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We think therefore we read!
We meet once every two months to discuss fiction that explores the nature of existence, challenges social and political concepts and tries to get to the core of what it might mean to be human.
For you if you like fiction that is considered:
• Philosophical
• Existential
• Experimental
• Postmodernist
• Novels of ideas
Bevorstehende Events (3)
Alles ansehen- Philosophy & Literature Debate - Special Event!Prince of Wales, London
This June, we are hosting a special event with the support of The Royal Institute of Philosophy's Local Partner Programme.
The event will combine a panel discussion with experts on the relationship between Philosophy and Literature AND a large discussion on the same theme with everyone in attendance.
We will centre our discussions around topics relating to ethics but will range further if the conversation takes us. There will also be drinks!
Here's the full agenda for the night
- 18:30 - Arrival & drinks
- 19:00 - Panel discussion with audience Q&A
- 19:45 - Break
- 20:00 - Big group discussion
- 21:00 - Final summary & informal drinks
- 22:00 - Close
Our expert panel so far includes:
- Professor Eileen John - Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick
- Louie Stowell - author of acclaimed children's series, LOKI and Kit the Wizard) - author of acclaimed children's series, LOKI and Kit the Wizard
I look forward to seeing you there.
- Babel-17 - Samuel R. Delany (In-person meeting)Prince of Wales, London
N.B. this meeting will be held in person in the Prince of Wales pub near Covent Garden. There is also an online session held on Thursday if you are not in London or are not able to attend in person for any other reason.
This event is a Local Partner Event, supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
Does the language you speak determine the way you think? We’ve discussed the role of language in politics this year but now we’ll delve deeper into whether a language could be so powerful that it could control people.
Set in a distant future where humanity is battling incomprehensible invaders, the story follows the efforts of poet-linguist, Rydra Wong and her efforts to translate the mysterious ‘Babel-17’, a language with the ability to make people fight in the war.
The book, which influenced great writers/thinkers such as Ursula K. LeGuin, China Mieville and Neal Stephenson, is considered a classic by many. Let’s discuss if we agree.
The meeting starts at 7pm with drink breaks at 8 and 9. The discussion will end around 10pm but leave whenever you need to.
Amazon affiliate links if you’re buying from Amazon and want to support the book club:
Or you can search it out in a wonderful local bookshop or library.
Here's the blurb from GoodReads:
Babel-17 is all about the power of language. Humanity, which has spread throughout the universe, is involved in a war with the Invaders, who have been covertly assassinating officials and sabotaging spaceships. The only clues humanity has to go on are strange alien messages that have been intercepted in space. Poet and linguist Rydra Wong is determined to understand the language and stop the alien threat.
- Babel-17 - Samuel R. Delany (Online meeting)Prince of Wales, London
N.B.: this meeting will be held online via Google Meet There is also an in-person session being held on Wednesday in the Prince of Wales pub near Covent Garden.
This event is a Local Partner Event, supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
Does the language you speak determine the way you think? We’ve discussed the role of language in politics this year but now we’ll delve deeper into whether a language could be so powerful that it could control people.
Set in a distant future where humanity is battling incomprehensible invaders, the story follows the efforts of poet-linguist, Rydra Wong and her efforts to translate the mysterious ‘Babel-17’, a language with the ability to make people fight in the war.
The book, which influenced great writers/thinkers such as Ursula K. LeGuin, China Mieville and Neal Stephenson, is considered a classic by many. Let’s discuss if we agree.
The meeting starts at 7pm with drink breaks at 8 and 9. The discussion will end around 10pm but leave whenever you need to.
Amazon affiliate links if you’re buying from Amazon and want to support the book club:
Or you can search it out in a wonderful local bookshop or library.
Here's the blurb from GoodReads:
Babel-17 is all about the power of language. Humanity, which has spread throughout the universe, is involved in a war with the Invaders, who have been covertly assassinating officials and sabotaging spaceships. The only clues humanity has to go on are strange alien messages that have been intercepted in space. Poet and linguist Rydra Wong is determined to understand the language and stop the alien threat.
