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Conference: 'Conversations in Philosophy'
Saturday 26th May 2012

10.30-5.00pm, Room 349, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1

Institute of Philosophy in Association with the Open University

This conference is particularly relevant to philosophy teachers.

Speakers:

  • Peter Worley on Philosophical Dialogue in the Classroom
  • Peter Adamson on Dialectic in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  • Nigel Warburton on the Voice in Philosophy

Free to Open University Associate Lecturers and Open University Postgraduates.
Others: £10 (includes coffee/tea, but not lunch) payable on the day.

Registration (essential):

To register please send a message to philosophy@sas.ac.uk with “Philosophical Conversations 26 May” as the subject header. In the message please state in the following format:
1. Surname, Forename
2. Your fees category
3. Any affiliation (current staff and students should state department and/or course)

FEES (includes teas):
Free: CURRENT STAFF AND STUDENTS OF OPEN, UOL PHILOSOPHY & IP INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

£10 OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND STANDARD

All fees will be taken at the conference venue and you will only be contacted
in advance if there is a query with your registration.

Download the conference flyer


 

The Open University Ethics Centre and The Royal Institute of Philosophy are delighted to present 

A Public Day Conference on Happiness

Saturday 14 April 2012, 10.00 – 18.30
Dr Williams' Library, Gordon Square, London

Listen to the talks online


Professor Timothy Chappell
'Can doing philosophy make us happy? Should it?'

Dr Christopher Belshaw
'Pleasure, happiness and the evil of death'

Dr Piers Benn
'Happiness, meaning, and commitment'

Dr Julian Baggini
'The Politics of Happiness: Is well-being the business the government?'

 


 

Past Events

Details of past events are available online.


From the Director's diary

Follow this link for details of talks and papers by the Centre's director.

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