Raimond Gaita
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Raimond Gaita (born 1946) is Professor of Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University and Professor of Moral Philosophy at King's College London.
He was born in Germany and arrived in Australia in 1950 at the age of four. His childhood and the lives of his family members and close friends are heavily detailed in his novel Romulus, My Father.
He attended Melbourne High School in Victoria. He is married to Yael Gaita, who is a teacher at The King David School, where she teaches Hebrew.
[edit] Bibliography
- Romulus, My Father (1998)
- A Common Humanity: Thinking about Love and Truth and Justice (1999)
- The Philosopher's Dog (2002)
- Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception (2004, 2nd Edition)
[edit] Further reading
- J. Franklin, (2003), Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia, Macleay Press, ch. 16
[edit] External links
- Professor Raimond Gaita at King's College London
- Professor Raimond Gaita interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation