In this lecture, we will delve into Aristotle's idea of harmonious balance between opposing vices applies to modern ethical discussions.
Project Category: Philosophy and Spirituality Events
Redefining Childhood in 18th-century art
In this lecture, we will discuss the transformative impact of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas on the portrayal of children in art during the 18th century.
Amsterdam’s Our Lord in the Attic Museum: Former Hidden Church
This talk will introduce 'Our Lord in the Attic' museum, the position of the Catholics during the ‘Golden Age of the Netherlands’, famous Catholic artists and so called Dutch tolerance and liberalism.
Pleasure and Pain in Cult Cinema – A Case Study in ‘The Wicker Man’
Drawing on footage shot for the upcoming documentary Children of The Wicker Man, this talk will consider the ways in which audiences and fans of the film have spent the past fifty years trying to understand every aspect of how this remarkable film came into being.
Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Art
During this talk, looking at a selection of artists working across different mediums, we will explore how religion and spirituality have been addressed by contemporary artists between the 1950s and today.
Vanitas: a matter of life and death
This talk will look at the theme of ‘vanitas’ (the emptiness of the material world and the presence of death) in the history of art to better understand how past cultures have thought about the impermanence of life and how this type of thinking leads to a greater understanding of a life worth living.
What do we owe to future generations?
The choices and actions of the current generation will reverberate through the lives of future generations. Should we factor future generations into our decision-making? If so, how should we go about this? What is it that we owe them?
Reading Sophocles’s Antigone: Death, Burial, and Kinship
Sophocles’ Antigone has been central to many philosophers’ and psychoanalysts’ thought. This talk offers a fresh interpretation of the play.
Sex in the Event of Happiness
What good is sex? This talk draws on the work of Lauren Berlant, a leading theorist of sexuality, politics, and culture, to think about the place of sex and the erotic in contemporary culture.
The Stoics on Value
The ancient Stoics have a simple yet compelling view of finding value in a material world. Virtue makes all the difference to our happiness or well-being. Using a range of ancient sources, we will explore and discuss Stoics ideas in much more detail in conversation together.