Classics of Moral Philosophy: Nietzsche’s The Genealogy of Morals
Autumn Term 2017, Mondays, 19:00 – 21:00, ten weeks starting 2nd October Course Tutor: Sam Fremantle. This course will undertake a guided reading of Nietzsche’s The Genealogy of Morals, covering either the entirety of the book, or at least the essential parts, depending on the pace the class finds comfortable. Time permitting, we shall go on to look […]
Wagner and Philosophy
Autumn Term 2017, Mondays, 19:00 – 21:00, ten weeks starting 2nd October Course Tutor: Meade McCloughan. An in-depth examination of the philosophical aspects of Richard Wagner’s main works, from The Ring of the Nibelung to Parsifal. We will also consider philosophical responses to Wagner, from Nietzsche to Adorno. To enrol, please e-mail Meade (meade[at]londonschoolofphilosophy.org).
Philosophy of Love
Autumn Term 2017, Mondays, 13:00 – 15:00, ten weeks starting 2nd October Course Tutor: Jane O’Grady. This course will investigate the nature of love in general, concentrating on erotic love, and its philosophical history from Plato to the present; also touching on what anthropology, literature and neuroscience say about it. Questions to be considered: how far is […]
Hermeneutics
Autumn Term 2017, Mondays, 11:00 – 13:00, ten weeks starting 2nd October Course Tutor: Mark Fielding To enrol, please e-mail Mark (mark[at]londonschoolofphilosophy.org).
Tasmin Little performs at Rhinegold LIVE
Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of today’s leading international violinists. She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world and garnered outstanding critical acclaim for her recordings, receiving the Critic’s Choice Award in the 2011 Classic BRIT Awards for her recording of the Elgar Violin […]
The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth
Join us at this book launch and panel discussion on the sex trade. Julie Bindel, author of The Pimping of Prostitution, will outline the key themes of her book and share details of her extraordinary journey travelling the world to uncover the truth about the sex trade. Julie will be joined in a panel discussion […]
#HelpOften: Clean Up & Conservation at Tower Hamlets
On Sunday 3rd September we will be donning our wellies, take along our eager beaver #helpoften muscles and will join a fantastic practical nature conservation session, including planting, weeding and general tidying, facilitated by the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The session will run from 1.30pm – 4.30pm. For those that are coming to Sunday Assembly, we will […]
How Racist Is The UK?
With recent global elections and racial conflicts in communities, it is clear that xenophobia and racism remain current issues that need to be addressed. However, we’re so often unaware of how racism functions in contemporary British society or how to uproot it in our daily lives. We are being joined by Camille Barton, who will explore […]
Too Sensitive For Science?
This is the first of our three part season of equality. Emily Grossman is an expert in molecular biology and genetics, with a Double First from Cambridge and a PhD in cancer research. In June 2015 she took part in a debate on Sky News following Sir Tim Hunt’s comments on women in STEM. One […]