David Treanor

David received his Ph.D in philosophy from the University of Tasmania, Australia, where he specialised in Disability, Ethics and Friendship. He became interested in friendship and ethics through his personal experiences with people with an intellectual disability and the philosophical discourse of Jean Vanier. His research on friendship and ethics introduced him to the philosophy of personalism and John Macmurray's concept of persons in relation - human relationality (that is, personal friendships) constitutes the fulcrum or essence of human nature. David commitment to actualizing and live relationally with other people immersed in interdependent philiai is congruent with his commitment to l'Arche.