Virtue Scepticism
Lucinda Holdforth In Conversation With Charlotte Wood
Authenticity. Vulnerability. Humility. Transparency. These are some of the 21st-century virtues proselytised by mindset gurus, paraded (if not practised) by big corporations, and lauded by professionals on LinkedIn...
But are Australia’s newest virtues fit for purpose, or are they destabilising our democracy?
A conversation and a provocation.
Charlotte Wood drops in for a special one-on-one with acclaimed speechwriter, Lucinda Holdforth.
Artist
LUCINDA HOLDFORTH is one of Australia's leading speechwriters and the author of 21st Century Virtues: How they are Failing our Democracy (2023). Her other books are True Pleasures (2004), Why Manners Matter (2007) and Leading Lines (2019).
Moderator
CHARLOTTE WOOD is the prizewinning author of six novels and three books of non-fiction. Her latest book is The Luminous Solution, a book about creativity and the inner life. Her seventh novel, Stone Yard Devotional, will be published in October 2023.