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Conway Hall Ethical Society presents:
a glimpse of art and imagination by Barbara Marks
a glimpse of art and imagination, continued and evolving.
paintings on paper, collage and installation by Barbara Marks.
Opening event Thursday 7 July, 6pm to 9pm. All welcome. Drinks served.
Conway Hall are delighted to host a three month art residency by painter and printmaker, Barbara Marks.
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The Abolition of Aging?
If we choose to prioritise this project, there’s a high probability that comprehensive, affordable, reliable therapies for human rejuvenation will be available by 2040. People everywhere, on the application of these treatments, will, if they wish, stop becoming biologically older.
In this provocative talk, David Wood reviews the ethical dilemmas and opportunities arising. He will urge society to embrace a project for “The abolition of aging” (the title of his recent book), which could change humanity forever.
Find out more »Conway Hall Sunday Concerts presents:
Alauda Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G Op.76/1
Borodin: Quartet No.2 in D
Debussy: Quartet in G minor Op.10
Conway Hall Ethical Society presents:
a glimpse of ART and imagination – Closing Event
One more week to catch or revisit ‘a glimpse of ART and imagination’. Meet the artist Barbara Marks on Tuesday 27th September.
Find out more »Central London Humanists presents:
Gambling, the most addictive drug?
Pro-gambler, Rumit Somaiya, talks about his vice and whether gambling is an addiction or unethical.
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Pexava Salsa
Salsa Dancing at Pexava Holborn
Find out more »International Game Developers Association presents:
#gamesUR Europe 2016
The #GamesUR Conference is a one-day knowledge-sharing and networking event for professionals in playtesting and player insight, holding its second edition in 30 September 2016, presented by the IGDA GUR SIG.
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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?
Find out more »Sunday Assembly London presents:
Sunday Assembly – Death
Come and join us for a Sunday Assembly all about Death!
Find out more »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).
Find out more »London School of Philosophy presents:
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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