Some talks on Philosophy, organised by the local Philosophical Society and local publishers, Bigg Books<\/p>\n
Expect talks, discussions, debates, philosophical bingo, philosophy book stall, and much more!<\/p>\n
Where?<\/strong> The Black Swan, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SG<\/p>\n When?<\/strong> Saturday 29th September, 10am-5pm<\/p>\n How Much?<\/strong> \u00a315 including lunch, tea and coffee (\u00a310 students\/unwaged). Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk. Limited availability on the door.<\/p>\n Further information: www.biggbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Also in the world of philosophy, this month the bi-annual<\/p>\n returns to the Lit and Phil<\/strong>, with a season of talks focussed on helping us navigate the challenges of modern life.<\/p>\n On September 25th<\/strong>, the season will open with a political theory special, with Diana Coole<\/strong> (Birkbeck, University of London) asking whether we should control world population, Christopher Bertram<\/strong> (University of Bristol) asking whether states have the right to exclude immigrants, and Christopher Finlay<\/strong> (University of Durham) asking whether a just war is possible.<\/p>\n On 9th October, Emily Thomas<\/strong> (University of Durham) will be helping us negotiate the weird and wonderful world of time, asking what it means when physicists tell us that time is an illusion or that the future does not exist, and how we are to make sense of these claims as we go about living our daily lives.<\/p>\n On 23rd October, Carl Cederstrom<\/strong> (University of Stockholm) will be will tracing our present-day conception of happiness, showing how this once-revolutionary idea has in fact pushed us to live lives that are increasingly unfulfilling, insecure and narcissistic.<\/p>\n On 6th November, Brian O\u2019Connor<\/strong> (University College, Dublin) will ask why modern philosophers have worked so hard to develop reasons to denigrate idleness when idle aimlessness may instead allow for the highest form of freedom.<\/p>\n On 20th November, Clare Chambers<\/strong> (Cambridge University) will argue for the abolition of state-recognised marriage on the grounds that it violates both equality and liberty, even when expanded to include same-sex couples.<\/p>\n And finally on 6th December, Sarah Richmond<\/strong> (University College, London) will be discussing her new translation of Jean-Paul Sartre\u2019s masterpiece, Being and Nothingness,\u00a0<\/em>arguing that Sartre\u2019s notion of the inescapability of choice remains as crucial an idea as it was when he wrote the book at the height of World War II.<\/p>\n Where<\/strong>? Lit and Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SE<\/p>\n When<\/strong>? Talks start at 7pm<\/p>\n How Much<\/strong>? \u00a35 admission (\u00a33 students\/unwaged), or \u00a320 Season Pass (\u00a310 students\/unwaged)<\/p>\n Further information: www.biggbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n POSTERS: please distribute widely<\/p>\n On Philosophy – Final<\/a><\/p>\n Art of Reason – Final<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some talks on Philosophy, organised by the local Philosophical Society and local publishers, Bigg Books Public Philosophy Events Autumn 2018 On 29th September, five of the main public philosophy bodies in the North-East will be holding a special one-off event, The Art of Reason: Curiosity, Creativity, Mystery, featuring two of the UK\u2019s leading philosophers Timothy … Continue reading Philosophy Talks in Newcastle<\/span> \u2018On Philosophy\u2019 public lecture series <\/strong><\/h4>\n