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.
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.
The Open University Ethics Centre and The Royal Institute of Philosophy are delighted to present
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?'
Details of past events are available online.
Follow this link for details of talks and papers by the Centre's director.