Update with details of the talk – The subject of marriage will be debated in the next public talk organised by Philosophy Sharing Gozo, with Dr Mark Montebello.

“Marriage is a contract. Yet, not any type of contract. It enjoys inherent contractual features which set it apart from any other indenture of common law legal systems. In fact, qua contract, marriage seems to be a most anomalous one. First and foremost because of the ethical commitments entailed in its legitimacy, ” said Dr Montebello.

Though there are many good reasons for marrying as there are for not marrying, in this talk Dr Mark Montebello will focus on the intrinsic value of marriage. While investigating the philosophical inferences of the marital contract, he will invite the public to examine whether it is ethically acceptable for persons to wed.

Marriage Seriously?! – is the title of the talk and the Society said that this event is open to anyone who wishes to join in the discussion, or just to listen.

Dr. Mark Montebello is a Dominican priest, a writer and a philosopher. He joined the Dominican Order in 1980 and was ordained priest in 1989.

He studied Philosophy and Theology at the College of St. Thomas Aquinas, at Tal-Virtu with Peter Serracino Inglott, and at the University of Malta.

From these institutions he obtained the Lectorate in Philosophy and Theology and his Bachelor of Theology.

He later obtained the Licentiate and the Doctorate of Philosophy from the Angelicum University in Rome, (Italy), and then started another Doctorate in Philosophy at the University Complutense of Madrid, in Spain.

Dr. Montebello embarked on an academic career when, between 1991 and 1993, he was Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the Institute of Religious Studies, University of Malta.

At the same time he was Reader in Thomastic studies, along with Peter Serracino Inglott and John Haldane. In 1996 he became a Visiting Lecturer of Maltese Philosophy at the University of Malta.

Mark Montebello has authored 14 books and he is a regular contributor for the Maltese Sunday newspaper It-Torca (The Torch).

The talk is taking place on Friday, the 6th of April, starting at 7:30pm, at the premises of Circolo Gozitano, 6, Sir Adrian Dingli Street, Victoria. It will be delivered in English, entrance is free, and no reservations are required.

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