In this series two thinkers engage in lively discussion about a fundamental question, an important event, an extraordinary idea, or a great mind.
On Guilt
Tuesday 8 May, 6.30-8.00pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Robert Eaglestone|, Professor of Contemporary Literature and
Thought, Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London and Series Editor, Routledge Critical Thinkers
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Edward Harcourt|, University Lecturer in Philosophy, Oxford University and Fellow of Keble College
Chair: Kristina Musholt|, LSE Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and Deputy Director of the Forum for European Philosophy
Is guilt one emotion or many? In exploring this question, topics addressed will include the relationship between different kinds of guilt (e.g. moral guilt, guilt at breaking a diet, survivor guilt and collective guilt); the experience of guilt in relation to cultural and religious background; and the place of guilt in ‘developed’ and ‘primitive’ moral consciousness.
Immortality
Wednesday 30 May, 6.30 – 8pm
Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Stephen Cave|, philosopher and writer. He is the author of Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilisation
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John Gray|,| Emeritus Professor of European Thought, LSE. He is the author of The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death
Chair: Simon Glendinning|, Reader in European Philosophy, European Institute, LSE and Director of the Forum for European Philosophy
Every human culture has claimed some way of defeating death, whether through mummification, reincarnation, or resurrection when the last trumpet sounds. In our age of failed ideologies and empty churches, many now hope science will provide the route to everlasting life. Can it? Should we even want it to? And is the will to live forever, which has so shaped the human story, a blessing or a curse?
How to Watch the Olympics
Monday 25 June, 6.30 – 8pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
David Goldblatt|, writer, broadcaster and teacher. He is author of The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football and, with Johnny Acton, How to Watch the Olympics
In conversation with
Simon Glendinning|, Reader in European Philosophy, European Institute, LSE and Director of the Forum for European Philosophy
17 days, 12,000 athletes, 29 sports, 302 gold medals: the Games are almost upon us. This event will be your personal trainer for its back stories and culture. How did the Games become so caught up with symbols and expressions of national identity and national pride? Should we feel guilty about feeling a few hours of warm-hearted patriotism when athletes from our nation win a medal? And why is Greco-Roman wrestling so crucial to Kazakhstan?