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He was foundation professor of philosophy at the Australian Catholic University , and professor of moral philosophy at King's College London. The family lived in an isolated shack in the Victorian countryside. His father, along with his father's best friend Pantelimon Hora, [ 5 ] were strong moral influences during his childhood. His mother suffered from an undiagnosed mental illness, which caused her to be promiscuous , and she started a relationship with Hora's brother.

Raimond "Rai" Gaita (born Raimund Joseph Gaita; 14 May ) is a German-born Australian philosopher and writer, best known for his biography about his early life, titled Romulus, My Father.

Raimund was exposed to several traumas as a child, including the suicide of his mother in He attended Baringhup Primary School, St. From to Gaita lectured in philosophy, Melbourne Teachers' College , and the following year moved to England and started work as a tutor at Leeds University, which he did until From he lectured at the University of Kent at Canterbury , before being appointed to King's College London in , a position he maintained for 12 years until In he was appointed emeritus professor of moral philosophy at King's College London , as well as professorial fellow in the Melbourne Law School and at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

He regards philosophy as a vocation rather than a career. The story of his childhood and the lives of Gaita's family members and close friends is told in his memoir Romulus, My Father. He wrote it over a few weeks after Gaita gave the eulogy at his father's funeral, and after its publication in it became an instant bestseller.

Gaita, Raimond –PERSONAL: Born , in Germany; immigrated to Australia, ; son of Romulus (a blacksmith and laborer) and Christine Anna (Dörr) Gaita; married Yael Stybelman; Missing: martin luther.

He has also written many books and articles on moral philosophy. In November , he published Justice And Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other Writings , in which he covers topics from Donald Trump to asylum seekers in Australia to reconciliation , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Edited by Scott Stephens , some of the writings in this collection date from the s, but all are relevant to today's world.

With this book he hoped to reach the younger generation and show that "the world is good despite all the suffering in it".