbourne in October 2024.SpeakersMichelle LeshLecturer at Melbourne Law School, University of MelbourneRaimond GaitaEmeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College LondonHonorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of MelbourneAuthor, Romulus, My Father, Justice and Hope, and morePaul Barclay (host)Journalist, broadcaster and moderatorFormer host, Big Ideas

The only certainty in life is that we will all some day die. Most of us don't know when that day will come. But others must face their mortality front on. Mark Rafael Baker was no stranger to death, losing three loved ones in seven years — and then he was confronted with his own. This event was recorded at Readings Bookshop Melbourne in October 2024. Speakers Michelle Lesh Lecturer at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Raimond Gaita Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College London Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Author, Romulus, My Father, Justice and Hope, and more Paul Barclay (host) Journalist, broadcaster and moderator Former host, Big Ideas

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