Forum for Philosophy

Louise Ellison/ Gloria Origgi/ Stephen Vullo Listen to the podcast 6.30 – 8pm, Monday 16 May 2016 Wolfson Theatre, LSE Speakers Louise Ellison, Professor of Law (University of Leeds) Gloria Origgi, Researcher (Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS, Paris) Stephen Vullo QC, Criminal Barrister Chair Peter Dennis, Fellow (Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE) and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow Sexual offences have frequently gone unpunished […]

Babette Babich/ Taylor Carman/ Daniel Dahlstrom/ Patricia Glazebrook/ Aaron Wendland Listen to the podcast 6.30 – 8pm, Thursday 5 May 2016 Wolfson Theatre, LSE Speakers Babette Babich, Professor of Philosophy (Fordham University) Taylor Carman, Professor of Philosophy (Colombia University) Daniel Dahlstrom, John R. Silber Professor of Philosophy (Boston University) Patricia Glazebrook, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (Washington State University) Chair […]

Ben Cobley/ Hugo Dixon/ Katrin Flikschuh/ Gerard Lyons Listen to the podcast Speakers for the motion Ben Cobley, Writer and Political Blogger Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor to the Mayor of London Speakers against the motion Hugo Dixon, Columnist and Author of The In/Out Question; Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of InFacts Katrin Flikschuh, Professor of Political Theory (LSE) Chair Danielle Sands, Lecturer in Comparative Literature […]

Slavoj Žižek/ Danielle Sands Listen to the podcast Speaker Slavoj Žižek, Senior Researcher, Institute for Sociology and Philosophy (University of Ljubljana), Global Distinguished Professor of German (New York University), and International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities Chair Danielle Sands, Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Culture (Royal Holloway) and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow Slavoj Žižek talks about his […]

Rupert Read and David Burnham on what philosophy can tell us about dealing with uncertainty, systemic risk, and potential catastrophe The Philippines Supreme Court recently made a worldwide landmark decision, from a jurisprudential point of view, invoking for the first time ever the precautionary principle as a decisive basis for acting against GM crops. This decision has come under fire […]

Christopher Bennett/ Kimberley Brownlee/ Andrew Neilson Listen to the podcast 6.30 – 8.00pm, Tuesday 15 March 2016 Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE Speakers Christopher Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy (University of Sheffield) Kimberley Brownlee, Associate Professor in Legal and Moral Philosophy (University of Warwick) Andrew Neilson, Director of Campaigns (Howard League for Penal Reform) Chair Peter Dennis, Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method (LSE) […]

John Breuilly/ Cara Nine Listen to the podcast 6.30 – 8.00pm, Tuesday 8 March 2016 Wolfson Theatre, LSE Speakers John Breuilly, Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity (LSE) Cara Nine, Lecturer in Philosophy (University College Cork) Chair Peter Dennis, Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method (LSE) and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow Recent years have seen numerous calls for independence: […]

Tim Lewens/ Alex Mesoudi/ Christina Toren/ Andrew Buskell Listen to the podcast 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, 29 February 2016 Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE Speakers Tim Lewens, Professor of Philosophy of Science (University of Cambridge) Alex Mesoudi, Associate Professor in Cultural Evolution (University of Exeter) Christina Toren, Professor of Social Anthropology (University of St. Andrews) Chair Andrew Buskell, Fellow, Department of […]

Sophie-Grace Chappell/ Heidi Mizra / Jacqueline Rose/ Zoe Williams LSE LITERARY FESTIVAL 2016: UTOPIAS Listen to the podcast 11.00 – 12.30pm, Saturday 27 February 2016 Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE Speakers Sophie-Grace Chappell, Professor of Philosophy (The Open University) Heidi Mirza, Professor of Race, Faith and Culture (Goldsmiths College, University of London) Jacqueline Rose, Professor of Humanities (Birkbeck, University of London) Zoe […]