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March - May 2010
Words by the Water
Literature Festival : 5 - 14 March 2010
Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, Cumbria is the centre for
this exciting literature festival organised by Ways With
Words. For 10 days writers and readers get together to share
the pleasure of books, words and ideas.
The beautiful theatre on the edge of Derwentwater is the
venue for a full programme of literary events. There are
workshops, book launches and special exhibitions.
follow this link
for further information and an online brochure
http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/festivals/cumbria-23
And if you happen to
be there on Tuesday 9th at 2.15,
I shall be discussing
'Me' and related issues with Mark Vernon
Philosophy for All (PFA)
is an association open to everyone interested in philosophy.
It organises
various events in and around London, including their Kant's Cave programme,
on the first Wednesday of every month in the upstairs bar of the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross St, London NW1 - five minutes walk from Euston or Euston Square
underground. the bar is open from 7pm and the lectures start at 7.30. Admission
is free to PFA members and £2 for non-members.
7th April - Not exactly Shangri-La
Martin Moir
6th May - Heidegger and Arendt
Zuzsanna Ardo
PFA also organises Philosophical
Walks, a feminist forum and a Film Club.
forthcoming films....
17th March - Michael
Collins
followed by a discussion on
compromise and betrayal
21st April - Good morning, night
followed by a discussion on means
and ends
19th May Manufacturing consent:
Noam Chomsky and the media
followed by a discussion on media
manipulation
16th June - The Lives of Others
followed by a discussion on
free will and honesty
21st July - Defamation
followed by a discussion on anti-semitism
The Film Club meets at 7pm on the
above dates at
The Two Chairmen, 39 Dartmouth
Street, London SW1
PFA at the Mary Ward Centre - The
Philosophy Debate
42 Queen Square, London WC1
6th March - What is
thinking?
introduced and chaired by Rick Lewis
27th March - SciFi and Philosophy
introduced and chaired by Anja
Steinbauer
The Philosophy Debates are held from
2 - 5pm
Other debates are scheduled for:
19th June and 17th July.
For further information on PFA activities, see
their website:
http://pfalondon.org
Interested in general philosophical discussions?
Big Ideas
organises events in Central London. Here's how
they describe themselves on their website:
'Big
Ideas isn’t affiliated with any political, religious or
other organisation, and we don't have any particular
agenda. We organise these events simply because we enjoy
learning new things and engaging in discussions on
important (or sometimes not-so-important) topics.'
For further details, see their website:
www.bigi.org.uk .
Do you have an relevant
event that you would like me to include? If so please
let me know at:
info@mel-thompson.co.uk
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