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Conway Hall Ethical Society presents:
The Penultimate Curiosity: Science, Religion and the Big Questions
The Penultimate Curiosity sets out to answer one of the most profound questions about the development of human thought: why is it that throughout the long journey from cave painting to quantum physics what we now refer to as ‘science’ and ‘religion’ have been so closely entangled?
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Conway Hall Sunday Concerts presents:
Linos Trio
CPE Bach: Sonata in C Wq.89/2
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor Op.66
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, arr. Linos Piano Trio
Debussy: La Mer arr. Sally Beamish
London School of Philosophy presents:
Philosophy and Film
Charlie Chaplin, Star Wars, Marilyn Monroe, Dr Strangelove. The cultural, social, and political impact of film has made it a central part of our lives — but why? This short course provides an opportunity to discuss the philosophical contributions of some of the main thinkers working in this area. Each week short extracts from selected films will be used as the basis for our discussions.
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Philosophy of Love
This course will investigate the nature of love in general, but will concentrate on erotic love, and its philosophical history from Plato to the present; also touching on what anthropology, literature and neuroscience say about it.
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German Idealism Reading Group
This course, running over two terms, will consider Fichte’s ‘Attempt at a New Presentation of the Wissenschaftslehre’ (1797-1798) and Schelling’s On the World Soul, A Hypothesis of Higher Physics (May 1798).
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Introduction to Philosophy
This is a general Introduction to Philosophy based on the individual course of the same name which is part of the University of London International Programme in Philosophy. Students who register for this examination will benefit from a programme of study which is tailored to the subject-centred approach found in this text.
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Nietzsche, Freud and Heidegger on Violence
We will discuss the problem of violence as it emerges as a theme – or remains tantalisingly beneath the surface – in the work of three great contemporary theorists of the human condition. The texts studied will include Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy and On the Genealogy of Morals; Freud’s Totem and Taboo and Beyond the Pleasure Principle; and Heidegger’s ‘Building, Dwelling, Thinking’ and ‘The Question concerning Technology’.
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City Music Foundation Showcase
Join us at this very special recital to see a selection of artists clearly marked as ones to watch, and experience first-hand the important work that this key foundation undertakes in the UK music sector.
This concert is followed by an informal Q&A which will be conducted by Kimon Daltas, editor of Classical Music magazine.
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New Shakespeare and Philosophy
Should philosophers go to the theatre? Can philosophy learn from Shakespeare? We will explore themes in political and moral philosophy, as well as philosophical anthropology using five plays by Shakespeare, including Othello and Measure for Measure.
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The Concept of Will
The “will” has been a salient concept in philosophy since its very beginnings. We will critically examine it in its many contexts and discuss its meanings and significance: from Aristotle’s idea of the “weakness of the will” to medieval discussions of the will of God vs the will of humans, from Rousseau’s “general will” to Kant’s “good will”, from Schopenhauer’s “will to life” to Nietzsche’s “will to power”. Our focus will be on historical and contemporary discussions of freedom of the will.
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Philosophies of Modern Life
What ideas about human nature and how best to live, lie under the surface of modern western culture and its multi-cultures? We shall explore a range of ideologies that to a lesser or greater extent make up the ebb and flow of our conversation about these questions including aspects of Enlightenment philosophy, Marxism, evolutionary psychology, existentialism and some of Charles Taylor’s writings.
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History of Philosophy 1
‘What’s it all about then, guv?’ a taxi driver asked Bertrand Russell. This course gives a chronological survey of some the great Western philosophers who have formulated, and tried to solve, enduring puzzles – what reality is, who we are, how we should live.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
The course follows the development Ludwig Wittgenstein’s work in the foundations of mathematics which led to the Tractatus and continues through the middle period in which he largely rejected the view of language it contains.
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Street Wisdom with David Pearl
Join business innovator, author and creator of Street Wisdom, David Pearl, this two-hour evening event held in collaboration with Psychologies Magazine.
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